BRENDAN Domestic Short Hair Grand Rapids, MI

Shortly before Christmas, 2015 the wonderful Sara Y. from the Humane Society of Kent County, contacted me to see if I would be able to help with a fabulous Feline Leukemia positive boy that their executive director found out in Caledonia. The two year old (born in December of 2013) intact male happened across the absolute right path, as he was scooped up and carted away for safekeeping: neutered and vaccinated and best of all, doted upon by all of the employees and volunteers who cared for him over the holidays. Since I wasn’t back to work until January 4th, we made plans to transfer their terrific guy to me then—and given his description of him and how much everyone was smitten with him, I couldn’t wait to meet him!

The first thing that struck me when I laid eyes upon this happy, handsome little camper was just how darn outgoing and affectionate he was—he simply couldn’t get enough one-on-one time with me at the clinic! Every single time I walked by his cage I had to stop, pet him, fill his bowl and rub his pretty little face; he repaid my actions be bestowing upon me the sweetest of head rubs and allowing me to tickle his tummy to my heart’s content. Brendan couldn’t get enough of me and I certainly couldn’t consume enough of this cuddly love bug (he proved to be quite the distraction)! We did eventually get down to the business at hand, which consisted of baseline bloodwork and treatment of an ear infection secondary to ear mites. Lab work unfortunately revealed a potentially life-threatening depletion of one of the key white blood cells his body needs to fight off infection, so I hit him hard with heavy-duty antibiotics, rechecking his parameters on a bi-weekly basis until they normalized. Since he does have FELV+ he is immunocompromised, and this type of blood cell abnormality can be common—and devas
tating—so I will be keeping a very watchful eye on this gregarious, gorgeous guy, inside and out!

Once at our sanctuary, boisterous Brendan could not wait to meet everyone (understatement of the year)! He was quickly dubbed a ‘belly-monster’ as his penchant for this activity is rivaled only for his fondness of laying on his back (Surrey-style) and gazing up lovingly and longingly at the volunteers! It goes without saying that not many can resist his charms, so I suspect he is proving to be a distraction at Sid’s as well:) We are enjoying our Brendan-time immensely and our so thankful that he was sent our way. This guy right here is by far one of the most outgoing, affectionate, happy-go-lucky cats to saunter around the sanctuary, soaking up his surroundings and charming the socks off of everyone who stops to snuggle him!

WE LOVE HIM TO PIECES!