Leo
Leo is a
young Dobe born on Sept. 11. He was attacked by a Pit Bull. The Pit Bull was
owned by the same person who owned Leo. He laid with open wounds that had exposed
tendons and bone. Thankfully they finally took Leo to Dr. Ware in Atlanta. She
has a small clinic and could not easily tend to Leo's needs. Dr. Ware dressed
Leo's wounds and saved his arm from being amputated (and probably saved his
life as well). She put out a plea for help. Unfortunately, there was no local
response to her plea. Two out of state Dobe Rescue organizations came forward
and the little guy transported to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We would like to thank
Kim Somjen from Gulf
Coast Doberman Rescue for taking this beautiful boy as well as the Doberman
Rescue Group of Oklahoma for their assistance!
Leo has
met his new friends in Louisiana as well as his new vet, Dr. Teresa Gernon
of the Sherwood South Animal
Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA. Dr. Gernon has started the skin grafts needed
to repair Leo's severe wounds. Dr. Gernon is doing some wonderful work with
Leo and we thank her for it!
The skin
graft procedure is expensive and we need your help. We need donations to cover
the costs, and we can also use some specific bandaging supplies as well. Anything
from the list below that is sent in will reduce the cost of his medical care.
Here is a list
of supplies and the address to send them to:
| VET
WRAP (COFLEX)3" 2" or 3" Cast padding (Johnson & Johnson Specialist) 3" stretch bandages (Kendall Conform) 3x3" Telfa "ouches" non adherent pads 3x3 4-ply gauze (Johnson & Johnson) Chew toys (keep him from chewing his arm!) |
Send
items to: Dr. Teresa Gernon (For "Leo") c/o Sherwood South Animal Hospital 3803 South Sherwood Forest Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA. 70816 |
These will keep him from chewing on his wounds! Please remember to put For "LEO" somewhere on the package. Thanks!
Please do what you can to help this young boy! We are asking for monetary donations, auction items, chew toys, bandage material, good thoughts and prayers! If you would like send in some money for Leo, you can use the PayPal button below or you can mail us a donation. As always, no donation is too small! Don't sit on five dollars because you think it is too small, it isn't! Thank you!
