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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>HHBR was told of Cassie, an 11 yr. old senior Basset, being in a shelter in Southern KS. At 11 her owners surrendered her to the shelter when they were moving & the new landlord would not allow them to bring their pets =( Cassie's story spread across Facebook & this is where HHBR learned of her need for rescue..how could we ever say no to that sweet girls face. As everyone knows seniors are not the easiest hounds to place, they have more medical needs than the young ones, they wait longer for their forever homes & most often just end up becoming rescue's "forever fosters". Well sweet Cassie had some Angel's looking over her that day & through the FB grapevine a family from IN fell in love with Cassie's plight for help & became very interested in adopting her. Their only hurdle was the distance for them...at over 11 hrs. one way & them not knowing how to get her pulled from the shelter they didn't think it was a possibility to adopt her. A friend on FB connected them with HHBR when she learned we were able to help and after going through HHBR's adoption process & being approved in every way they are welcoming Sweet Cassie home this weekend! <br><br>Now here's the tough part..the shelter labeled Cassie as in "good health with no concerns". HHBR of course anticipates every senior we pull needing a routine dental, blood work ,etc. to get them on the right track to healthiness...but Sweet Cassie has more health issues than initially thought & we're in need of some Angel's for Cassie. <br><br>Cassie came into the shelter infested with fleas, the shelter offered her Frontline to start killing them but this flea infestation has left her coat in horrible condition. She also had severe dental needs & had to have 2 teeth removed along with a good cleaning. She also came with one of the most horrid urinary tract infections...one that had clearly been with her for quite some time & has surely caused her some pain ='( She is now on 2 different types of oral antibiotics for the skin & UTI. She also had some large skin tags & bumps removed...along with all the minimal vetting she needs like Rabies, HW test, HW preventative, fecal, etc. her total vet bill is close to $400 & this is a total with a generous 50% rescue discount! The adopters of course will pay an adoption fee but $400 is unreasonable to request for a senior's adoption fee! <br><br>HHBR has taken in a couple of senior & medically needy hounds in the past few months & our funds are running low. We're hoping we can fundraise some of Cassie's vet expenses to help offset some of the costs! <br><br>Donations can be made by the Chipin link<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://hhbr.chipin.com/cassie">http://hhbr.chipin.com/cassie</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>via PayPal directly to <a href="mailto:admin@houndshavenbassetrescue.com">admin@houndshavenbassetrescue.com</a> or sent via snail mail to:<br><br>Hounds Haven Basset Rescue<br><br>305 N 15th St<br><br>Indianola, IA 50125<br><br>We thank you in advance for becoming one of Cassie's angels! <br><br>If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at <a href="mailto:admin@houndshavenbassetrescue.com">admin@houndshavenbassetrescue.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.houndshavenbassetrescue.com">www.houndshavenbassetrescue.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>