$5,000 spent in a futile attempt to save dog

$5,000 spent in a futile attempt to save dog - When Terry Mulligan's pug got cancer, she spent a small fortune to try to save her dog. How I Happily Spent Over $5,000 in a Futile Attempt to Save my Dog. Hard Financial Decisions I Had to Make when My Dog Got Cancer. My pug Drea was a petite 18-pound, feisty pug that made me laugh for 13 happy years until cancer consumed her. From diagnosis to saying goodbye, she lived seven months. This is her story.