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KFHEWUI
09/13/23 7:57:46 PM
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The Great Dane, who earned the tallest dog Guinness World Record title in 2022 after measuring in at 1.046 m (3 ft 5.18 in) tall, has died following a diagnosis of bone cancer.

Zeus, a 3-year-old Great Dane from Bedford, Texas, died Tuesday after he had developed pneumonia after his amputation on Sept 7, according to his owner's GoFundme page.

"Our baby boy is gone. Our hearts are broken. He had the absolute best doctors who sat off the floor and cried with us," Brittany Davis said. "He fought hard, but the pneumonia was just too much. He is not in pain anymore."

Davis, the owner of Zeus, mentioned the Great Dane was diagnosed with bone cancer in August. Doctors informed Davis that Zeus would have his right front leg amputated.

Wanting to give Zeus the best doctors, she started a GoFundMe due to the cost of treating cancer in pets. Her account said she raised $12,000, $8,000 less than her goal.

Zeus went into surgery on Sept 7, and the next day, Davis said his surgery went well.

"He did so well," Davis said. "He's awake from the anesthesia and on a bunch of pain medicine. He will stay for the weekend, but he's doing very well, and everyone loves him already."

Three days later, doctors called Davis and informed her Zeus had some complications.

"They noticed he didn't want to eat and was more lethargic," Davis said. "He had a slight fever last night, which has cleared, but he's still lethargic. He also has some bluing around his mouth."

The doctors did blood work and chest X-rays on Zeus and discovered he had aspiration pneumonia, which means he had fluid and bacteria in his lungs. Doctors proceeded to give him antibiotics that didn't work. He was pronounced dead Tuesday morning.

Davis thanked the doctors involved as Zeus died in her arms. She said her heart is broken, but she is happy Zeus doesn't have to suffer anymore.

"He had the absolute best doctors who sat on the floor and cried with us," Davis said. "He fought hard, but the pneumonia was just too much. He is not in pain anymore. He is resting peacefully."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/zeus-tallest-dog-in-world-dies-after-developing-pneumonia-following-cancer-surgery/ar-AA1gD3M3

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AloneIBreak
09/13/23 7:58:38 PM
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Poor buddy. RIP

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Kradek
09/13/23 8:04:05 PM
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He was only 3? Poor thing.

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Smallville
09/13/23 8:05:35 PM
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so the dog was only 3 yrs old? isn't that extemely young, like not even adult?

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Torgo
09/13/23 8:06:19 PM
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No, this simply means the next tallest dog is now the worlds tallest dog.

Makes you think, man.

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boxoto
09/13/23 8:06:26 PM
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RIP to him

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Smallville
09/14/23 7:35:16 AM
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Smallville posted...
so the dog was only 3 yrs old? isn't that extemely young, like not even adult?


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spikethedevil
09/14/23 7:38:01 AM
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@Smallville Great Danes can live for 810 years.

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Smallville
09/14/23 7:42:45 AM
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but this great dane really was only 3 yrs old right? He was like as tall at the shoulder as a male lion?

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spikethedevil
09/14/23 7:51:26 AM
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Smallville posted...
but this great dane really was only 3 yrs old right? He was like as tall at the shoulder as a male lion?

Yes he was only 3 and I imagine had some form of gigantism.

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brestugo
09/14/23 8:01:46 AM
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Kradek posted...
He was only 3? Poor thing.

Yeah, seems like that'd make it hurt more. You're just getting to know the dog.

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ImagineUsngAlts
09/15/23 10:35:34 PM
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:(

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Thermador446
09/15/23 11:07:33 PM
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I loves dogs, but I could not deal with Great Dane sized poops.

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thronedfire2
09/17/23 8:37:04 PM
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yeah being that big he probably had other genetic problems

I don't think treating cancer in pets is worth it. it's always detected too late, they have no idea why they're being put through all the pain of surgery and it hardly ever extends their life for a significant amount of time.

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YellowSUV
09/17/23 9:05:37 PM
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Kradek posted...
He was only 3? Poor thing.

Almost all animals larger than normal have shorter lifespans.

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masterpug53
09/18/23 11:09:39 AM
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RIP. Big dog breeds don't have that long of life expectancy compared to smaller breeds, and I can only assume his gigantism accelerated this; we lost our Newfoundland to bone cancer at age 11, and he was considered to have lived to a relatively ripe old age.

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