Annie is a 7-year-old Bluetick Coonhound in Orrville, OH, who needs $1,900 for Amputation and Chemotherapy.

Sadly, we had lost our previous Bluetick, Daisie, to cancer in the summer of 2015. She left her best buddy, Poo, behind and lonely. A couple of months later we saw Annie's picture on PetFinder and fell in love,! She reminded us so much of Daisie! Annie was a stray that had been taken to the local dog pound in West Virginia. We drove from NE OH right away, and Poo was so happy to have a new friend!

Annie was a blessing to all of us. However, she was quite a challenge at first as she definitely wanted to hunt! We modified our privacy fence around the yard with add'l height because Annie could scale any fence we had with no problem to chase a squirrel, cat or anything that moved! She settled in and became a very spoiled housedog. She did not know what toys were but Poo was quick to show her!

Annie's favorite friend, buddy, companion was Poo (age 13) who had passed suddenly in April this year. With cornea replacement surgery, we had given Poo one good eye for his last years. An unseen lemon-size tumor was found around Poo's heart when he passed. Annie was lost w/o him but has learned to enjoy the attention of being the only dog, and taking up the extra space in the bed with us!

We found out the week of Christmas that Annie has a large tumor/sarcoma on her humerus. Our local vet in Orrville referred us to an oncologist at Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital in Akron OH. The treatment for Annie would be amputation of the limb followed by chemo. Annie is one of the overall healthiest dogs we have had, and has so much life, joy and goofiness that she is trying to hold on to.

My husband took and early retirement due to Covid risks, which has cut our income a lot. The past 5 yrs have been difficult for us with the care for our pups and we have used most of our available funds, including 401K withdrawals. We hope we can do all we can for Annie.