Cookie Bear is a 8-year-old Shih Tzu in Bixby, OK, who needs $2,000 for CT of Oral Mass to Determine Removal and Cancer Treatment Plan.

Cookie came to us as a very tiny and precious puppy! He lives with my daughter and myself and has a shitzu brother named Pepper. They play all day. They keep each other company, and are inseparable.

Cookie is our BEST FRIEND! He Loves everyone. He is the best snuggler. He lives to play fetch with us. He will pick up three small balls and carry them around. He has a younger Shitzu brother named Pepper. They are the best of friends.
Cookie has never met another dog that he didn’t want to play with. He is a very friendly and happy guy.

He is funny! He loves baths, and carries his hair brush around. The best quality that Cookie has would be that he loves kids! He allows any kid to pet him, and loves new people. In our neighborhood, he will sit down in the middle of a group of kids, allowing all of them to pet him or walk him. He is well known! He teaches kids to love dogs. He gives lots of “high 5’s”to all his friends.

Cookie is 8 years old and has always been in perfect health. Recently he had a growth pop up in his mouth. It was so big that he was losing weight and having trouble keeping his younger in his mouth. We discovered that the tissue is Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The only way to treat it, is to remove all of the affected area. Which could mean part of the jaw is removed.

The total cost for the surgery is between $4,000-$ 6,000. I am a single mom with limited funds. I was not approved to borrow money. The tumor needs to be removed quickly. He can live a normal life after surgery. Giving up on having Cookie around is not an option.