- Name – Yara
- Age – 2
- Sex – Female
- Location – North Wales
9th August 2026
Please give a big BRNGB welcome to Yara
Yara is one of two sister who joined us at last weekend. Yara is currently under assessment and is not ready for her forever home; please do not make enquiries, as they will go unanswered at this time.
Yara is just over two years old, and the braver of the two sisters, but sadly has an infection in her eye, which means she has to have it removed.
As with Aggie. this lovely girl came to us from her original family, where she was basically a “free range” basset. She lived very rural and was rarely inside a home.
Yara is a very playful, happy girl and is enjoying being involved with a pack of bassets. She’s settled into foster life really well and is a confident player and mooching around on her own! Yara has definitely learnt what comfort is, as you’ll see from the photos below.
Yara does favour being outside, but is getting used to being in a house; she loves attention and belly rubs.
You’ll notice in the photos of both Yara and Aggie they have at least two leads on them when out. They are a flight risk never being walked on leads before, or going out in cars. Yara is definitely getting used to walks and doesn’t seem to mind the “equipment”.
Now, as you would have read about Aggie she has an eye issue. Sadly Yara’s is a lot more serious. Yara was taken to the vet early last week, and has already been seen by an eye specialist. As with Aggie, it is probable that Yara has had puppies.
Sadly Yara is totally blind in her left eye. This has been caused by an infection which has gone mainly untreated. Whilst waiting for the eye specialist Yara was prescribed eye drops, which she was a very good girl having.
So fast forward to the eye specialist. The appointment was for an hour so a multitude of tests could be carried out.
The specialist has advised that Yara’s left eye needs to be removed. There is no blood flow going to it, there is a deep infection in her eye which is causing her pain. Sadly, the infection has already started to spread to her right eye. Blood has been taken so we can understand what the infection is and hopefully the right antibiotics can be given and we can save her right eye. The results will be back on Monday.
Agatha will also be checked to ensure that the issue is not hereditary. Although looking at photos and after speaking to the specialist, this could have been an injury to her eye at some point in her past which the infection has managed to attack. Until we know for certain we are grasping at straws, but we will get to the bottom of it.
It is devasting that a hound so young has to go through this, and could potentially have both of her eyes removed.
As soon as we know what we are dealing with we will update you all further. We’ve added the vet notes below. So again, we are asking for funds to help more basset eyes! That’s three hounds, all needing eye surgery in our care.
To be so young and to go through is this just so devastating.
If you would like to donate to Yara’s care you can do so using the link below, or purchase a raffle ticket for this month’s raffle.
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