As Pet Cancer Awareness Month enters its final days, remember that each and every one of us has the opportunity to help build awareness and raise funds toward research of this devastating disease.

As part of PETCO’s efforts to raise awareness nationwide, we have created a virtual memorial wall where you can post personal pet cancer stories. As of today, the wall is decorated with nearly 200 heartfelt and powerful stories from across the country – stories about pets who survived cancer and about pets who lost their battles with it, but live on in our memories. We encourage you to check out the wall and share your story of survival or loss.

Here is one such story:

Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli’s Brave Battle with Lymphoma by Cynthia2001

My precious Lazuli was diagnosed with small to medium cell small intestinal lymphoma with lymph node involvement on December 10, 2009. She was diagnosed by ultrasound and endoscopy. Lazuli had quite a battle in the beginning after diagnosis and developed Pancreatitis which required an E-tube in order to eat and gain weight. She is currently receiving chemotherapy-pill form and has gained back most of the weight she had lost. She is also on several medications in the form of transversal ointment as she is THE MOST DIFFICULT cat in the world to give medication to orally! I am happy to say Lazuli is playful, affectionate, eating on her own, and possibly in remission for now. Lazuli is a survivor of a type of lymphoma which is treatable but not curable.

I am grateful to her oncologist and Continue reading »