{"id":2045,"date":"2026-04-07T23:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ttnews.shop\/18\/?p=2045"},"modified":"2026-04-07T23:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:01:26","slug":"six-years-of-suffering-ends-jake-gets-life-changing-care-for-neglected-tumor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ttnews.shop\/18\/six-years-of-suffering-ends-jake-gets-life-changing-care-for-neglected-tumor\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Years of Suffering Ends: Jake Gets Life-Changing Care for Neglected Tumor"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n<div class=\"mashsb-box\">\n<div class=\"mashsb-count mash-large\">A heartbreaking case of neglect has turned into a story of hope for a sweet dog named Jake.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>For six long years, Jake suffered with a massive salivary tumor, ignored by his previous owners who refused to seek veterinary care.<\/p>\n<p>Despite claiming to love him, they attributed the swelling to a snake bite and did nothing to alleviate his pain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-110630\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-111.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-111.jpg 639w, https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-111-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-111-150x78.jpg 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"332\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cJake has had a salivary tumor for six years, according to his owners, because they thought it was caused by a snake bite.<\/p>\n<p>He was bred as an indoor dog and is exceptionally well-behaved, toilet-trained, gets along well with other dogs, and even knows how to shake,\u201d stated the Long Way Home rescue group.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-110631\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-112.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-112.jpg 406w, https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-112-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-112-95x150.jpg 95w\" alt=\"\" width=\"406\" height=\"639\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Jake\u2019s ordeal came to an end when he was found wandering in a remote area of Texas. The rescue group worked tirelessly to convince his former owners to surrender him so he could receive the medical attention he desperately needed.<\/p>\n<p>He was taken to the Texas Animal Medical Center in Waco, where Dr. Leidy and his team immediately began treatment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-110632\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-10-45.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-10-45.jpg 592w, https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-10-45-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-10-45-139x150.jpg 139w\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"640\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The initial procedure brought immense relief to Jake. \u201cWe are grateful to the great staff of the Texas Animal Medical Center in Waco, where Dr. Leidy and his colleagues were treating Jake and draining 1200 cubic centimeters of salivary fluid from his neck.\u201d reported the rescue group.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-110633\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-113.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-113.jpg 480w, https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-113-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-113-113x150.jpg 113w\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The impact was immediate and profound. \u201cFor the first time in six years, Jake managed to turn his head. It was easy to achieve!<\/p>\n<div id=\"daily-2881048523\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_10810--placement_112680\">\n<div class=\"daily-adlabel\">\n<p>He is eating and defecating properly, is in good spirits, and generally seems to be in good shape,\u201d the rescue group shared.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-110634\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-114.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-114.jpg 490w, https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-114-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-114-115x150.jpg 115w\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"640\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>While Jake\u2019s future is still uncertain, the dedicated team at the animal medical center is doing everything possible to give him the best chance at a full recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Kind-hearted people are rallying behind Jake, hoping for a happy ending to his long and painful journey.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-110635\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-115.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-115.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-115-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailybbnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-115-150x132.jpg 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"563\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-background\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A heartbreaking case of neglect has turned into a story of hope for a sweet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ttnews.shop\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ttnews.shop\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ttnews.shop\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ttnews.shop\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ttnews.shop\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2045"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ttnews.shop\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2047,"href":"https:\/\/ttnews.shop\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045\/revisions\/2047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ttnews.shop\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ttnews.shop\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ttnews.shop\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ttnews.shop\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}