08/13/2025
UPDATE: PEPPA was euthanized by OC Animal Care 08/16/2025 💔
MEDICAL/SENIOR/HOSPICE RESCUE NEEDED...
PEPPA is on the EUTH LIST at the ORANGE COUNTY, CA SHELTER. She needs a RESCUE COMMITMENT or ADOPTER by 5:00pm on 08/16/2025 or she WILL BE EUTHANIZED..!!
PEPPA is an adorable 8 year old, 64 lbs., spayed little short stack Pitbull that came into the Orange County shelter as a stray on 07/29/2025 from the City of Tustin.
PEPPA is such a good girl that staff has been using her to dog test other dogs..!!
Here is what the shelter has to say about PEPPA:
PEPPA is an 8-year-old female spayed Pittie who presented as a stray to OCAC on 07/29/2025. On initial exam, Peppa was limping on her right hindlimb, only intermittently bearing weight. We were unable to extend her hip fully and there was significant muscle wasting. She also had thickening of both knees, a small mass on her right knee, an ear infection and flea allergy dermatitis along her rump. She had her ears cleaned and a long-acting ear medication administered. She was started on antibiotics and NSAIDs. She had radiographs performed which showed abnormalities in the right hip and arthritis in the right knee.
Despite continuous pain medication throughout her stay with us, she continues to not bear weight on her right hindlimb. We reached out to a Board certified veterinary orthopedic surgeon regarding the xray findings. They felt that PEPPA was likely suffering from cancer of the hip joint in the form of a Chondrosarcoma or Synovial sarcoma. It appears that the cancer has remodeled the femoral neck and dissolved the hip joint at the acetabulum. Given the extent of damage, they did not feel that surgery was an effective option to treat Peppa’s cancer and that, at this point, she is at the level of hospice care.
Video #1: https://youtu.be/HphP2rQQG9o
Video #2: https://youtu.be/1qxxwKQYGSE
If you are interested in adopting, or your rescue organization can help PEPPA, please email: [email protected]
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PEPPA
A1926889
Comments: Chondrosarcoma Or Synovial Sarcoma
Status: Medical
Intake Type: Stray
Kennel: 201
S*x: Spayed
Age: 8 years
Weight: 64.00 lbs
Breed: Pit Bull
Color: Blue & White
Intake Date: 07/29/2025
Review Date: 08/16/2025
Jurisdiction: Tustin
OC Animal Care
1630 Victory Rd.
Tustin, CA 92782
714-935-6848
www.ocpetinfo.com
