Willa
Meet Willa:
This email was received from the Baltimore Animal Shelter this morning (09/26/09):
Hi Everyone,
Willa has been pulled from the shelter by ABR and as of 5:00 today, is undergoing emergency surgery. ABR is already struggling financially and Willa’s surgery will be very costly. Any donations towards Willa’s care would be most appreciated.
WARNING- EXTREMELY GRAPHIC PHOTO
We added a photo album just for Willa and you can leave your comments and well wishes for her. We’ll hopefully be adding pictures in the next couple of days as she travels on her road to recovery after tomorrow’s surgery (kb 09/29).
Updates on Willa:
09/27/09-
8:20 a.m.- As of 8pm last night Kim Barnes heard that they x-rayed her entire body….everywhere. chest, legs, back and so far jaw is shattered. Dr. Molesworth who owns and runs the practice is coming in 1st thing this AM to read the x-rays etc and decide if he can fix her today or if she needs to go to a specialist to have her jaw plated.
Willa will be undergoing surgery on Wednesday morning for a jaw plate and knee surgery. The estimate for the surgery alone is $2,000 (that’s with a substantial discount). Our thoughts and prayers are with you Willa!
Completely house trained, sleeps on the floor near Leila’s bed. Responds well to voice commands. Now going for 5 minutes walks and putting more weight on injured leg every day. Has a follow-up appointment this week. Leila was thrown off a horse and has 3 broken ribs and a swollen spine.
11/08/09-
We posted some new pictures of Willa (and her foster friends) this morning. She’s recovering beautifully! Willa has to stay with her foster mom for another 2 weeks. There’s a great potential adopter lined up so hopefully we’ll be posting Willa’s Happy Tail story soon. A huge Thank You to each and everyone of you that helped with her medical care!!!!
The response to Willa’s story from our supporters has been just amazing. We are forever thankful for the generosity. There’s simply no words that could express our extreme gratitude for the help. American Bulldog Rescue would like to thank the following people and businesses for coming to Willa’s rescue:
Mary+ GRACIE Fox | Christopher Capo | Tara Rohren | William Lowrey |
Palace Simulations | Annick Le Parque | Marie Sarro | Timothy Franzen |
Robin Feiger | Lisa Langeneckert | Carol Ann Schirmer | Dawn Maynor |
Angel Cardenas | Dorothy Hewitt | Annette Puente | Heidi Leonard |
David, Deegan & Big Daddy Fargon |
Allison Ford | Michele Schols | Dianne Inman |
Elizabeth Ackerman | Jay Kay Products | Lauren Albanese | Leslie Shakespeare |
Thomas Becker | Angela Sera | Elizabeth Cling | Holly Brown |
Agnes Eichman | Barbara Robertson | Travis Shaw | Min E. Bear & Sam * |
Sally E. Mitchell | Phyllis Colmar | Teri Parkhouse | Sharon Long |
Tara Eisenhard | Robert Cooper |
Craig, Melea, |
Vicki Kloske |
Gary Brod | Debby Cornacchia |
* Min and Sam wanted to send a donation to help with Willa’s vet care. They are very grateful that they have you for a voice. With love from Susan who is owned by these two bully loves.