Bandit

Thank you Jodi Schuman for raising money for CCA in memory of Bandit!

Canine Cancer affects one out of every three dogs. Of those, over half of them will die of cancer. Unfortunately, my sweet Bandit fought Mast Cell Tumors – a form of cancer – for 9 months, so I’m all too familiar with canine [...]

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Dakota

UPDATE 8-6-2011 —

My Dakota was diagnosed with mast cell cancer in June of 2010. we started chemo in August & has been in remission since November, thanks to Canine Cancer Awareness that has made it possible. Dakota is doing very well & continues in treatment but we are in need of additional funds to [...]

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Heartjoy Presley Good Luck Charm

UPDATE 7-12-2011—
That’s what I named him when I adopted my Maltese Presley when he was just 2 years old in 2004. His previous owner had had a baby and Presley was beginning to play too rough with the baby as he was crawling. Once Presley came home he was [...]

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Lady

UPDATE 2-23-2011—

Lady is our 3 year old cocker spaniel. When we first saw her, she was hiding under a chair, while her brother ate her lunch. When she was offered to us, we were so excited to bring her home.
She was always nervous when it came time to eat, as she thought someone else [...]

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Puggy

UPDATE 1-9-2011—
Puggy is my 9 1/2 year-old, black, male pug. Recently, he was diagnosed with cancer. He had a mast tumor on his back. At first I was very confused about what action to take next, but my vet assured me that surgery to remove it and send it to the [...]

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Roxy’s Story
UPDATE 12-20-2009—
I adopted Roxy from my local Animal Control shelter when she was 5 months old. She was the last one left of her litter; the others had all been adopted at 2 months old. She had just had eye surgery to eliminate her reoccurring cherry eye infections; her right eye [...]

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Lucinda Grace (Lucy)
UPDATE 8-29-09 —
Born Oct 2003, had to be put down Aug 28th 2009.
Had a Mastcell Tumor, was doing very well on Chemo and then all of a sudden it stopped working and grew to a huge size to were she was in pain. the tumor was located on her stomach. Lucy was [...]

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LILY

UPDATE 08-07-2009 —
She is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are her life, her love, her leader. She will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of her heart. You owe it to her to be worthy of such devotion.
—Unknown

My sweet chocolate lab, Lily, lost her battle [...]

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Peter is a four year old
Whippet, living in California, diagnosed with a Grade II Mast
Cell Tumor on his back leg. Peter has been through surgery and
radiation and he was recently re-checked by the Vet. Good News!
His blood count is normal,and his next visit is in 3 months.
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Holli is an 11 year old Labrador
Retriever living in Illinois. She has completed her radiation
treatments for a Mast Cell Tumor on her rear right leg just
above the hock. Holli was diagnosed in March of 2005 and is
stable and at home after 20 months of battling cancer. Thank
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