Entered: 08/19/2023
Status: Rainbow Bridge
Age: 8
Color: Liver/White
Weight: 55 lbs.
Gender: Altered Male
Location: Catlett, VA
Health: UTD, HW-, diagnosed with lymphoma
Temperament: Good with people of all ages, fine with other dogs, unknown with cats
Updated 10/6/2023: “Beef just wanted to live, but his cancer robbed him of that chance.”
Although the vet gave Beef two to six months to live because of his lymphoma, he did not make a full two months.
After he was neutered, his testicles became very enlarged and his foster mom brought him back to be examined. He was suffering from edema there and in his lymph nodes — a highly unusual condition. His foster mom and her vet felt that Beef must be in pain and the kindest thing to do was to euthanize him. With great sadness, his foster mom stayed with her sweet boy to the end.
Beef just wanted to live, but his cancer robbed him of that chance. In his brief time with his foster family, Beef had a good time at their farm, running in the cow pasture and being in the open air and most of all enjoying love and attention.
Run free from pain and be happy, sweet boy!
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Beef and his housemate Gabby came to MAESSR because their Pennsylvania owner had too many dogs in the home. The owner rescued them from a breeder about a year ago bringing them into her home that already had three Cocker Spaniels. The owner thought this would be an easy adjustment, but she found five dogs too much to handle. So, she relinquished Beef and Gabby to MAESSR.
Beef is a sweet, low-key Velcro boy who loves being with his people and had lived successfully with children in his previous home. He has adjusted well to life on his foster parent’s rural home. He is fine all day in the house after going outside in the morning to do his business. Every time he goes out, he wanders around the unfenced yard to find the right place to pee. He stays near the house off-lead and will just lie outside during the day with the resident dog.
Housetrained and a good house guest, Beef has no bad habits of chewing, getting on furniture, or trash diving. He is not crated and sleeps next to his parents’ bed at night. He is fed in the kitchen and does not guard his toys or food. Even though he has few teeth left as a result of a lifetime of playing with a tennis ball, Beef is able to eat with no problem
Beef loves to ride in the car and is a good passenger. He knows command to “come” and “sit,” plus he walks nicely on a leash. When he feels like playing, he will fetch a ball and bring it back.
When they took Beef to the vet, his foster parents got some devastating news: Beef has lymphoma and has only a few months to live. He will be loved and pampered by his foster parents as a permanent foster until he passes. Life is not always fair even to beloved Springers. Even though Beef’s time is short, he has gotten what he always wanted—a home where he is deeply loved.