God Bless each and everyone on PT
I recieved a voicemail from Trish tonight. Tomorrow she will be in a meeting with the Dr.'s in their Office from 8:30am until a little after 10:00am. After which she said she would give me a call and update me, and of course I will pass it on to all of you PTer's.
Emma I wanted to tell you God Bless You and CAAWS. Also see the PM I sent you in your notifications.
Also just wanted you all to know that this tread was crossed posted to www.f150forum.com just got that send over as a PM.
I guess Jonny Walker never thought he would be so BIG that he would make the World Wide Web, but then again none of of thought this would happen to poor Jonny, and as I said this WILL NOT be brushed under the rug.
Just to let you all know a little more information I was given today and God where is this boy's mothers mind at. They are trying to get the younger boy to say he done it cause the boy that actually done it already has some type of criminal record and the feel the younger son will not get in trouble. But hey MOM if you are by some chance reading and following Jonny's thread I witnessed this attack and I know what I saw as well as who I Saw.
Sorry PTer's just had to add that because we put a collection jar in a local store that the parents of these kids go to, and listed this site for people to follow Jonny's story and recovery.
I will post again in the morning when I speak to Trish and give you all a status. God Bless you all and have a Good Night.
Hello to everyone from Louisiana Veterinary Referral Center in Mandeville, LA
I want to first and foremost thank everyone for the calls and emails that have been coming in over the past 48 hours regarding Johnny Walker. I signed up for this website last night in order to be able to give an update from our hospital on Johnny Walker. Everyone worked today to secure donations towards the continuing care and need for surgery for Johnny. I have received $1600 between yesterday and today in phone call transactions for Johnny. Calls ranged from several states where people have seen this story. I have personally reached out to everyone in my email contact list this afternoon. I received three calls within 30 minutes as a result. I contacted a local radio station and told the story and asked for it to be mentioned. The gentleman stated that I could email him a brief summary and he would see if they could list something on their website. I will also reach out to our local Chamber of Commerce as we are business members with them and will ask them to notify all of the Chamber members of this need.
The Louisiana Veterinary Referral Center is owned by three doctors: Dr. David Kergosien, Dr. Elizabeth Kergosien and Dr. Kenneth Arceneaux. Dr. David Kergosien is a diplomate with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He has offered to volunteer his time and surgical skills to perform this surgery. We are working very closely with the owners and all donors to make this happen.
Johnny is stable. He continues on IV fluids and pain meds. He is alert and walks on a leash with coaxing. One of our doctors took several pictures of him this afternoon and plans to post them on our facebook page for lavrc (Louisiana Veterinary Referral Center).
We are still taking and in need of donations. I have taken many credit card payments over the phone today. Anyone interested in donating may call our main number, 985-626-4862 and ask for Trish. I am handling all of the transactions to keep things simple and consistent. In the event that someone calls and I am not here (like at night), the receptionists are taking names and numbers and I am returning calls. I will be in the office all day on Thursday and Friday.
I will keep everyone posted on this site. I will also mail receipts to each donor. It has been a real pleasure working with such a dedicated group of people over the past two days. We are doing everything that we can to meet the needs that Johnny has at this time.
Sincerely,
Trish, on behalf of Louisiana Veterinary Referral Center, Mandeville, LA
