PLEASE  HELP  WILLI

 Willi is a 7-mo.-old mixed breed who was found him in the back of an SUV in Syracuse, NY, last November. At 10-12 weeks old at the time, he didn’t know why he was being kept out in the cold car. A neighbor found him while walking past the car when the pup got up to greet her. He had been there for several days with poop around him, and no food or water. After knocking on doors until the owner of the SUV was found, the neighbor requested that she surrender the pup, and she did.

 

Willi was born with a deformed bottom jaw and needs dental surgery to grind down his bottom teeth. It just never grew in proportion to the rest of his mouth. As time has gone on and his permanent  teeth have grown in, because his bottom jaw is so small, his bottom teeth don’t match up to his top teeth, and thus, his bottom teeth are drilling into the roof of his mouth. Eventually they will wear holes through the upper jaw, at which time it will be extremely painful and costly to fix. 

Willi is currently being fostered by a neighbor who has no work and may soon have no home, since her landlord (who paid for Willi’s neuter and puppy shots) is going to Iraq and selling the duplex. The foster mom is struggling to survive with a greyhound and two cats of her own. She contacted a local no-kill shelter to turn Willi in, but without his dental surgery, the shelter said he will live in a cage and eventually be put down. 

The vet estimate for Willi’s dental surgery is
$1,100 - $1,300, not including any extractions.  

Willi needs help asap before: 1) his problem worsens, causing extreme pain; 2) the foster mom has to leave her apartment; and 3) he can go to a forever home.

To donate to Willi’s cause, please e-mail Carole at The Mosby Foundation at info@themosbyfoundation.org and put “Willi” in the subject line.

Any amount…small or large…will help!

THANK YOU!

THE MOSBY FOUNDATION NOW HAS A LOST DOG HOTLINE! The foundation will keep records of all lost and found reports and attempt to match up people looking for dogs with folks who have found dogs with a similar description.  It is our hope that this will provide a much needed community service by helping dogs get safely home as soon as possible. Remember - The Mosby Foundation is not a rescue group in that we do not take dogs in ourselves. Call 540-480-LOST (5678) if you would like to report a lost or found dog.

 

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