Jasper Rex

In 2019 I was rescued by a one year old labsky who my husband and I named Jasper Rex. He changed our lives and has since gotten us through the COVID pandemic and, in 2023, helped me grieve the loss of my beloved husband of 18 years. 

Last month, after one of our fun mornings at the dog park, I found a large mass during his bath on his back left femur. I took him directly to the vet where the test came back with bad news. It was a non movable subcutaneous mass that was in the muscle; surgery was scheduled immediately. His surgeon was excellent and, though she got good margins around the tumor, the deep tissue margins were still dirty and no more muscle could be removed. 

He began his recovery well but, after a week, he got to some of his stitches requiring some additional staples. Two days later, those staples tore out. It’s a tough place for such a recovery since there is so much movement there. We started again at day zero of healing with a ten inch wound, new sutures, and 30 staples. He was healing well but electro chemotherapy was recommended, thousands more dollars.