Our dog Bear has had alot of medical problems this past year. He has gone through heartworm treatment, surgery to remove a rectal polyp and dental surgery, where he had to have twelve of his teeth removed. He also was suffering from kidney problems, we were told that it could be the start of kidney failure. He had to have medicine and special food for two months, his kidneys are finally back to normal now. He was just recovering from his surgeries, when he started to develop swelling in his face. The swelling went from the size of a marble, to the size of a small egg in under two weeks. They thought at first it was an abscess, so he was on antibiotics for quite a while, almost a month. The swelling got worse, so we took him in to the vet. He examined him and said the area was very hard, and was not an abscess after all. The vet took x-rays and consulted a couple of other veterinarians who said it might be cancer, and that he would need to get a biopsy done. We got the results about a week later, confirming it was cancer, The kind of cancer he has is called Chondroblaftic Osteogenic Sarcoma, which is canine bone cancer. We were referred to an oncologist, so we can see if it’s treatable, or if it’s too far progressed. We have started a fundraiser on GiveForward.com to help with Bears medical bills and pain medications he’s taking to keep him comfortable for now. You can visit it at http://www.giveforward.com/helpforbear. We write updates on there anytime we get new information and take him to the vet. Bear has his appointment with the oncologist Tuesday (June 14th) we will be updating our GiveForward page after the visit. We also have a twitter account http://www.twitter.com/HelpforBear and a Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_229228317091987&ap=1 where we post updates and pictures. Bear is 7 years old and is a mixed breed. We have had him since he was born, we actually had to help deliver bear, he got stuck when his mom was giving birth and we had to help pull him out. He was, and is a fighter and has always been a very special dog. There was just something about Bear, and when we had to get rid of the puppies, we just couldn’t give up Bear. We have his mom yet, and her sister. They still treat him like a puppy grooming and cleaning him everyday, he really loves his mom and aunt. Bear loves to play with his many toys and enjoys eating his favorite treat, pup corn. Even with being as sick as he is, he still tries to play with his toys occasionally. Bear is a very loveable dog, everyone who meets him just loves him, and he always has kisses for anyone who asks. Bear is my little shadow, I wouldn’t know what to do without him. He follows me where ever I go in the house, and has to sleep right along side of me on the bed at night. He loves to wake me up by climbing on top of me and licking my face until I wake up. When I’m sitting at my computer and he wants attention, he will hit the back of my chair until I turn around and pet him.