Jill came into Hamilton Animal Services as a “stray,” along with her mother Sabrina and sister Kelly.

Four different times, over the course of time that she was waiting for her forever home, Jill developed strange lumps on her head. (August, October and November of 2018, and February 2019) Each time, Dr. Stubbs from Spencer Creek Animal Hospital, skillfully removed the lumps, and Jill would recover quickly. After the third removal, we sent out the tumors for testing, and unfortunately, the results showed they were viral induced sarcomas. Dr. Stubbs advised that these tumours would continue to return, and Jill’s health would likely decline. We got her one more surgery, hoping she would be okay for a while, but the tumours came back faster than before.

Sadly, a month after her last surgery, Jill lost her battle, and passed away in the arms of her foster mom.

We want to thank Jill’s foster mom for taking such great care of Jill and for getting her back and forth to so many appointments.  And for being there for her at the end. And thank you to Dr. Stubbs for helping Jill through her surgeries.

Rest in peace Jill. We’ll never forget your sweet face…