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The Petco Foundation Pet Cancer Treatment grant at Texas A&M\u2019s Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) provides financial assistance to pet owners like Cannon Lenfield who have modest means or whose pets have provided a service to others.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cannon Lenfield and Liberty<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Like most college students, Cannon Lenfield \u201820 didn\u2019t have a lot of extra funds on hand when his 9-year-old dog, Liberty, was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2018. Yet the Texas A&M University student proved to be very resourceful in finding ways to pay for his dog\u2019s treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt that point, I had just paid tuition and couldn\u2019t afford to pay any more at the moment,\u201d explained Lenfield, who didn\u2019t have canine health insurance. \u201cThere was no way Liberty was going to be able to receive treatment any longer without help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A student worker in VMTH\u2019s Small Animal Hospital Gastrointestinal Laboratory<\/a> at the time, Lenfield paid for most of Liberty\u2019s treatment on his own, which required him to buckle down financially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI definitely couldn’t buy a lot of stupid things anymore; I stopped eating out and stuff like that,\u201d he said. \u201cI knew that it was going to take a lot of money to pay for it so I doubled my hours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lenfield was so committed to ensuring Liberty\u2019s care that after being in a motorcycle accident, he reallocated an insurance payment to help pay the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy bike still worked so I didn’t need the money,\u201d he said. \u201cI was fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, Texas A&M\u2019s Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH)<\/a> was able to step in to offer him support through the Petco Foundation Pet Cancer Treatment grant<\/a>, which was established in early 2019. This grant provides financial assistance to pet owners who have modest means or whose pets have provided a service to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The timing of receiving these funds was especially helpful in Liberty\u2019s case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Friend For Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lenfield was a boy when his family adopted the mixed-breed puppy from a kill shelter. They decided to name the dog Liberty because she was scheduled to be euthanized on Sept. 11 but was rescued on Sept. 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The young boy and pup quickly formed a tight bond and grew even closer in the ensuing years. Lenfield opted to bring her to college with him so he could spend time with her between his classes and studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Oncology team at Texas A&M University<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was definitely my best friend,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the dog reached the age of 9, she started displaying signs of ill health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile I was on vacation, the dog sitter noticed a lump on both sides of her neck, in her lymph nodes,\u201d the public health graduate said. \u201cI took her to the veterinarian the day that I got back and they told me that she probably had cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lenfield immediately turned to the VMTH\u2019s oncology staff\u2014who confirmed the diagnosis\u2014to oversee Liberty\u2019s treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cObviously, they were going to be the best help that I could get,\u201d he said. \u201cPlus, there’s no one else in the area that offers treatment for lymphoma.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Best Treatment For A Best Friend<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After deciding to pursue treatment at the VMTH, Lenfield found that that care wasn\u2019t cheap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe use a lot of the human-level drugs and equipment, but we don’t have insurance to help support that,\u201d said Dr. Heather Wilson-Robles<\/a>, an associate professor and Dr. Fred A. and Vola N. Palmer Chair in Comparative Oncology. \u201cWe keep our prices as low as we can, but unfortunately, it’s still expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liberty initially qualified for a study that helped cover a portion of the initial treatment cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat helped pay for a portion of the costs and then after that, anything additional was on me,\u201d Lenfield said. \u201cI got the Petco funds later, but in between there and then it was all me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The VMTH\u2019s staff was excited to be able to offer Lenfield the funds because they were so impressed by his commitment to Liberty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Liberty<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe was trying so hard to do everything for this dog. We had sort of piecemealed treatments for him as much as we could\u2014we put her on any studies we could and looked for anything we could do to help him pay for things,\u201d said Wilson-Robles. \u201cFinally, we got to a point where we didn’t have any studies she qualified for and he just wasn’t sure he could afford treatment, so we offered him the Petco funds. He just started sobbing because he was just so grateful because he didn’t have to stop. This dog was his family. He didn’t have any other family in town.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t think happy tears were real until I got the financial assistance to care for Liberty, Lenfield said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worth Every Penny<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, despite her treatments, Liberty succumbed to her lymphoma in September 2019, but throughout it all, Lenfield had no doubt that the VMTH veterinary staff was focused on providing Liberty the best care possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t say enough how awesome these people are,\u201d Lenfield said. \u201cThey truly are a wonderful group of people and there\u2019s no one else in the world I would\u2019ve rather treated my dog. They are some of the most caring, compassionate and knowledgeable people this world has to offer and will do everything in their power to take care of you and your animal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lenfield said given the chance, he would take the same course of action all over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you have the money, you should definitely spend it. She was there for me for eight years and I only had to do it for one year. Up until then I only fed her,\u201d he said. \u201cI would never take any of the money back. I spent like $1,500 in the last week she was alive and even that week was worth $1,500.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note: A version of this story originally appeared in the Spring 2020 edition of CVM Today<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, please visit our website at vetmed.tamu.edu<\/a> or join us on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, and Twitter<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Information: Jennifer Gauntt, Director of Communications, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; jgauntt@cvm.tamu.edu<\/a>; 979-862-4216<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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