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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Our Harvey, Bassador,, IS ONLY 7 BUT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF PREMATURE AGING! He has interstitial lung disease and diminished tooth roots and decreased thyroid function. So we are repeating some thyroid tests, T4.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anyone else have this problem? Or is it only bassadors? He huffs and puffs when he overextends his basset 500 rounds.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Harvey was intubated and had his mouth and throat checked because he snatched a fish skeleton which fell in our yard next to the river, probably dropped by a large heron. He chewed part of it and swallowed a bunch before he dropped it. He was drooling all over the rug and furniture and chewing his food very carefully and slowly, we KNEW something was wrong! Our bedspread was soaked where he was laying!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>His throat was swollen and his tongue had sores on it. The vet did a tooth cleaning while he was asleep and that was when they did the XRAYS which showed the signs of aging. At least no bone fragments were found in his stomach or esophagus.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We will miss the Christmas Card Exchange this year! Those precious cards! I just was overloaded and could not sign up this year. Thanksgiving was at our house and we had 14 this year. We are just recovering and now it’s a week before Christmas and I have not even gotten half of our family Christmas Cards sent. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tilly is reliving her childhood at 10 ½. She s Counter cruising, snatched ham and biscuits off plates at Thanksgiving and unrolling toilet paper on the run. Also, running at full speed and winning the Basset 500!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phoebe the mellow Lab ,never asks for anything. Goes out when the others do and LISTENS to us when we speak. She goes to the library and lets the special needs children read to her. She probably could read to them! She’s so human!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>But, Bassets will always have a special place in our hearts. We hope to always have at least one!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Merry Christmas Drool Family. May you all be the Blessing to others that you have been to our family<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sue and the Triplets, Tilly, Pheobe and Harvey<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>