<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2MGRR4_0wCgtODO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2MGRR4_0wCgtODO00" width="1320" height="743" >The last time a North Carolina family saw their beloved cat, Blanco, he was clinging to power lines above raging flood waters -- before the animal fell into the waters below.Blanco's loved ones feared the worst, as they worried he drowned, was seriously hurt, or would be lost forever.<img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1w3fYD_0wCgtODO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1w3fYD_0wCgtODO00" width="648" height="365" >But eight days later, they got the surprise they desperately needed.Blanco "miraculously" made his way back home, according to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-Angell (MSPCA-Angell), with the cat needing medical attention for a few minor injuries.<img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4d6Oyl_0wCgtODO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4d6Oyl_0wCgtODO00" width="648" height="365" ><blockquote>"His owners were overcome with relief and grateful they were able to bring him to the mobile clinic, where the MSPCA team treated him for an ear infection and some upper respiratory issues," the MSPCA noted in a news release.</blockquote>According to the release, Blanco was living with his family in Yancey County when their home was overtaken by flooding."His family was on dry land and could only watch as the helpless cat clung to wires, trying to stay out of the water He eventually fell in," the release noted.Thankfully, he somehow survived, with MSPCA-Angell providing the care he required as part of its Natural Disaster Relief program in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.The nonprofit organization said it sent a team of seven employees, including veterinarians, to North Carolina on Oct. 11 to set up a mobile veterinary clinic to care for animals in Rutherford and Yancey Counties, where nearly all veterinary clinics have been closed since the storm.The team, according to the release, treated about 200 animals in four days, including Blanco, with the nonprofit also transporting at least 80 homeless animals out of shelters in Tennessee, Florida, and North Carolina to Massachusetts to find new homes.The nonprofit said the team in North Carolina is scheduled to return to Massachusetts Friday, with other veterinarians in place to continue treating pets at the mobile clinic."The MSPCA is in touch with other impacted shelters to discuss similar trips as Florida and North Carolina continue recovering," the MSPCA-Angell said.Learn more about how to help MSPCA-Angell and animals in need at mspca.org.</div></body>

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Cat presumably lost in NC flood waters makes its way back home after 8 days

The last time a North Carolina family saw their beloved cat, Blanco, he was clinging to power lines above raging flood waters -- before the animal fell into the waters below. Blanco's loved ones feared the worst, as they worried he drowned, was seriously hurt, or would be lost forever.