Dog With Melon-Sized Tumor Almost Put Down by Owners, Thrives After Surgery

Dog With Melon-Sized Tumor Almost Put Down by Owners, Thrives After Surgery
The 13-year-old dog named Boo Boo before undergoing surgery to remove her benign tumor. Courtesy of Jen Coudron via Muttville Senior Dog Rescue
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A senior pet dog was almost put to sleep after her owners neglected a tumor “the size of a melon.” A shelter intervened and discovered that the little dog’s tumor was benign.

Boo Boo the dachshund had become so burdened by the huge mass—which grew to comprise a third of her body weight—that she could barely walk.