It seemed like every time we went to the Allegany County Animal Shelter, there was Willie. We first saw Willie, a corgi terrier, in the cat room, his eyes pleading. The next time we saw Willie,  he was moved to the main kennel, his eyes fixed on us, hoping, even in a cacophony of noise.

Willie was so appealing, so cute, but nobody wanted a dog with bladder stones. Willie was on a special diet, and nobody could afford his specialized veterinary care. FOACAS was determined to help Willie.

We raised money in the community for him to have surgery at  Friendship Animal Hospital in DC. We arranged for him to have a caring foster while he waited for his appointment. The surgery was successful, and the entire hospital was mesmerized by Willie‘s cuteness. The surgeon paraded him around the hospital,  saying “can you believe this dog has no home ?”

Willie found an adopter in the metropolitan DC area. And on his recheck a few months later, Willie was deemed cured. He no longer has bladder stones, and he no longer has a need for any special care or medication.