A Weimaraner was found roaming around an Arizona street on a 95-degree day. He had a massive, infected tumor that hung from his stomach that was so big he could hardly stand or walk.
He was found and picked up by local animal control officers and brought to the county’s high-kill shelter, where he was placed on the concrete floor of the shelter’s isolation wing.
This is where dogs wait to be euthanized, due to illness or aggression.
But this pup’s grim fate would soon change. Thankfully, two kind shelter volunteers knew they had to do something to help this poor dog and contacted a dog rescue group.
There, he finally got the medical care he needed. He received blood transfusions and an intravenous catheter before undergoing surgery to remove the 12-pound tumor.
After he was treated at the hospital, he was transferred to a private shelter to heal.
A week after Gilbert’s surgery, he was declared 100 percent cancer-free!
His legs were now weak since he wasn’t used to being able to walk normally, but with help from his foster dad, he was running like the wind.
Gilbert and his foster dad developed such a close bond that his dad knew he couldn’t give him up. He decided to adopt Gilbert and make him a permanent member of their family!
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