{"id":24182,"date":"2015-03-26T11:18:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T10:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/?p=24182"},"modified":"2025-03-03T13:08:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:08:31","slug":"rottweiler-with-cancer-makes-bucket-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/rottweiler-with-cancer-makes-bucket-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Rottweiler with cancer makes bucket list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After eight-year old <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/pets\/dogs\/breed-rottweiler\/0\" target=\"_blank\">Rottweiler<\/a> Coco was diagnosed with terminal cancer, her owners Symon Spencer and Theresa Clancy decided to compile a bucket list to ensure she ended her life on a high.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24154 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-4.jpg\" alt=\"rottweiler coco\" width=\"634\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coco was taken to the vets after Symon and Theresa noticed she had developed a limp. An X-Ray sadly revealed that the adorable canine had tumours in her right shoulder \u2013 she has been given only four to six weeks to live.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24155\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-2.jpg\" alt=\"coco 2\" width=\"634\" height=\"466\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was crying for most of the weekend after being told,\u201d said Symon who has had Coco since she was nine weeks old.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24156 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-3.jpg\" alt=\"rottweiler coco\" width=\"634\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDogs are really clever and they pick up on your mood and adopt it, so she was feeling low too. I thought &#8216;I need to snap out of this&#8217;.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Symon was told he could have Coco\u2019s leg amputated followed by a course of chemotherapy to give her an extra four to six months to live. However, he knew this wouldn\u2019t give her a good quality of life \u2013 instead Coco is on medication to manage her pain and enjoying her last weeks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24157 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco.jpg\" alt=\"rottweiler coco\" width=\"634\" height=\"472\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coco has now completed nearly all of her bucket list, which includes ordering a Big Mac from McDonalds, spending the day at work with Symon and Theresa, and enjoying a swim in a pool. All she has left to do is try some sushi and have a cast of her paw print made.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coco\u2019s bucket list:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>&#8211; Get a 3D scan<br \/>\n&#8211; Run on a beach<br \/>\n&#8211; Play with other dogs on a beach<br \/>\n&#8211; Play football on a beach<br \/>\n&#8211; Run into the sea<br \/>\n&#8211; Eat fish and chips on the beach<br \/>\n&#8211; Share an ice cream with daddy at the beach<br \/>\n&#8211; Have photos with daddy, mummy and nanny<br \/>\n&#8211; Go for a ride in mummy&#8217;s TT Convertible<br \/>\n&#8211; Sit in a police car<br \/>\n&#8211; Sit in a fire engine<br \/>\n&#8211; Sit in a police helicopter<br \/>\n&#8211; Sit in the front cab of a train<br \/>\n&#8211; Go swimming in a pool with daddy<br \/>\n&#8211; Eat a steak in a restaurant<br \/>\n&#8211; Order and eat a Big Mac from a drive through<br \/>\n&#8211; Go to work with daddy<br \/>\n&#8211; Go to work with mummy<br \/>\n&#8211; Photo with British Transport Police<br \/>\n&#8211; Appear in the media<br \/>\n&#8211; Cast a paw print<br \/>\n&#8211; Try sushi<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24158\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-5.jpg\" alt=\"coco 5\" width=\"634\" height=\"349\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24159\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-9.jpg\" alt=\"coco 9\" width=\"634\" height=\"353\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24160\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-10.jpg\" alt=\"coco 10\" width=\"634\" height=\"468\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24161\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-6.jpg\" alt=\"coco 6\" width=\"634\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24162\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coco-11.jpg\" alt=\"coco 11\" width=\"634\" height=\"353\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After being diagnosed with bone cancer &#8211; Rottweiler Coco has been ticking off her own bucket list with the help of her owners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":24158,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[790],"class_list":["post-24182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - 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