Age: 10 years
Gender: Male
Breed: Golden Retriever
Status: Sanctuary
Max is a beautiful bundle of love and happiness. He wants nothing more than to be petted, played with, and prized. He enjoys hanging out in his foster’s backyard, playing fetch, soaking up the sun, and watching, not chasing, the squirrels and birds. His foster dad says, “Max is doing great. We just started going for short walks up and down the street and he really enjoys them. I was able to give him a bath and he seems to have an extra spring in his step now. He’s just so sweet.”
When Max arrived at GRRMF the vet noticed a large testicular lump which was cancerous. Luckily the cancer had not spread to his lymph nodes or lungs. However, upon further examinations a splenetic tumor was found. Splenetic tumors are not uncommon in older, large breed dogs. Sadly, in Max’s case our specialist believes it to be hemangiosarcoma or malignant. Often these are aggressive and can lead to sudden rupture with internal bleeding.
Given this latest diagnosis, the vet does not advise surgery. The GRRMF medical team made the extremely difficult decision to comply with the specialist’s recommendation. Max will now spend the rest of his precious life enjoying all he can in our Sanctuary program.
