Meet Lenore
She came from the same situation as Amelia, and she is also in rough shape. Lenore is about 10-12 years old, and she copes with her fear but shutting down and hiding in any corner she can find. My heart broke watching her try to dig through a corner in our vet’s treatment room to get away. She seemed to relax a bit with gentle touches and soft words, but it will also take time to show her everything will be okay.
Lenore also has a severe infection in both ears, and her right ear flap is scarred and missing a chunk at the bottom. Her teeth are also severely worn, and she looks to have had a few litters in her lifetime. Her skin is so severely infected that it feels like elephant skin, and I can’t imagine how uncomfortable she must have been. We gave her a medicated bath for the first time yesterday, and despite her fear, Lenore relaxed and let the warm water soothe her skin.
As our vet team begins the process to get Lenore healthy, she would greatly benefit from a foster home where she can decompress and start to learn how to stop being in fight or flight mode. She needs a special person, someone very patient who can be gentle but strong, as she is a flight risk. If you think you could be that person, please email labfriendinfo@gmail.com.
Given their condition and steps it will take to get them better, the vet care for Amelia and Lenore has already surpassed $1500. If you can find it in your heart to donate to their care, please visit https://labradorfriends.com/
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Foster Update 10/30:
We got Lenore out to our living room tonight. Look at her progress!!!! We are so proud of this girl! She has come so far
Update: I know this update has been long awaited for many!!
Lenore is slowly settling into her new foster home. She still won’t leave her kennel, but I can pet her a little bit and she’s been loving to each cheese! She loves to nap to some calming piano music.
Thank you so much to Lenore’s sweet foster mom! It makes the world of a difference to these babies.
Update: Lenore got a bath this morning to get all ready for her new foster mom to pick her up today! Sweet Amelia was right there trying to comfort her!
Her foster mom reports that she’s still very nervous and has spent the majority of the afternoon in her crate but did eat dinner which is a great sign!
We can’t wait to see this girl start coming out of her shell!
update: Lenore is one of our sweet seniors from our hoarding situation. She has been kept in an outside kennel with many other dogs so she is very dog friendly. She has become very shut down in our boarding facility and has just been staying with her head in the back corner
