Tucker is a 10 year old American Pit Bull Terrier in Davis, CA, who needs $9,000 for CT Scans and Rounds of Radiation.

Part of my vet tech program was adopting shelter animals to assist in our education for the year. Tucker was one of them. He and his siblings were confiscated from a dog fighting ring where they were assumed to be bait dogs. When I graduated I brought him home to live with me, my husband and our 2 kids. We moved onto my parents property where he has space to run and play with all the animals!

Tucker was diagnosed with a heart based mass at the hospital where I work as a registered veterinary nurse, likely a chemodectoma and the treatment is multiple rounds of radiation. Unfortunately we don’t offer the specialized service that he needs so we have to take him to a specialty hospital. He is otherwise a healthy and happy dog. While the road ahead will be challenging there is hope.

Tucker has been in our family for almost 10 years. He’s helped us socialize countless foster kittens, dogs and even a piglet. He is such a happy and sweet boy. Always wagging his tail and smiling. He is my shadow and I can always count on him to make me smile if I’m stressed or had a hard day at work. He overcame many obstacles in his youth and deserves so much more.

We live on a fixed income. Raising two teenagers. Raising animals as best we can with quality food and proper wellness care. I have insurance for Tucker but it will only cover a portion of his needs.