Lilac is a two-year-old Airedale Terrier in Spencerport, NY, who needs $1,600 for cancer surgery.

Maureen H. says her dog, Lilac, is a lifeline. "She has poured so much love into our home in such a short time. She has brought healing to my life because I manage having complex PTSD, chronic pain syndrome, and several overlapping illnesses," Maureen tells Waggle.

Lilac is training to become Maureen's therapy dog, but recently Maureen found a lump on Lilac. "I had a gut feeling to take her right into the vet," Maureen says. "The vet did cytology on it just in case. Lilac was diagnosed with two mast cell (cancerous) tumors. She is only TWO years old!"

Maureen is floored, and terribly upset cancer is hitting Lilac, especially at such a young age. Maureen is on a limited budget and is disabled. Another one of her dogs became very ill last month and wiped out her savings. She hopes pet lovers will pay it forward--- and donate toward Lilac's surgery to have the tumors removed, hopefully saving her life. The medical team at Pumpkin Hill Veterinary Clinic is ready to perform the surgery.

Often with mast cell tumors, if the veterinarian can remove them with clean margins, a dog needs no further treatment and can live a normal life. She is hoping that is the case with Lilac!