Monthly Archives: March 2013
Hercules Update
Hi everyone!I have been very busy over the last couple weeks. I got a job and I get paid in treats! I get to go to work at Pawsitive Steps Rehabilitation & Therapy for Pets everyday now that the office is open! My folks have been busy getting the office ready and I have been helping out. I get to test the equipment and play in the exercise room when it is not in use. There is an underwater treadmill, which is lots of fun. I like to splash with my feet and chew at the water. The land treadmill is neat, but not as fun as the one with water. When we get company at the office, I get to greet them. I am very tired at night because I don’t get my afternoon nap lately. I still get to visit with folks at Partridge Creek on the weekends, but we go when the work is done. If you are in the area, drop by the office to say hi! Or check out the websitehttp://www.
Have a pawsitive day!
Hercules (& Dr. K)
Dr. Tari Kern
Upcoming Events
Dollars Paid to Veterinarians
$15,207.98 — This is the total amount of dollars paid out to veterinarians during January and February, 2013. These were brutal months for the abandoned, stray, and abused. And, with our next fundraiser still 6 weeks away, 4 Paws 1 Heart has its lowest bank balance since we started over 2 years ago. Because of this we may have to limit help for a while. Any donation is much appreciated and with the exception of Gina’s phone bill, all dollars donated go directly to the welfare of the animal. Donations can be made through paypal or by mail at P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080~ Thank You, diana
Thanks to Our Supporters
Thanks to our supporters, thirty (30) checks were sent to veterinarians in January and February,2013 to help with the medical bills of rescue organizations, individual rescuers, and our favorite animal control officers. We currently have small credit balances at The PAWS Clinic and All About Animals Rescue to assist in the spaying and neutering of rescued cats and dogs. This was a tough 2 months and we definitely have to build up our coffers to continue. Any and all donations are much appreciated. Donations can be made through paypal or by mail at P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080~ diana
Guess who has five 1-week old kittens???
“Guess who has five 1-week old kittens??? If you guessed Gina, you guessed right.A couple brought in the mom and the five, one-week old kittens to the Emergency. The mother was severely convulsing and, unfortunately, couldn’t be saved. The family was devastated but very relieved and appreciative when Gina offered to take in the kittens. The family explained that the female was 1 year old and because of some financial hardships had not had her spayed. Then they rescued an intact male. They thought they had successfully kept them apart but the female got pregnant. The condition which caused her death was a result of the birth and could be better explained by Gina.A hard lesson to be learned is that we MUST spay and neuter our pets. Too many pets are dying in the shelters, on the streets, or like in this case, because of medical conditions which could have been avoided. There are low-cost clinics which will spay and neuter your cat for $40 and your dog for $80 (sometimes less) Don’t let this heartache happen to you. ~ diana”
Disco in the D
Kennedy Saved From Parvo
Too beautiful for words. Thank You Loveabull Paws Rescue, we love you! ~ dianaWe would like to thank 4paws1heart for saving miss Kennedy from parvo. Over the next few weeks she will continue to get strong and well and then will be placed up for adoption. Stay posted for more pretty Kennedy update
Jane From Mutts of Motown
2/25/13 4 Paws 1 Heart received this request from Mutts of Motown and after doing our research, we just had to help. I continue to thank God for the selfless rescues who use their own money to help those who can’t help themselves and give these animals the love and respect they too ofent have never had. ~ diana
“This is Jane. She was living in an empty house on Jane st. in detroit with a few other strays. A lady in the area has been feeding them, and I’ve been helping her get one at a time out of there. Most of our rescues are sent to other rescues as there are too many for my small group to handle. I sent two black labs to animal welfare society, the first with her pups she’d had in the empty house. Jane was supposed to go to Precious Pets Rescue this Monday, but on Sunday, the neighbor called to say that a strange pack of dogs came out of nowhere and attacked her and she thought they were killing her. By the time I got there the strange pack was gone and jane was in the empty house, bleeding and very injured. I put a collar and leash on her and she walked to the truck as if to say “get me out of here”. On Monday I took her in; I had already started her on anti-biotics for the many severe puncture wounds. She has heartworm, and is 4 or 5 years old. The 6/gratiot area has been a heartworm area for a few years, our vet seems to think it might be advanced. The other rescue refused to take her, as the foster they had lines up couldn’t keep her seperate from her other dogs, and, Jane, is understandably defensive now. I am determined to help her, as she has not once shown me any sign of human aggression, and seems leash and house trained too. ~ Laura
Welcome Angel
2/25/13 4 Paws 1 Heart received a request for help from our friends at Vigilante Dog Rescue. Please say an extra prayer tonight for all of these unwanted, abused animals who are roaming are streets needing our help. ~ diana
“Everyone, please welcome Angel, the newest canine crew member here at Vigilante Dog Rescue! Freezing, frostbitten, emaciated and completely alone, she sought shelter from the storm last night on someone’s front porch in Detroit- and that someone got in touch with us. We were not planning on taking in any dogs, were only one dog away from being at our capacity once again after Pumpkin Mama’s adoption two weeks ago…but this one dog, this furry Angel, was the dog meant to fill that emergency vacancy in our head foster’s home and heart. Estimated to be somewhere around 7 or 8 years old, with ears bloodied from frostbite, a half healed wound on her back, and every bone sticking out from her starving body, Angel needed us- and she needed us NOW. So we immediately took her to our vet for the full intake exam and begin her vaccines- half given today, the rest tomorrow to go easy on her so vulnerable system- and a heartworm test- which by the grace of whatever higher being there is was a big fat NEGATIVE!! From the moment our director first laid eyes and gentle, kind hands on Angel, it was clear there was just something about her that was special, a warrior’s spirit inside her broken body…so gentle, sweet, and trusting of humans despite how severely she was failed by our species, Angel is one of those special dogs who instantly enters and grabs your heart in the most primal of ways and never, ever lets go. Angel is now a part of our rescue, and a part of each of our souls as well, and the story her sad eyes tell will only get better and brighter from here on out.