This plea comes from his mom:

My name is Danielle and I created this GoFundMe page on behalf of my second furry kid, Vlad. We adopted him when he was two years old from Hillside S.P.C.A in Schuylkill County, nearly a two-hour drive from our home. He was known as “Chance” while he was there. We adopted him to keep our wild first furry kid (Zoey) in check – she is an alpha dominant female, the funny thing is Vlad wound up being our alpha dominant male. They had a rough patch the first couple of weeks, but have become inseparable.

When Vlad was five years old, my husband and I decided to have our first human kid. We initially expected Zoey to become our son’s protector, being the female, but to our surprise Vlad filled that role as if our son was his own. When we brought our son home from the hospital Vlad honestly tried to carry him off and claim him as his own. Vlad barely slept for three days straight those first few nights. If our son made a peep, Vlad was right there to check on him. Vlad would not let anyone near our son, not even my parents. To this day, Vlad watches over our oldest son who is now six years old. He is now a “big brother” to our second human son who is 20 months old. Vlad is known as “Bubba” to our sons, which is also each of their first words.

Near the end of December 2015, we noticed a change in Vlad’s eating behavior. He started to slow down eating and Zoey was actually beating him out of the kitchen. This was unlike him because he will gobble food up like it is going out of style. We took him to the vet thinking maybe there was something wrong with his teeth. Our vet had noticed a growth about the size of a nickel hanging down from his upper right side of his mouth. We never noticed it ourselves because Vlad would not let us get that close. The vet said it looked suspicious. He suggested we do a dental cleaning and he would remove the growth to be biopsied. Vlad’s blood work came back great the evening before his dental cleaning, so I thought we were in the clear of it being anything serious.

A week after his dental cleaning the biopsy was found as “probable cancer” because of the amount of cells that were seen. I was devastated and heartbroken to say the least as I’m sure many of you would have been, too.

We took Vlad to an oncologist at VSEC in Levittown. She said the cancerous cells were low meaning it is a low grade cancer and does not appear to be an aggressive kind. She took chest x-rays and, thankfully, his lungs were clear. However, he has restricted airflow in his right nasal passage and she is concerned there is a blockage in his nose or quite possibly a tumor growing inside. The only way to check in his nasal passage is via a CT scan.

I swore to Vlad that I would fight as much as I could financially. This is what led me to creating a GoFundMe page for Vlad. We only need approximately $1,200-$1,500 for the CT scan. Then depending on those results we may or may not do radiation therapy and that is approximately $3,000 – one treatment a week for four weeks. I absolutely would like to have the CT scan done but with our budget we can use help, so I am reaching out to my family and friends as well as others who may be or have been in my position. GoFundMe is the means to help raise money for Vlad, so intend to try my best to do so.

I am hoping to raise at least $1,200 to start so we can get the CT scan done as soon as possible this way we have more answers and can develop a more solid game plan to help Vlad.

The CT scan has been scheduled on 3/14/16 @ 10am with VSEC.

Vlad is an important part of our family, not only to my husband and me, but he is a huge part of our children’s lives. He is the greatest furry family member that we could have ever asked to be in our lives. We saved him from uncertainty in the shelter and he grew into an amazing pup. I’m so proud to have him in our family and I plan to fight for him as long as I’m able to. I owe it to him because he will be turning 11 years old on 3/21/2016 and I feel in my gut that he has many years ahead of him as long as we are able to help him along. I am hoping that many of you can open your hearts and help our Vlad.

If you are able to donate anything to our cause, we would be absolutely grateful. If you can even share our cause on our behalf to your family, friends, and Facebook groups within the furry kid community that would be amazing.

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Though Jeanette was initially diagnosed with fibroids, the UK woman’s doctors struggled to diagnose her correctly after 58 appointments.

“Jeanette was going backwards and forwards to different medical appointments,” husband David explained to the Daily Mail. “Jeanette would scream so loud she sounded like a fan at a football match. It was awful. She would say, ‘I know it’s not fibroids. David, please help me.’”

She found herself in an ambulance because of one episode, and was sent home with painkillers. Their Collie-Alsatian mix Jerry knew it was serious. He would always sniff at Jeanette’s abdomen, where she felt excruciating pain. Since 2012, she also suffered from rectal bleeding and back, hip, and thigh pain.

“She was in so much pain that she would be physically sick when she went to the toilet. She would fall on the floor and I would pick her up. It broke my heart.”

In May of 2015, David took her to a walk-in clinic, and at the sight of Jeanette, a nurse broke down in tears.  The next day she went to a hospital, where a CT dye scan revealed that she had a tumor that started in her uterus and spread throughout her abdomen.  But by then it was too late for anything to be done.

“By the time we knew about the cancer it was too late. The cancer was at a stage where they couldn’t do anything to save her or prolong her life. All of her insides were fused together.

“Jeanette never wanted to know how long she had left. She was hoping she would have another year.

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This old soul was found in a kill shelter with a large tumor on his left hind leg. He had zero chances of getting out alive, but thanks to rescuers he got a second chance in life, his tumor was removed and he learned the true meaning of love.

Howl of a Dog says Bandit is happy. “He can run again now that he doesn’t have to carry that big tumor [and] what he loves most is to snuggle and sleep after he’s had a well-deserved massage.”

The senior dog who is living life to the fullest is described as “serene and affectionate.”

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Byron Taylor was at his wit’s end, and couldn’t bear to go on.  He had resolved to end his life, but was prevented from doing so by his bullmastiff, Geo, who stole his noose and chewed it up.

The 23-year-old UK man says had it not been for Geo, he wouldn’t be alive today.  Taylor had hit an incredibly low point in his life, and wanted it to be over.  Geo had other plans.

“He saved my life a few years ago. I was in a very bad place and I attempted suicide,” Taylor explained to the Daily Mail.

“My ex-partner left me. It was very horrible. She turned all the electric and gas on full pelt and took the keys to turn it off.

“She stole all the money and stuff. I lost everything. I couldn’t afford the rent.

Taylor had been drinking heavily when he made the decision to kill himself.  He fashioned a rope into a noose and then went downstairs to pen a farewell letter to his family.

“I came back upstairs and he had the noose in his mouth. At first, I thought he wanted to play,” Taylor explained.  “’I said ‘give it here,’ and he started growling at me.”

“He chewed up the noose. He never growls, but each time I tried to take it off him, he would snarl. I wouldn’t be here now if it wasn’t for him.

“In a way, I think Geo knew what I was going to do. They have a sixth sense about this kind of thing. He knew something was up.”

Taylor’s life was saved that day by his dearest companion, and that is part of the reason why the man is fighting so hard to save Geo.  A month ago the rare Welsh Bullmastiff was diagnosed with a fatal form of cancer.

“Vets found a really aggressive tumor on his head and it is spreading to his muscles and his bones,” Taylor said.  “The vet is happy for him to carry on as long as he is happy and playing, but it’s only going to be a matter of weeks.  We going day by day. It’s a daily battle with the decision to put him down.”

He recently lost his job as an emergency line dispatcher, but Taylor is doing whatever he can to take care of Geo.  In the past he has raised thousands of dollars for animal charities, and is hopeful that people will help him now save Geo, or at the very least give him the best last days.

Taylor is doing a fundraiser walk for the Teckels Animal Sanctuaries (in Gloucester) to raise money for the shelter, and hopes that Geo will make it long enough to accompany him.  To sponsor him, click here.

He began a personal fundraiser page for Geo’s care.  If you would like to donate to it, please click here.

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