Sending Rufus home with a happy ending.

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On December 28th, I was met with the news that my best friend was diagnosed with osteosarcoma which is an aggressive cancer that attacks the bone. The doctor upon her diagnosis gave him 3-12 months to live.. and he’s fought his whole heart out and taken his body through so much pain.

The last week has been where my optimism has turned to tears. This last week had been the absolute hardest on him, and it came out of nowhere when he was doing so well. I had to rush him to the emergency vet at 10pm on Saturday night and didn’t leave until 4 in the morning, I came home to him putting absolutely none of his weight down on his leg most affected by the cancer, and when he swung it up to show me it dangled... looking broken. The pain within his eyes was unbearable to watch. Luckily... the cancer didn’t make it all the way through the bone... but did cause many hairline fractures and without any medicine is in an extraordinary amount of pain. He was given lots of good medicine for next few days to hopefully relieve some of his pain.

I had to really sit down with myself and see what truly is the right decision... I’ve faced so much guilt trying to ask myself if letting him go was wrong of me, and that I just had to keep fighting. But seeing how fast his health has declined I realized I was trying more to save myself the pain of losing my best friend.

This especially is incredibly difficult for me to do, I hate to ask for money from people, especially seeing how hard some people have to work just to have a roof over their head. Kind words and love mean just as much as any amount of money could to me, so don’t feel obligated to donate if you can’t...

I didn’t even realize how much of a debt i’ve accumulated from the constant visits to the vet and his cancer treatment... But i’ve found myself in a position where I run thin of all I have to afford to pay the bills from his treatment, a rightful euthanization, and his ashes so I can have a piece of him always with me.

Even taking the time to read a little about his story, means the entire world to me. There’s no guilt in not being able to donate, i’m just glad Rufus can be heard for what he’s been through and maybe help anybody facing their own difficult situation.

I’ll love you forever buddy. ❤️