Labrador Retriever / Mixed (medium coat) : : Female (spayed) : : Adult : : Medium Learn more about the Labrador Retriever.
~ADOPTION PENDING~
Velvet is on HOLD- She needs to recover, gain some weight, and see the ophthalmologist.
Update 11/7/16
Velvet saw the regular vet today for a checkup. She is doing well. She hasn't put on any additional weight, but the vet said she looks good and healthy. She does have a bump on her front left leg, but the vet thinks that it is possibly from a previous injury. She shows no signs of pain, has full range of motion and it doesn't slow her down in any way. He recommended possibly putting her on a glucosamine supplement.
He also believes she can see fine out of her right eye, but we will still follow up with an ophthalmologist to be sure. Her appointment is Nov. 15th.
As for her personality that is emerging. She is cautious and shy when meeting new people, (who can blame her) but instead of running away, she tends to roll over in a submissive position for belly rubs. She will tear around the yard with my younger dog, and at the same time she's quiet and content in the house. I don't believe for one minute that she "ran away", because she typically stays pretty close to my side outside. If she starts to get a bit to far from me, I can call her back easily.
She's ok in the car... a little timid getting in, but settles nicely once she's in. She's an absolute angel at the vet, they can pretty much do what ever they want to her, and she barely reacts.
I have not heard her bark once... even when mine are all going ballistic.
If she has one fault, it would have to be that she likes to check out what is on the counter. Not in a counter surfing way, but more like when I'm getting her food ready, or getting a treat out of the cabinet, she puts her feet up to see what I'm doing. The "off" command is sinking in.
Over all, she's been one of the easiest fosters we've had and she's going to make someone a great family pet that will pretty much adapt to her surroundings. She's just a lovable, easy going dog.
10/19/16
Velvet's Background...as we know it.
She was found on Sept. 29th, cold and unresponsive in a ditch. When she was approached by the good samaritian that found her, she tried to stand, but fell over. She had to be lifted into the car.
On her initial exam at the Humane Society, her body temp was low, she was covered in ticks, but she didn't appear to have any apparent trauma. The vet thought she may be blind, because she had no blink reflex. But they didn't think she had been born that way, because she didn't "act" like a dog that has been blind from birth. They were concerned with head trauma and that intracranial swelling could be the cause of the loss of the blink reflex.
She spent her first night after being found in the E-clinic for pain meds, IV fluids and treatment for head trauma. She was also being treated for upper respiratory issues, possibly kennel cough.
The next morning when she returned to the Humane Society, she was more alert, could now walk to go outside and she ate something. She was started on an anti seizure medication as a precaution because of the suspected head trauma.
She improved over the weekend. On Oct. 3rd. when she was examined, her blink reflex had returned to her left eye, but not her right eye yet.
She continued to improve during the course of the next week. On her exam on Oct. 10th, it was decided that she would be spayed that
Thursday
. The next day, she stopped putting weight on her right hind leg. They ran a test for tick borne diseases (because of all the ticks found on her). Though the test was negative, they started medication to treat tick-borne diseases, because along with not putting weight on her right leg, she was also running a fever.
When she was rechecked on the day of her spay surgery, her fever was gone, she seemed less sore and was walking better. Her respiratory signs had improved also. Her blink reflex in her right eye seemed better, but still not normal.
Her story begins here...The start of her good life.
The Human Society reached out to LEARN, and we took her in. I picked her up on Oct. 18th. When I met with the director to get Velvet, she could not stop talking about what a sweet girl she was, how well she handled all the poking and prodding, and how the entire staff had to say goodbye before she left. I can say, that in the single day we have had her, I couldn't agree more. She seems to be potty trained. She slept quietly in our room on a dog bed last night. Although we still have to limit her exercise, she is starting to show her spunk. She's already trying to engage my pack in play. She doesn't seem to have any issues with her vision, but we have scheduled an appointment with a dog ophthalmologist to have her checked out. We also need to put some weight on her...she's really thin. I have been trying to figure out what she may be mixed with, and my neighbor thinks it may be some Collie. She might just be right. She's got the tail, and really light face markings.
Because nobody came in to claim her, the humane society thinks she may have been dumped. From this day forward Velvet, you will know nothing but love.
More about VelvetGood with Dogs, Good with Cats, Good with Adults, Quiet, Does Good in the Car, Requires a yard, Leashtrained, Cratetrained, Likes to play with toys, Playful, Timid, Affectionate Video of Velvet:
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