The Amazing Violet

Did you know that Violet has her VERY OWN Camp Cocker 2025 VIOLET Calendar?

➡️ Order a calendar HERE and help to support Violet!

VIOLET was rescued from the Baldwin Park Animal Shelter on January 17, 2017. She was unable to walk due to rear leg paralysis and muscle atrophy.

She was immediately taken to the VCA in West Los Angeles for a neurological consult and an MRI. Sadly, the MRI showed spinal cord damage that was too old to be surgically repaired.

Thus began Violet’s long road of treatment & therapy that would improve her life, and allow her to live as the “perfectly imperfect” dog that she is today!

Her therapies have included acupuncture, laser therapy, massage, treadmill, underwater treadmill, controlled walks, as well as balance & coordination exercises. Several of those therapies are still a part of her daily routine.

Today she can stand up and take a few steps before her rear legs cross and she falls over, but she has made improvement and her muscles are no longer atrophied, as they were when we first rescued her from the shelter in 2017.

She has permanent urinary incontinence, and fecal incontinence, both of which require manual expression several times a day.

The happy news is that Violet now has her own wheels, and goes on plenty of fun outings. She’s frequently seen joyfully running in the wind with her ears, and her wheels, behind her!

What we can tell you about Violet is that she is a fierce survivor - strong, brave, and determined! She has been extraordinarily lucky to find a very special long-term foster who has been willing and able to rise to the the many challenges of caring for a special needs dog like Violet! The loving care that Violet receives each and every day is truly a priceless gift!

If you would like to become a monthly sponsor for Violet, for as little as $5 a month you can become a sponsor here:

#CampCockerViolet is in a long-term foster home where her medical care and therapy needs can be met. Your monthly sponsorship will help her with her ongoing medical expenses & special nutritional needs for her bladder health!

We understand that many people may not want to donate to a dog that has such a poor prognosis, so we set up a special donate link especially for Violet, so that no donations will come away from other dogs we might save. Your donations will. help to pay for her therapy and nursing care. Please consider making a one-time donation or a monthly donation for Violet?

Thank you everyone who is rooting for Violet and sending love and donations! She is quite a trooper and is not giving up! If she doesn't give up-- we wont give up!