Duke, the therapeutic cat at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco, USA, brings happiness and healing to patients every day. It is hard to imagine that Duke, the positive energy he brings, was once a hungry and thin stray cat. The owner, Jennifer, to...
Duke, the therapeutic cat at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco, USA, brings happiness and healing to patients every day. It is hard to imagine that Duke, the positive energy he brings, was once a hungry and thin stray cat. The owner, Jennifer, took her 5-year-old daughter Isa to the shelter to adopt a pet, and happened to choose Duke. Later, she found out that Duke had a calm personality and decided to take him to participate in therapy animal testing.
The Duke was admitted to the San Francisco Animal Shelter in 2010. It happened that Isa and her mother planned to adopt a pet. Isa and the Duke seemed to hit it off, and they took the Duke home soon after. Jennifer told her daughter that street cats might be scared when they first come home and have to spend several days looking for a safe place to hide. But Duke immediately broke her idea and immediately jumped on his lap to act like a baby. He even ran to the door and waited as soon as someone set the doorbell.
Jennifer discovered that Duke was special, so she took him to a therapeutic animal institution for testing. After various tests, Duke became a therapy animal in 2014. At that time, he was the only dog among the 17 who passed. Now the Duke often travels between wards on the treatment cart, and many patients smile when they see it. The relaxation helps relieve their pain, and Jennifer believes that the Duke is doing his bounden duty.
