13/08/2026
⚠️ A warning before you swipe — some of the photos are difficult to see. We’ve grouped them together and kept them smaller, but we feel his story needs to be told. The last photo collage are the 3 pups already in treatment.
During our July campaign, when 400 dogs and cats were sterilized, three dogs came to us with TVT (transmissible venereal tumor). Those cases became part of the unexpected medical expenses we took on during the campaign — along with treating dogs suffering from tick-borne disease, parasites, fleas and ticks, and other conditions that had to be addressed before they could safely be sterilized.
And now, as our new campaign begins, we have another one. 💔
A woman brought this street dog from her pueblo, simply hoping we could get him sterilized.
Instead, we met this poor dude — happy, incredibly sweet, full of love and with an enormous lust for life… but an absolute hot mess with tumors.
We immediately began testing. X-rays were done to make sure there was no evidence of the cancer spreading internally, and testing confirmed what we somewhat hoped since it is treatable: TVT.
There was no time to wait. Chemotherapy needed to begin immediately.
Between his treatment and the other TVT patients — two currently undergoing treatment and another waiting to begin — we are looking at at least another $3,000 USD in medical expenses.
That is on top of approximately $2,000 USD in additional medications and treatments we have already provided for dogs who came through our campaigns sick, covered in ticks and fleas, or suffering from tick-borne illnesses and other conditions.
We could have said, “We’re here to sterilize.”
But how do you look at a dog like this and turn him away?
We can’t.
So if you’ve been thinking about donating to us, and/or are one of our fabulous donors already, the time is now. 🙏
Every donation, large or small, will help us continue chemotherapy for this sweet boy and the other TVT patients already depending on us.
He clearly hasn’t given up on life.
Neither are we. ❤️🐾
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