A 7-year-old Samoyed named Boomer has captured hearts on social media after a remarkable recovery from cancer, which his owners celebrated with a family vacation to Europe.
In an Instagram video shared on Sunday under the username @life.with.a.landcloud, the fluffy pup can be seen lounging on a swing chair in the Swiss mountains, cuddling his favorite toy while enjoying a nap in the sunshine.
“Four months ago my dog was fighting cancer and now here he is… cuddling with his favorite toy in Switzerland. He even fell asleep like this!” the poster writes in the clip. “Never taking a day with him for granted,” the caption says.
The poster, Charishma Cohen, from Oregon, told Newsweek that Boomer’s health issues began in September 2024, when he suddenly started throwing up huge amounts of blood every few weeks and vets couldn’t figure out what was wrong.
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“After multiple medications and diagnostics, during an ultrasound the internal specialist noticed a growth in his adrenal gland which was growing fast. In February he had a surgery to remove his left adrenal gland and they determined it was cancer,” she said.
Adrenal glands are vital for regulating stress responses, blood pressure, metabolism, and electrolyte balance, says Pet MD.
Common types of adrenal tumors include adrenal adenomas (benign), adrenal carcinomas (malignant and prone to spreading) peochromocrytomas, and paragangliomas. These usually affect middle-aged to older dogs, with larger breeds more at risk.
While causes remain unclear, genetics, environment, and diet may play a role. Symptoms and severity depend on the tumor type and the hormones involved.
Boomer will need consistent testing to make sure it doesn’t come back, although thankfully he is doing really well now.
“To celebrate we took him on a 10-week trip to Europe and he’s having the best vacation and it’s so nice to see him healthy and happy again after so many months of him feeling so bad,” she said.
“This experience made us realize really how little time we get with our dogs so it’s made us want to embrace every moment with him even more! Life is short!”
The video has proved popular online, receiving over 66,300 views and 6,516 likes since being posted.
One user, La_dolce_alaska, commented: “Love to see it! Enjoy life to the fullest!”
Macarenarodriguezo said: “Oh my god!!! This gives me so much hope for my furry baby. We are just on our third chemo for lymphoma and it’s been a horrible couple of months since we found out the news so seeing your baby so relax and living his best life, helps to tame some of the ache in my heart.”
Mello_thesamoyed added: “He deserves every second of this amazing trip.”
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