Was it the chicken bones found in his stomach, or
the startling amount of chicken he threw up that made little Leroy
so sick? Who knows? And then being hit by a car didn't help.
When Leroy, a sweet Bijon mix, was picked up as
a stray in Queens in April, he was in pretty sore shape, inside
and out. Workers at Animal Care & Control's (AC&C) Brooklyn
shelter knew the minute he arrived that the little guy needed some
special help. So they arranged with the Mayor's Alliance for Leroy
to go to the Veterinary Emergency & Referral Group (V.E.R.G.)
in Brooklyn, where he was treated for lacerations, jaundice, and
an extremely upset stomach from ingesting chicken bones
and way too much chicken. Leroy's medical bill was paid
by the Picasso Veterinary Fund, which
is administered by the Mayor's Alliance.
After being brought back from death's door by the
caring and talented veterinarians and vet techs at V.E.R.G., Leroy
was taken into foster care by Elizabeth Ferguson, a vet tech at
the hospital and a foster care volunteer for P.L.U.T.O.
Rescue of Richmond County, an Alliance Participating Organization
(APO). As a result of this powerful collaborative effort -- AC&C,
V.E.R.G., P.L.U.T.O. Rescue, and the Picasso
Veterinary Fund of the Mayor's Alliance, today Leroy is enjoying
life in a permanent new home.
A frisky Leroy romps with Luke,
foster mom Elizabeth Ferguson's kid brother, after receiving
emergency medical care, paid for by the Picasso
Veterinary Fund, at Veterinary Emergency & Referral
Group in Brooklyn. To donate to this life-saving fund,
please click here.
"What a little miracle that dog turned out
to be!" Elizabeth says. "He has gotten his second chance
at life and now is enjoying his forever home with a kind woman named
Joan."
Leroy is indeed a miracle, as are many of the dogs
and cats who got second chances at a good life because of the Picasso
Veterinary Fund. This special fund, created by Bernadette Peters
and Mary Tyler Moore and administered by the Mayor's Alliance for
NYC's Animals, pays for extraordinary medical care for AC&C
animals who are transferred to other APOs where permanent homes
for them will be found. Leroy, like all the other Picasso animals,
would likely not have survived were it not for the Picasso Veterinary
Fund.
Because the fund is supported solely by private
donations, we rely upon people like you to ensure that these miracles
continue to happen. Please be a part of this life-saving effort;
donate online or mail your tax-deductible
donation (made payable to Mayor's Alliance/Picasso Veterinary
Fund) to: Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, Attn: Picasso
Veterinary Fund, 244 Fifth Avenue, Suite R290, New York, NY 10001-7604.
