Basil is a 5-year-old Boxer/Boston Terrier Mix in Durham, NC, who needs $2,000 for Chemotherapy.

Basil came into our lives as a rescue living in a foster home, and had been passed over at many events because of her special needs. She is believed to have been a bait dog for fights as a puppy and her front leg was removed a month before we adopted her. She was so timid, she would only eat out of my hands for the first month. Now she is bright, brave, happy and so loved.

Basil and Sophie, our Alaskan Malamute, live both inside and outside. They eat meals together on the back porch and come inside every afternoon for “nap time” at the same time the kids take naps. Basil sleeps in her kennel with her toy alligator and her leopard print blankie every night, and lounges on the couch throughout the day when she isn’t outside chasing bugs.

Basil is truly a character. She is obsessed with catching bugs and will spends an hour running through the yard trying to bite flies out of the sky. She loves trying to catch the sparks and falling ash when we have bonfires, and is scared of reflective lights on the ceiling. She loves the tops of bell peppers, baby carrots, and her squeaky alligator toy she has had since day one with us.

Early August she was diagnosed with large cell lymphoma at her annual exam. She seemed perfectly normal although she had been mysteriously losing weight. Lymphoma is a terminal cancer but we are working with Dr. Williams at Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital and our primary vet Dr. Grinstead at Eno Animal Hospital on a plan of chemotherapy and steroids/antibiotics with the hope of remission.

Currently, Edgar is our sole financial provider and we are unable to pay for chemotherapy on our own. We are hoping to keep her in remission long enough for Elijah to get to know her and so that our children will have memories with Basil.