Duck was very fearful when he came to us from Los Banos Animal Shelter in early February. He cowered in the back of his cage, hissed and flinched when approached, and did everything he could to avoid human contact.
In addition to being undersocialized, he was in poor physical health. He was dehydrated and covered in fleas, was congested and sneezing blood due to a persistent Upper Respiratory Infection (URI), and had severe dental disease.
Over the next several weeks, our veterinary team gave Duck the expert care he deserved. He was neutered and vaccinated, given medication, fluids, and other supportive care to treat his URI, received dental extractions to treat his dental disease, and was also put on a behavioral plan to help him learn to trust humans and acclimate to his new surroundings.
Now, two months later, Duck has made incredible progress, and it turns out he’s a very sweet boy who loves attention! He still takes a minute or two to warm up, but once he does, he purrs like crazy, gives headbutts, makes biscuits, requests tummy rubs, and loves to show off his elevator butt.
