Featured Adoptables: Rudy the Basset Hound
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
This week’s featured furbaby is Rudy, a basset hound boy from Western Missouri Basset Rescue Inc., in Raytown, MO:
Hi my name is Rudy. I was thrown out of a moving car in the WalMart parking lot the day before Christmas. A nice lady took me to the vet and got me checked out to see I just had some bumps and bruises. But they also found out I had heartworms. I am being treated for the heartworms and am doing fine. It has been two months now since I got my shot and I am spry as ever. I like to get on your lap and give kisses.
Don’t let the heartworm diagnosis scare you off! My Jayne was just finishing her heartworm treatment when we adopted her two years ago, and she’s in perfect health now - no complaints. If you have dogs, though, be sure to put them on a monthly heartwom preventative and take them to the vet every 6 or 12 months for a checkup. Heartworm is a treatable condition, but it’s better to prevent such a potentially dangerous infection to begin with.
If you’d like to adopt dear Rudy, or are interested in other basset hounds available for adoption, visit Western Missouri Basset Rescue here.
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Each Wednesday, the Kansas City Freecycle blog will feature one adoptable animal from a local KC rescue group or animal shelter.
We do this for several reasons:
- To highlight the plight of companion animals in the Kansas City area.
- To remind members of our no-animal policy, and provide an alternative venue for members who wish to adopt an unwanted animal.
- To encourage members to adopt a furry friend.
- To help out out local animal rescue groups and animal shelters, many of which are overwhelmed by the sheer number of animals in need.
- To illustrate these animals’ unique personalities and characteristics, thus underscoring the fact that they are not objects and should not be “freecycled”.
Click here to view past Featured Adoptables.
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