Roxy is a 9 Year Old American Pit Bull Terrier in Berkeley, CA, Who Needs $2,000 for Mast Cell Tumor Removal, Possibly Malignant Cancer.

A month ago, my partner and I were driving home and saw Roxy walking by herself, on a busy street. We were able to get Roxy to come with us. The next day we brought her to animal services where they scanned her chip and had a vet look at her and do biopsies, which showed cancer. The owner didn’t want her so I went to get her. She’s had a rough time. We want to give her the best life possible.

Roxy has numerous mammary tumors, a mast cell tumor at her left inner knee, and what is likely a keratin tumor on her toe pad that all need to be removed. She also needs an abdominal ultrasound and chest x-rays to see if her cancer has spread, so we can determine if surgery would save her. Her primary vet is at the San Anselmo Animal Hospital, but we may need to take her to UC Davis for oncology.

Roxy was abandoned by her owner a few years ago and has lived with a few different homeless people recently. We found her walking on a busy street and she was very hungry and thirsty. Despite the fact that she’s had a rough time she was so sweet. Right when we brought her home she tried to press her face against us and wanted to be close to us. She loves to cuddle and is very smart.

A month before finding Roxy we lost our beloved, healthy, playful dog. After spending nearly 10k it was finally discovered that she had an inoperable brain tumor. We tried everything to save her. Because of this we can’t afford to save Roxy by ourselves. We need help.