Violet
Violet was found wandering the desert in Apple Valley. A good Samaritan took her to the shelter as a stray. The shelter quickly identified that Violet needed serious medical help and rushed her to the vet, where it was determined that the right side of her jaw was broken. The veterinarians did an emergency surgery to remove a 1-inch piece of bone that was sticking out of the side of her face. AVAS then contacted us to see if we could help. Without hesitation, our volunteer Shannon made the two hour drive to get her. After multiple appointments with our veterinarians and follow up specialists, it was determined that Violet had been shot in the face. The bullet went into her mouth, through the bottom of her jaw, shattering the right side, and then impacting/wounding her chest area. Violet needs multiple surgeries in order to reconstruct her jaw. We are up for the task for sure.
Shortly after her CT Scan with one of the specialists, Violet started acting "off". Her behavior became more and more alarming and our worst fears came true. Violet was diagnosed with distemper. This is an almost always fatal diagnosis. But our Violet is a fighter, and she said, "I didn't survive getting shot in the face to lose to a virus". We are now on, what seems to be, the other side of things, and she is improving daily after a 60 day battle that was touch and go for a while.
Once we get the all clear for the distemper, we will move forward with a major dental surgery to remove broken teeth that were casualties of the shooting. After that surgical site heals, we will move on to the next phase of the reconstructive surgery.
If you are interested in donating to Violet's mounting medical care, please donate here.
Shortly after her CT Scan with one of the specialists, Violet started acting "off". Her behavior became more and more alarming and our worst fears came true. Violet was diagnosed with distemper. This is an almost always fatal diagnosis. But our Violet is a fighter, and she said, "I didn't survive getting shot in the face to lose to a virus". We are now on, what seems to be, the other side of things, and she is improving daily after a 60 day battle that was touch and go for a while.
Once we get the all clear for the distemper, we will move forward with a major dental surgery to remove broken teeth that were casualties of the shooting. After that surgical site heals, we will move on to the next phase of the reconstructive surgery.
If you are interested in donating to Violet's mounting medical care, please donate here.