Haku, a sweet and friendly 8-year-old orange tabby, arrived at the shelter with a very painful mouth. Most of his teeth were damaged or missing and X rays showed many broken roots below the gumline.
The medical staff at the shelter did a lengthy dental to extract the damaged teeth, clean up the ones he had left, and remove all the broken roots they could. Unfortunately some of the roots were too old and too deep to be fixed at the shelter. Haku needed a specialist.
We brought Haku to Montrose Pet Hospital where DVM Kym Mitchell performed further dental surgery to extract the remaining roots and repair Haku’s mouth. For the first time in a very long time, Haku was no longer in pain and had reason to smile again!
Haku sporting his Mona Lisa smile.
Haku has fully recovered from his surgery and is ready to go to his forever home. This handsome orange tabby is a super affectionate purring machine who loves to be petted. He’s an older boy, so he’s wary of dogs and prefers a quieter home with adults. He’d be a perfect Senior for a Senior. He also likes other cats, and being the charmer that he is, we’re guessing other cats will like him just as much!
Haku is looking for a quiet home to spend his golden years. Could it be yours? Come to the shelter and meet Haku!
Look at that belly!
The VBAS would like to say a big thank you to the Burbank Animal Shelter Medical Staff, Dr. Mitchell, Montrose Animal Hospital, and all of our supporters who helped make Haku’s senior years much more comfortable and gave him his smile back.
