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K-9 Xantho lost his fight with cancer today -

We regret to announce that Officer Tankersley had to take Xantho in to Dr. Hale's office today to be humanely euthanized.  Xantho took a turn for the worse this past weekend and, after several days of attempting to nurse him back to health, Officer Tankersley could tell that Xantho's quality of life had deteriorated to the point that the very difficult decision had to be made. 

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Xantho receives a Working Dog Cancer Treatment Grant -

The Land of Pure Gold Foundation has given a $500 grant for Xantho's cancer treatment.  The Land of Pure Gold Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization that helps fund cancer treatments for working dogs through their Working Dog Cancer Treatment grants.

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Xantho has second round of chemo-has some side effects -

Xantho had the second round of chemo on Monday, January 4th and everything seemed to go well.  Towards the end of the week however, Xantho began to show signs that he was tiring easily and he didn't have his usual energy level.  Blood work that was done on Monday, January 11th, showed that Xantho was very anemic.  After jumping down from the exam table and walking out into the lobby, Xantho became dizzy and fell.  Dr. Bob has put Xantho on vitamins and an iron supplement in an effort to combat the anemia.

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Xantho starts Chemotherapy -

Xantho started the first round of chemotherapy today, December 21, 2009.  Dr. Mark Shinabery, the Director of Pharmacy Operations at Custom Compounding Center, donated the first round of Doxorubicin for Xantho's treatment.  Dr. Anthony Gary administered the treatment this morning at approximately 9:50 and Xantho is now at home resting.  So far he has not suffered from any side effects from the treatment.  Xantho is scheduled for his next treatment in two weeks.

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Update on Xantho -

The Pathology report came back yesterday, December 8th, 2009 and unfortunately, the results were not good.  The tumor on Xantho's spleen was found to be a Hemangiosarcoma which is an extremely aggressive form of cancer.

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K-9 Xantho undergoes surgery -

K-9 Xantho underwent surgery today, Thursday December 3rd, 2009  to remove his spleen.  Xantho was taken to the Vet yesterday after he appeared lethargic and in pain.  It was found that Xantho had a tumor on his spleen that was bleeding into his abdomen. 

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The Little Rock Police K-9 Association is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit* organization that was formed to assist in the care of retired police service dogs, provide additional training and equipment for police service dogs and their handlers, and furnish death benefits for the police canines.  The Little Rock Police K-9 Association also strives to educate and promote the use of police service dogs in the community by performing canine demonstrations for schools, civic and church groups as well as appearing at special events.  

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The members of the Little Rock Police K-9 Association recognize that maintaining a Police K-9 Unit is an expensive endeavor and unfortunately, due to restrictive budgets, the Cities involved are not financially able to cover many of these costs.  It is our goal to honor the life-long service that these dogs give, with a merely a pat on the head and a scratch behind the ear as their only rewards, by raising funds to support them in retirement as well as at the time of their death.

While not officially associated with the Little Rock Police Department or the City of Little Rock, the Little Rock Police K-9 Association strives to reflect a positive image of both.

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