Trigger, a dog in need of help at CanineCancerAwareness.org
We would like to bring everyone’s attention to the plight of dogs suffering from cancer, and an organization that assists them. Here is one dog whose story has touched our hearts.
I adopted Tigger three years ago from Small Dog Rescue in Princeton, NJ. They saved him from being put down. He was adopted into three homes before and returned. The moment our eyes met it was love at first sight. Tigger is my son, my love, my everything. In August 2007, the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia performed an ultrasound and a mass was seen in the liver. The next day it was removed with clean margins. Diagnosis: hepatocelluar carcinoma HCC, a highly curative cancer with surgery. But Tigger’s cancer returned in May 2008. He had a chemoembolization performed.
The above image and text are quoted from Tigger’s sponsorship page. This is where people can go to sponsor particular dogs.
CanineCancerAwareness.org aids people with paying for the medical treatment of dogs who have contracted various cancers. Pet caregivers who have an animal in dire straights often find themselves between the rock and the hard-place of caring for their pet or going bankrupt.
They are an advocacy group attempting to shed light on the dreadful reality of dog cancers, but they also work to help bring people who have suffering pets needed relief. As they say on their site, there are an overwhelming number of people who need aid—and like any aid organization they are at the mercy of their resources—so they seek sponsorship of the dogs on their rolls.
SPONSOR A DOG
Besides providing knowledge and an awareness of canine cancer, Canine Cancer Awareness has mainly been established to help those owners who have been faced with a diagnosis of cancer in their precious dog but simply cannot afford treatment. Our goal is to assist the owner with treatment costs while working closely, and sending funds directly to, their veterinarian.
However, due to the overwhelming requests we have gotten for financial assistance, we are unfortunately unable to help all of those who have gone through the application process. We screen our applicants very carefully so as to distinguish those who truly are not able to afford treatment. These treatments can be very expensive, most times in the thousands, which also depletes our funds rather quickly. Our goal is to really make a difference.
There are many more and it’s a cause close to the heart of many pet owners. Even if you aren’t here to donate money, perhaps you can read up on their mission and advocacy and help work to spread awareness of canine cancer.