26/5/12 After a period of illness, Casey has sadly had to be put to sleep. Our thoughts are with her lovely foster carer and also with Casey’s former owner who has been following Casey’s progress since sadly having to part with her.
Sleep tight beautiful Casey.
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Casey is a 15 year old medium-sized Crossbreed girl who came into Oldies Club care because her owner was unable to keep her. Casey is in an Oldies Club foster home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and is waiting for someone to offer her a permanent home.
Settled quickly: Casey was settled at her foster home within a couple of days.
Likes to have company: Casey has been left alone for up to 2 hours in her foster home. She does whine, but she isn’t destructive. Casey therefore needs a home with someone around for most of the day.
Needs to be the only dog: Casey can be quite defensive towards other dogs and so she needs to be the only dog in her new home.
Doesn’t like cats, but OK with small animals: Casey will bark and lunge at cats she sees on a walk and takes a while to settle after they have gone, so she can’t live with cats. However she has been fine with the birds, guinea pigs and rabbit at her foster home.
Loves children: Casey loves children. She loves to cuddle up with her fosterer’s 6 year old daughter and have tickles. Her foster carer feels that Casey should be fine to live with well-behaved, considerate children aged 4 years and upwards.
Loves long walks: Casey loves her walks and will walk for miles! However, she is deaf so her foster carer has been keeping her on a long flexi-lead. She will recall if you tap your leg, but obviously this won’t work if Casey is facing the other way! And if she saw a cat she would chase it. Casey is fit for her age and would easily manage a 1-hour walk first thing in the morning and then another in the afternoon. But she would be happy with 2 or 3 30-minute walks a day with a longer walk as an occasional treat.
Good in the car: Casey has been fine travelling in the car.
Casey’s favourite pastimes: Casey loves nothing better than to be snuggled up on the settee next to someone, or sitting on their lap! She loves cuddles and tickles. She also enjoys a good sniff around the garden.
Casey’s dislikes: Cats! And possibly greyhounds, but we haven’t witnessed that. She also doesn’t like to be left alone for too long.
Casey’s perfect home: Casey would love a home either with mature owners where someone is at home most of the time and maybe has grandchildren visiting, or with someone who works at home and has children.
Health notes: Casey is neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, wormed and flea-treated. She is generally in good health for a 15 year old. She has lost most of her teeth due to gum disease, but manages to eat tinned food OK. She has a fatty lump that the vet is not worried about and has recently had a urine infection that she has been treated for. She is deaf so doesn’t respond to being called but will respond if you tap your leg. She also has cataracts but her sight seems pretty good!
Foster carer’s summary of Casey: “Cuddly; Cheeky; Bouncy; Lovely. She is living here with pet birds, guinea pigs who she has shown no interest in at all, and a pet rabbit who she has become friendly with through the bars of the rabbit run. When left alone, Casey does sing, and can be quite cheeky: I found her up on my dining room table when I came in from shopping one day! She loves to come up onto my bed for cuddles in the morning and at night, but sleeps on her bed in my room. She really is no trouble at all. A very loving affectionate girl who asks no more than a warm comfy lap to snuggle up to.”
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If you can offer Casey a permanent home, please refer to our Adoption Procedures for information about the adoption process. You can then contact an Oldies Club rehoming co-ordinator as follows:
Email: rehome@oldies.org.uk
Telephone: 0844 586 8656
Casey can be rehomed anywhere in the UK, subject to a satisfactory home visit, but note that you will be required to travel to the foster home to meet her.
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If you would love to offer a home to an oldie but your circumstances aren’t suitable, perhaps you would be kind enough to sponsor one of the special oldies we are caring for that, due to health problems, are unlikely to be offered a permanent home.