Buttercup the kitty is here to prove cats and dogs can get along, inside and out. This orange tabby from the Florida Keys recently received a life-saving blood transfusion from a canine, KeysNet.co reports. The rare procedure is known as a xenotransfusion. Buttercup's transfusion was performed by Dr. Sean Perry from the Marathon Veterinary Hospital on Sept. 16. Dr. Perry chose to use dog's blood to help the cat out of necessity. The veterinary hospital had immediate access to a nearby dog blood bank, but told Buttercup's owner, Ernie Saunders, it could take weeks to get the needed amount of feline donor blood.
- 10/7/2014
- by Kelli Bender, @kbendernyc
- PEOPLE.com
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