MAX
Florida CHAIN was alerted to a situation with a beagle who had ingested pork bones from the trash. He was very ill, and had a workup at UF. He coughed up a bone, and the family thought they were out of the woods. This family had been dealing with a number of issues, including brain cancer in the dad, and pregnancy and loss of income in the mom. They used up their savings with UF, but unfortunately, Max did not get better. In fact, he got worse. He stopped eating, was extremely lethargic, began to urinate in the house, and had a bloody discharge from his penis. The wonderful Dr. Albano (Ocala Square Animal Clinic) came in and did an emergency evaluation on Max. She opined that there were probably two things going on simultaneously. He likely had pancreatitis from the pork, but also, seemed to have an infection of the prostate. Max was treated aggressively for both problems, and subsequently, made a full recovery. We are thankful that we were able to save him (and he now has a baby brother to help spoil him!) Happy life to Max and his lovely family!
