Photo: SPCA of Wake County
A 10-year-old rescuedogdying of cancer wants to spend her final days in a loving home.
The SPCA of Wake County in Raleigh, North Carolina, shared a social media plea for help featuring Joyanna, a terminally ill dog with a “volleyball-sized mammary tumor.”
The organization is asking for a caring family to open their home to the canine after Joyanna’s previous owners decided to surrender her due to her declining health.
“Sadly, her cancer has metastasized badly, and her lungs are riddled with it too. She’s also battling heartworms,” the SPCA of Wake County shared in a heart-wrenchingFacebookpost about Joyanna on Tuesday.
The SPCA added, “We had 2 different veterinarians assess her condition, and both agreed — her cancer has spread far too much for surgery or treatment to be an option, and that the best thing we can do is give Joyanna as much joy and love as possible in the time she has left.”
Despite having a heart “bursting with love and appreciation for every moment of attention she gets,” Joyanna has spent most of her life living outside, according to the shelter.
Due to her cancer’s progression, the ailing pup sleeps quite a bit, though when she’s awake, “her spirits are high, and she’s got some pep in her step,” the SPCA wrote.
Joyanna is an obedient pet who enjoys the outdoors and rolling around in the grass. Her only caveat when it comes to her new home is no cats.
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“It would be the ultimate gift for a dog in her last days,” the shelter added.
Those interested in offering Joyanna a forever home can apply to adopt the dog at theSPCA of Wake County’s website.
source: people.com
