Joyanna the Wake County rescue dog adopted in final days passes away

Before the holidays, the shelter posted a plea on Facebook, seeking a loving family to ease the final days of Joyanna, who had been surrendered to the shelter because of a volleyball-sized mammary tumor, which has metastasized to her lungs.

Within only a few days of Christmas, The SPCA of Wake County granted the final wish of a 10-year-old rescue dog with cancer.

Multiple people reached out to the shelter to ask about adopting Joyanna within days of the post. Her story was liked and shared more than 20,000 times, and she was flooded with love and support by readers.

Later that week, Joyanna was adopted. The SPCA of Wake County shared photos showing her in the embrace of her new family, sleeping in her cozy bed by a Christmas tree, meeting her new brother, eating a puppuccino for the first time – and smiling wide in her new living room.

Joyanna's last wish had been granted. For the first time in her life, she experienced being spoiled and loved and surrounded by family.

After being assessed by two veterinarians, it was determined the best thing to do for Joyanna would be to give her as much joy as possible in the time she has left.