My Name is: Midas, 9 years old
My Story: Midas arrived at a small shelter as a stray and very dirty, but neither could hide his cheerful, kind and gentle personality. His back legs were stiff, and he had a tennis ball sized lump on his side. Once with us, he had a much-needed bath right away. Next, our vet found the lump was a benign fatty one, not unusual for a senior Lab, and meds were prescribed for his arthritis.  Of greater concern was an abdominal mass confirmed by an ultrasound to be a large tumor on his spleen. After an hour-long surgery, a five-pound mass was removed! While in our care other challenging health issues were discovered and addressed including laryngeal paralysis and endocrine and persistent GI issues. Midas is comfortable, happy and charming his most attentive and caring hospice mom.