"His face said everything that needed to be said," she added. "He stayed in front of her door for a while, and as soon as I told her to get him, he didn't try to get away."

The cat was taken to the vet where he was cared and received medical treatment. He was covered in bite wounds, fleas and ticks and was suffering from frostbite, rotten teeth and diabetes. If he hadn't asked for help, there was no way he would have made it through that cold winter.

The cat was grateful and happy to be around people who saved him. "He was very nice to the employees at the clinic," Simard said. "He would take his paw out of the cage at the vet so the people would pet him."