She Lost Two in the Past Few Months!

Miss Flower came to us during a trapping project. She was a skinny skeleton and we didn't realize how sick she was until she went to the vet. Once there, she nearly died while undergoing her spay surgery because she was so anemic and malnourished. Even though Flower was 6-7 months old, she only weighed three pounds. She had so many parasites in her intestines and so many fleas that she was severely anemic and was not able to supply any nourishment to her body because the nasty buggies were taking it all.

Miss Flower nearly died on the operating table. We had to rush her to our full service vet, Riverside Drive Animal Care, and luckily Dr. Kyle was able to save her life. Flower came home to recuperate on medicine, but one morning just a few days later, we found her, not moving and very weak. We rushed her again to Dr. Kyle who was able once more to bring her back from the brink of death.

At that point we had to decide: was Flower too ill to pull through anything more? Should we end her suffering and euthanize her? Or should we try one more thing?

Dr. Kyle suggested a blood transfusion, because Flower was so anemic she was not able to make enough red blood cells to carry oxygen to her cells. Dr. Kyle kindly asked the Riverside resident cat, Mel, if he would donate some blood to our girl. Mel, who is also looking for a home (you can see him on our Petfinder site: www.bandocats.petfinder.com ), quickly agreed and donated blood to save Miss Flower.

Mel's blood did the trick and Miss Flower was soon blooming with health.

We decided on the name Flower because, being black and white, she looks like the little skunk named Flower in the "Bambi" movies. Plus, she was a bit stinky when we first found her (terrible diarrhea did not help her hygiene).

Miss Flower is now twice her original weight and is gorgeous and oh so friendly. We could not believe how friendly she was after coming out of a trap. We thought we had a feral cat on our hands. But she loves to just lay in your lap for hours. She is definitely a lap kitty.

Flower also has a forever home. She will never be hungry or sick again. And she will always be loved.