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My basic info
Breed
Bull Terrier
Color
Red/Golden/Orange/Chestnut - with White
Age
Adult
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Male
Pet ID
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My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Purebred
Needs experienced adopter
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
Has special needs
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
We rescued Rocky from MDAS where he was surrendered by his previous owner to be put to sleep. Rocky was diagnosed with squamous cell cancer of the skin in his left groin on July 2016. At that time, the tumor was small and was fully removed. Everything seemed good, but the owners were instructed to follow-up with a cancer specialist. Unfortunately, they did not, and his medical care was neglected. The tumor came back in December 2016 and it became a lot bigger before they addressed the issue. Instead of dealing with it, they brought him to a high kill shelter to be killed.
Additionally, in going through his old vet records, we found out that Rocky was an outside dog and neglected for most of his young life. He has only been to the vet once in 2011 when he was just a puppy, and treated for Demodex mange. The next time he was brought to a vet was in July 2016, when his owners first noticed the tumor in his groin. He had not seen a vet in 5 years.
When we found out, we could not let this happen to this sweet boy. We wanted to see if he had a chance. We pulled him from the shelter and took him straight to Animal Cancer Care Clinic in Fort Lauderdale the next day, where he was examined and evaluated by the surgeon, Dr. Weinstein.
Dr. Weinstein felt that he could operate and remove as much of the tumor as he can so that Rocky can have the best chance at living as long as he can in comfort. His surgery was a success, and we opted to follow this with chemotherapy with Dr. Correa. He is receiving Carboplatin and will have a total of 4-6 treatments, spaced every 3 weeks.
As you can imagine, his vet bills have been costly ($3000-4000 for the surgery, and approximately $3000 for the chemo). We have started a YouCaring page to raise these funds: https://www.youcaring.com/rockycancersurgery
If you are more comfortable calling in his donation directly to the vet hospital, you can do so at:
Animal Cancer Care Clinic
1122 NE 4th Ave Fort Lauderdale FL 33304
United States
(954) 527-3111
*** Please ask for Elysse - say donation is for Rocky with Bull Terrier Rescue of the Sunshine State ***
Please help us give this sweet, sweet boy another chance at life. He is a very mellow, chill boy, and has been non-reactive to dogs in his foster home and stray cats during walks. He would be great with children. He is housebroken and crate-trained, but could definitely use work with his leash manners and counter-surfing/begging for human food from the dinner table. He has a bad habit of chewing his paws, and needs to be watched closely for that. Rocky is a picky eater and needs kibble mixed with canned/wet food; he does not like to eat dry kibble by itself. He loves to just lay with you on the sofa and cuddle.
Rocky has a lot of life left in him, whether that is a year or longer. He has so much love to give. If you are that special someone to give this special boy a home, please apply online now!
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