Jack

2 year old male, Neutered, House Broken, Crate Trained, Good with Kids, Cats and Dogs

5/7 Update

Jack never made it out of our vets office and into one of our loving foster homes. This brave stoic boxer was sicker than any of us ever imagined. When we brought him into the program, we thought that he had IBD and that we just needed to get it under control. We had no idea the suffering that this poor boy was enduring. Not only was he having constant explosive, bloody diarrhea, he was dangerously anemic. When our vet examined him further he found large masses all around his colon. After seeing the blood work results, it was determined that Jack had cancer that had spread to his liver and was consuming this young boxer. While trying to absorb this information and decide the best course of action for Jack, he made the decision quite clear to us. We chose to help him be at peace rather than allow him to die all alone in the vets office as he would not have made it through the night. We at Boxer Buddies are all saddened, angered, and in shock at this loss. Our hope, as it is with every dog that enters our program, is to provide this dog with another chance of life full of boxer wiggles, woo woo's and love. Sadly this did not happen for Jack. We'd like everyone to take a moment to give their doggies a big hug and also to give a word of advice, if your pet is ill and not getting any better, please seek a second opinion and save your dog from needless suffering. We will be holding a private memorial service for Jack.

5/3 - This cute guy is Jack.  Jack has lived with small kids and cats and is great with both.  He also seems to be fine with other dogs, although he is not really feeling well enough to play.  Poor Jack suffers from IBD (inflammatory Bowel Disease), he will be going to our vet this week to see if we can get this condition under better control. 

Watch this space for more updates as his foster home get to know him better.