RETIRED Frenglish Bulldog. My lil brothers are @AKCHercules @BeatzieB & Ti'Bob @OhanaPraline. I luv Daddy & Mama โค๏ธ Faithfully married to @MQuiggley
Hercules is fighting cancer, needs help to cover high veterinary bills and upcoming chemo treatments. Even a small donation can make a difference in helping him get the care he needs. Please donate & share his story to help #PrayforHercules#dogs ๐โฅ๏ธ๐ถ
https://t.co/nebVYfUfog
Happy #Humpday! Hercules had a good night of sleep. Woke up and got his morning walk in too. So far so good with his chemo, which he will resume today and then Friday getting ready for the #FourthofJuly#weekend. ๐บ๐ธ
PSA- Speaking of the #4thofJuly ๐บ๐ธ. Please be ready for it if you have doggies. So many preventable deaths and lost dogs during this week. Have a plan and make sure your doggies are secured in the home or yards. Probably too hot anyway for the yards so best to keep inside even if in the crate.
Lastly. Hercules' Gofundme is very close to its goal. It would be awesome if we can meet the goal by the 4th. Every donation, share or both goes a long way. We appreciate Dog Twitter's help.
#dogs #dogsoftwitter #dogsofX #dog #PrayforHercules #SaveHercules #Cancersucks ๐ #FuckCancer ๐ โค๏ธ ๐ถ
Hercules has a day off of chemo so we are giving him some enrichment toys and treats to help him with using his mind and thoughts to give him purpose and love each day. We had a great walk earlier and his appetite, thirst and energy is still good.
He is worth helping and we appreciate all efforts to share, donate, and or both or the other. Thank you!
#dogs #dog #dogsoftwitter #dogsofX #adoptdontshop #TONGUEOUTTUESDAY โฅ๏ธ๐๐ถ
Link- https://t.co/3W6TmoSMrg
It's #MondayMorning walk. One of the things I love most about Hercules is his tail wagging. It makes me smile and feel so good he does it for me. Especially, this morning and this chapter in life. His tail wagging is one of the barometers of how's he doing. It means a lot in his quality of life. It will also be something I will miss about him very much. But we racked up wins this morning. He woke up, he was ready to walk, he had a good walk, his poop was solid and firm, he is hungry and he is wagging his tail. It's a good day.
#PrayforHercules #dogs #dogsoftwitter #dogsofX #dog #adoptdontshop #SaveHercules #Mondayvibes
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Day one of chemo was overall a good day. I didn't know what to expect, especially with side effects. He didn't vomit and soft stool but not full blown diarrhea. He was tired with the pain meds and he has anti-nausea and anti diarrhea meds to help. I laid with him in his cubbie hole in my walk in closet. And we hugged and loved in each other and finished with a night walk. He also had a morning swim/wading which I posted yesterday morning.
We started our Gofundme campaign with Tine at @TheHerdHouse. Strong start. I will have a separate post. Thank you for helping Hercules staying in your thoughts, prayers and positive vibes.
Hercules Gofundme- https://t.co/kLdL5tFZV2
#PrayforHercules #dogs #dogsoftwitter #dogsofX #dog #saturdayvibes #Cancersucks #weekend ๐โฅ๏ธ๐ถ
Bath day. Perhaps his last. Praying it's not but if he leaves here soon, I want him to be clean and smell good. His allergies are bad now and I can't mix his zenrelia or apoquel any longer since they lower your immune system. I will need to be careful when he goes for a walk with allergies and heat.
But he took it like a #Champ and allowed his daddy to give him a loving bath and it was refreshing. So far he has been doing well in chemo. But we're just taking it day by day. Thanks for everyone sharing our Gofundme link and especially anyone who has donated or done both. God bless. ๐ โค๏ธ ๐ถ
Link- https://t.co/UVrIxorqMF
#dog #dogsoftwitter #dogsofX #dogs
Saterdagoggend, 04:00. ๐ ๐พ
Terwyl die meeste mense nog slaap, sit ek en doen bietjie Zola's Paw Rescue admin.
By my lรช my twee woefers, veilig onder die komberse, besig om my warm te broei. Hulle weet nie van bankstate, veeartsrekeninge of reddings nie. Hulle weet net hulle is geliefd.
My gedagtes dwaal na al my ander hartsdiere, ek wonder hoeveel van hulle vanoggend koud lรช, hoeveel is honger, hoeveel wag dat iemand hulle raaksien, hulle liefhet of net vir hulle aandag gee. En ek wens ek kon vir elkeen van hulle sรช: Hou net nog 'n bietjie aan... iemand veg vir julle, en ek sal nie ophou tot elke kat en hond ook eendag onder iemand se kombers kan lรช, warm, veilig en onvoorwaardelik geliefd.
Dis nie net 'n redding nie. Dis nie 'n werk nie. Dit is 'n roeping. โค๏ธ๐พ
Zolaโs Paw Rescue
I got my own pool but obviously the bigger ones are more fun, if only I could figure out how to get in it?!! ๐๐ฉตโ๏ธ #itshot#heatwave#dogsofx stay cool ๐๐ป
Hercules and I have made a decision. We are going to choose a soft exit meaning we will celebrate his life and his passing will be the last event we share together when the time is right.
I want to hold him and make sure his Daddy's eyes are the last he sees. I don't want it to be with strangers at a hospital and my last of view him walking off with a vet tech and him wondering why is daddy staying and not coming with me. Or be in a kennel alone or be on a gurney bed when he is let go of if the exploratory surgery doesn't go well, which there is a higher chance even with the CT scan we would have to complete next. I would have to take him on a 4 hour road trip from Fort Worth to The Woodlands outside of Houston. We would have to make two trips in a week's time in hot July in Texas.
Even if it was a successful and the cancer was removed. There's no guarantee since he is already cancer prone with two different cancers already that more would not pop up soon after and we are back where we started. Plus at his age and quality of life and the recovery would take a huge toll. When this started almost two weeks ago, my main concern is and still is his dignity, overall quality of life and pain and suffering.
@TheHerdHouse and few others have volunteered to help me with creating a Gofundme to help with the very high costs of medical exams, medications, ultrasound and now chemo over a period of 9 weeks.
I will make a more formal announcement and share the link when an official Gofundme is created. I just wanted to announce what Hercules and I have decided. I am going to love on him and make sure he knows Daddy is with him till the end. My Ride or Die, Hercules aka "Teddy Bear". ๐งธ๐งก
#PrayforHercules #dogsoftwitter #dogs #dogsofX #dog #adoptdontshop #rescuedogs #Cancersucks ๐โฅ๏ธ๐ถ
This early morning Hercules was ready to leave and head to his first chemo at VSNT in Fort Worth. God please let him have a good day and have low illness or sickness to the palladia chemo pill. I dropped off and he should be ready to be picked up around noon.
#PrayforHercules #Chemo #Cancersucks #dogs #dogsoftwitter #dogsofX #dog ๐โฅ๏ธ๐ถ