For cases where treatment will be prolonged, KSRF will work with the rescuer and the veterinarian to establish a payment plan. Coverage includes the actual surgical or treatment costs, diagnostic testing costs, medications, etc. Coverage for this category of funding will generally be paid on a reimbursement basis. In an effort to reduce the number of Keeshonden entering the already overburdened rescue system, KSRF is making available to foster care families funding coverage for spays and neuters of all rescued Keeshonden in foster care. By doing this, it is our hope that no rescued Keeshond will be adopted out without having been spayed or neutered because of the lack of financial means on the part of the foster homes.
Coverage includes any pre-surgical testing required, the actual surgical costs, and anesthetic.
These costs will only be funded on a reimbursement basis. KSRF will also provide funding for routine medications of a non-preventative nature, and diagnostic testing except for initial heartworm and fecal tests of new rescues. KSRF is not intended to fund all rescue costs. As such, we will not cover routine vaccination costs, initial heartworm testing, fecal exams, and preventative medications - except in the case of a puppy mill rescue. KSRF feels that rescuers who are not financially able to cover these initial costs, and the other non-medical routine costs of doing rescue, should not commit to caring for a rescued Keeshond.