Ardmore Animal Hospital Owner’s First Pets were Two Ducks, Daffy and Gabby

Dr. James L. Bianco

Owner and hospital director, Ardmore Animal Hospital

pets: Georgie, a seven-year-old Doberman pinscher; Ava, a three-year-old Boston terrier (pictured); Enzo, a 19-year-old Burmese cat. 

First childhood pets: Daffy and Gabby, two domestic ducks.  

dream pet: Any of the big cats. “Even though I don’t believe in owning these animals, I admire their stealth and majesty.”

Most exotic patient: An African serval. 

Most memorable case: Otis, a 14-year-old male pit bull. “I performed a surgery and successfully removed a large tumor from his chest, which was attached to his heart. He survived and lived another two years.”