Help us save Luigi
Our mission is to find help for my daughter and her family who have an italian greyhound that was hit by a truck on Wednesday, May 9th.
"Luigi" is 2 yrs old and broke away from his lead while the family was preparing to go to their sons baseball game.
Luigi's suffered massive soft-tissue (skin) injury to the right front side of his body. The skin was literally torn completely off his back/shoulder and his right front leg.
We took him to the local veterinarian, and he was immediately transferred to Michigan State University for treatment. Luigi will need extensive skin grafting, requiring three separate surgeries, to repair the damage. The doctors give Luigi a 98% chance of a full recovery with the recommended treatment, but financially this is a real hardship on the family. Costs for skin grafting, not including his post-op care, will be at least $7000.00. Orthodog's Silver Lining Fund (www.OSLF.com)has stepped up and donated $2000.00 to get Luigi's treatment started, without them, the outcome would have been drastically different for our little Luigi. Iggy Planet.com members and others have generously donated a combined total of $875.00, plus we have added an additional $620.50 from other sources. MSU's "Lucky Fund" will pick up the final $2000.00 as long as we can raise the needed $1504.00 in time. We are so close to our goal, yet so far, and time is running out.
Can you help us save Luigi?
If you would like to make a donation toward Luigi's care at Michigan State University, you can send it to:
BUSINESS OFFICE
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SMALL ANIMAL CLINIC
VETERINARIAN TEACHING HOSPITAL
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN 48824-1314
ATTENTION: LUIGI BELT - ACCOUNT # 230877
or call Michigan State University directly at (517)353-4957 to make a credit card donation over the telephone.
**Please ask MSU to note how you heard about Luigi (WXMI FOX 17 News, Ionia Sentinel Standard, Iggy Planet, Pledge Page, etc...)**.
If you have any questions or suggestions for us, please contact me at: tlh@cablespeed.com
Thank you for helping us save Luigi.
Sincerely,
Tammy (Luigi's Grandma)
**Remember, there are other dogs who need help just like Luigi...Orthodogs Silver Lining Fund helped us, now you can help them. Go to their website at www.OSLF.org and read about their wonderful organization.***
"Luigi" is 2 yrs old and broke away from his lead while the family was preparing to go to their sons baseball game.
Luigi's suffered massive soft-tissue (skin) injury to the right front side of his body. The skin was literally torn completely off his back/shoulder and his right front leg.
We took him to the local veterinarian, and he was immediately transferred to Michigan State University for treatment. Luigi will need extensive skin grafting, requiring three separate surgeries, to repair the damage. The doctors give Luigi a 98% chance of a full recovery with the recommended treatment, but financially this is a real hardship on the family. Costs for skin grafting, not including his post-op care, will be at least $7000.00. Orthodog's Silver Lining Fund (www.OSLF.com)has stepped up and donated $2000.00 to get Luigi's treatment started, without them, the outcome would have been drastically different for our little Luigi. Iggy Planet.com members and others have generously donated a combined total of $875.00, plus we have added an additional $620.50 from other sources. MSU's "Lucky Fund" will pick up the final $2000.00 as long as we can raise the needed $1504.00 in time. We are so close to our goal, yet so far, and time is running out.
Can you help us save Luigi?
If you would like to make a donation toward Luigi's care at Michigan State University, you can send it to:
BUSINESS OFFICE
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SMALL ANIMAL CLINIC
VETERINARIAN TEACHING HOSPITAL
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN 48824-1314
ATTENTION: LUIGI BELT - ACCOUNT # 230877
or call Michigan State University directly at (517)353-4957 to make a credit card donation over the telephone.
**Please ask MSU to note how you heard about Luigi (WXMI FOX 17 News, Ionia Sentinel Standard, Iggy Planet, Pledge Page, etc...)**.
If you have any questions or suggestions for us, please contact me at: tlh@cablespeed.com
Thank you for helping us save Luigi.
Sincerely,
Tammy (Luigi's Grandma)
**Remember, there are other dogs who need help just like Luigi...Orthodogs Silver Lining Fund helped us, now you can help them. Go to their website at www.OSLF.org and read about their wonderful organization.***