Tuesday, May 22, 2012

May Pet of the Month: Blanche

Blanche is our Pet of the Month! Blanche has cardiac and pulmonary issue and is under the close care of our Dr. Guzik. But with her parents' love and care and our work with her, she lives a happy life!



Kristina, Blanche's Mom, woke one night after dreaming there was a girl kitty needing a home who was waiting for her.

Kristina's 16 year old cat was then diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in her mouth and had to be put down.

A day later, Kristina and Harland, Blanche's Dad, stopped into a pet store just to get some comfort and there was Blanche! Blanche immediately fell in love with Harland. After a night of talking it over, Kristina and Harland went back for her the next morning, even though it hardly seemed a suitable mourning period for Betty. But Kristina couldn't forget her dream.

Blanche came home with Kristina and Harland and found lots of love! Blanche has hypertensive lungs and a hole in her heart. She takes her kitty inhaler without a fuss every morning, and gets a Viagra compounded just for her into some wet food every morning and night. Recently, she gets a diuretic added to the morning food because she's beginning to build up fluid in her lungs. She is the dearest cat, and she loves every visitor that comes to her house, as well as everyone at Como Park Animal Hospital.