Lauren at the shelter

This is Lauren. I met this sweet,sad soul at Smyth County Animal Shelter last week.
Lauren was take in as a stray, she had multiple injuries and as often happens no one ever came to reclaim her. I don’t know who happened upon this gentle creature prior to her arrival to the shelter or if her former owner inflicted her injuries.

What I do know is that we took Lauren from the shelter yesterday, frightened and quivering. She was immdiately seen by our veterinarian with 1 hour of being taken from the shelter.

Her right eye was sunken into its socket. Slightly to the left of her injured eye was a moderate indentation in her skull. The veterinary exam revealed that the damage to Lauren’s eye was not caused by infection but rather by a blow to her head.
The exam progressed,revealing two toes missing from her right front paw, a broken tail and abrasions on her nose.

I am happy to say that she will recover, at least from the physical wounds inflicted on her. Hopefully time, love and pactience will heal her spirit.

Many people were instrumental in saving Lauren and we are very grateful to have had their help, but the hero of the day is Betty, Lauren’s foster mom, who opened her heart and home to this broken little dog  and gave her a place to convalesce.