SASSIE IN ILLINOIS 17 APRIL 2012 ORIGINAL INTAKE DATE: 21 DECEMBER 2008
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	Violetta Argueta writes: Sassie was surrendered to CRUSA in December 2008 by a man in Michigan who lost his house to foreclosure and decided to put his mom in a nursing home and her 10-year-old Cairn in rescue.
Sassie's adoptive dad lost his job in October 2010; his home is being sold at a sheriff's auction in May. Still, that is no excuse for the neglect & suffering that he put Sassie through. He should have contacted CRUSA earlier and not let her eye ulcers go untreated to the point that her eye had to be removed. And the matting & feces certainly have no excuse either. He mentioned that she is incontinent, so she may also have a urinary tract infection. FosterMom Erica Bergin writes: The owner had informed me her eye was doing bad; he tried drops for seven days. They did not work so he stopped; that was in 2011. He also claimed she was peeing constantly everywhere. He met up with me and gave me Sassie; she smelled so bad! Her eye was very large. Then he proceeded to hand me a bag with paperwork & two bottles of shampoo (WHAT?). I was speechless. She did not have enough of a urine sample at the time of her appointment because she was straining so badly to go, so I think that is why he felt she wet everywhere. Just in case of a UTI, the vet put her on antibiotics; she has not peed as often and now eliminates outside. I am watching her still; if I see her straining again or peeing worse, I will take her to the vet ASAP.
	On 23 April, Gayle Kiesow writes: Four years after her adoption from CRUSA, Sassie was returned, in bad condition and with an ulcerated eye. Sassie had her eye removed today at the vet in Rockford where Sammie started. [Read Sammie's story HERE] She did well and is home with FosterMom Erica Bergin tonight, but will return tomorrow to remove a gauze patch. She also had a lump removed from her neck under the collar. She came in filthy, stinking, matted with feces; as you can see, she had to be shaved down.
On 24 April, Gayle writes: Sassie is doing OK this morning after going back to the vet to have the drain removed. She will see the vet again in two weeks. Erica & Tom took shifts last night to be sure she was resting comfortably. The lump on the neck is a sore and was not removed; vet feels the meds she is on should take care of it. If not, we will address that at a later date.

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