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Peanut

Life of a mountain pup

More: Peanut was our hospice foster on April 26th, 2016 and suffered from severe medical neglect. Peanut is an American Staffordshire Terrier and was surrendered by her owner covered in tumors and lesions, the largest of which was softball sized, so large it dragged the ground. The shelter performed a botched surgery that led to severe complications. The shelter had no treatment plan. May 1st, 2016 we adopted her and aggressively attacked her medical situation. Diagnosed with dermal hemangiosarcoma she underwent surgeries to remove her remaining cancerous tumors and chemotherapy. Summer 2017 she underwent extensive spine surgery and spring 2020 she had knee surgery. Her zest for life is stronger then ever. Fall 2017, a year post chemo she has been declared cancer free and to live a normal dog life. Labelled a hospice case, she has shown us the importance of never giving up . March 3rd, 2021, during a routine skin inspection, we found an aggressive perianal tumor. Peanut had emergency surgery to remove the fist size tumor. She continued her care at Colorado State University Flint Cancer Center. A PET scan showed enlarged lymph nodes and upon removal, early stage cancer cells. She will again start Carbolplatin Chemotherapy. We are happy to report that on her 9th birthday she got the best birthday present of all and beat cancer AGAIN! Way to go Peanut!!!
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