Daily Archives: July 6, 2016

Sassy – Found on the Street with a Screw in her Stomach

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7/1/16 – This has been quite the week!! We have taken on and unbelievable number of serious cases this week and although the bills haven’t all come in, we have definitely gone through all of the money raised during the Father’s Day Challenge. This is Sassy, We had originally helped Sassy with her initial vetting and medical care; she was doing great in her foster home. But then the call came in — Sassy was lethargic and hasn’t been eating. After visiting one emergency hospital where it was learned that Sassy had somehow eaten a screw, she was taken to our friends at Wilson Veterinary who performed immediate surgery. She is now doing great and went home yesterday. A huge thanks to her rescuer, Megan, and her foster mom for running all over town for hours to get her help. Anyone interested in adopting this sweetie, should contact Friends of Scooby Rescue. Without the donations, we would never have been able to provide the emergency treatment for all of these animals. Anyone in
Just a reminder that whether you have a baby, pets, or both, it is always good to ‘baby proof’ your home. And, even when you think you’ve checked everything, check again! These kids can get into anything and everything. Now we just have to get sweet Sassy her forever home.

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Axel – Starved and Abandoned — Update – RIP Sweet Boy

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6/30/16 – Axel Update: Axel is looking a little livelier today. Your prayers have helped!!! We are hoping to get this baby into a loving temporary home while a cruelty case may be pursued. There are many animal lovers in the Roseville Police Department who are very anxious to help her heal emotionally and physically. We will absolutely keep everyone updated. Please remember that it’s only with your donations and support can we continue to save the lives in these critical cases. The options are: (1) tell the abuser/owner he has to take the animal to the vet but they rarely have the money or the credit to do so, consequently, the animal will die; (2) surrender the animal to the City but the municipalities don’t have the funds to cover these types of medical expenses; consequently the animal will die; OR (3) get assistance from a rescue or a group like 4 Paws 1 Heart. Thank you for all of your prayers. Donations can be made through paypal by using the ‘donate’ button on this page, through paypal on our website4paws1heart.org; or by mail at P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080. ~ diana

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7/5/16I am so very sorry to report that Axel’s suffering ended this morning. He did appear to be getting better but when Animal Control OfficerJoe, visited him yesterday he learned that Axel had no energy and had blood in his stool. It turns out he had numerous tears in his intestines. He was put on antibiotics but everything was just too much for his ravaged body. May you rest in peace sweet boy. You were loved by many in the end. – Diana

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Chewie – Adopted Out with Parvo by a Backyard Chewie

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6/30/16 – Prayers and Positive Energy Needed!! Please share and BEWARE – This little 3 lb. baby was adopted to a loving family on June 23. His name is Chewie. The family had just lost their family dog of 12 years and were hoping to fill their hearts with another dog they could love. Unfortunately, they answered an ad on Hoobly. The puppy was advertised as an 8 week old Chihuahua/Dachshund mix. The first couple of days the puppy was playful and seemed healthy but just a couple of days later he became lethargic and not eating. They immediately took him to the hospital and he tested positive for parvo. Anyone who has had to treat a dog for a serious illnesses such as parvo, heart worm, intestinal blockages, know that these costs can be exorbitant, especially for a young family. When the family contacted the ‘lowlife’ prior owner/obvious breeder, she claimed that she no longer had their $175 and that the dogs actually belonged to her brother who she couldn’t get in touch with. The family’s attempt to get help from the people responsible for this poor baby’s illness fell on deaf, charlatan, ears. The family contacted us in desperation. Because this baby had so recently come into this family, we agreed to help with some of the medical bills. At this time Chewie is still in the hospital (he went in June 27); he hasn’t gotten better but he hasn’t gotten worse — so there is still hope. Gina said that at this size, this disease can be very difficult to fight. Please pray for Chewie and his family and PLEASE do not buy pets from backyard breeders (actually I’m not in favor of any breeders but that is just my personal opinion). In this case, other puppies were in the litter and more than likely they have died or are in hospitals. This is why animals are vaccinated and when older must have flea/mosquito preventatives. Always do your research and adopt your new family member from a legitimate rescue or shelter. ~ diana

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Nelson, Sargent, and Clooney – Rescued with 99 Other Dogs

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6/30/16 – You may have read the news story about the 99 dogs recovered from a home in Cottervile, MI. One of the rescues who was called in to assist, Michigan Animal Crew (MAC), has asked us for medical assistance. Because of the success in our Father’s Day Challenge, we were able to help three of the dogs who were in very serious condition — Nelson, Sargent, and Clooney. Here is the story as reported to us by MAC. ~ diana

“Here is the story as it unfolded June 24, 2016.

The St. Clair County Animal control had 22 of the Cotterville hoarding dogs. They got the dogs on June 13, 2016. The alleged owners of the 99 dogs were charged with 2-4 year felonies. There are plenty of stories in the Times Herald in Port Huron.

13 of the dogs were in advanced stages of parvo and one had died before the vet identified it and said “put these 13 down”. These 13 were vomiting and had bloody diarrhea and were very lethargic. The vet put them down by 11 am on June 24, 2016. However, there were 7 other dogs that were housed with these dogs. They were tested by St. Clair County Animal Control and they tested positive for parvo but THEY WERE ASYMPTOMATIC FOR PARVO. We were contacted as the shelter is small and they had no more parvo tests to test the balance of the dogs in the shelter. The dogs could be euthanized because they had no way to test them. We contacted several vets and purchased Parvo test kits and got them to the St. Clair Animal Control. All dogs were tested. Everyone else was negative — thank God.

The 7 Parvo positive dogs were transported by the St. Clair Animal Control to Wilson Veterinary at our request. Wilson took the dogs into the parvo quarantine intensive care unit and retested the dogs. However, each dog had a bad upper respiratory infection and each was put on Clavamox.

Several of the dogs had coxcidia, one had a major eye problem and one had what may have been a broken nose and facial problems which needed to be addressed. All of these problems were treated and all dogs are on several medications.

Many of these dogs are very scared and timid and do not receive human contact very well but each day gets better. Each is being worked with in a private home..

Each dog stunk so bad and their fur was stained with urine; their white coats were yellow. The wonderful fosters have been bathing them several times and cleaning their ears, eyes and butts. They are getting better socially but many will take time.”

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Harley – Wandering the Streets and Passed Around

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6/29/16 – Meet Harley. She just showed up at someone’s home, looking to have been abandoned/lost for a while. The homeowner was going to take her to the shelter where it was almost certain she would be euthanized. A neighbor decided to take Harley but, unfortunately, due to a drug issue, Harley was just left outside and never tended to and after about a week and a half, that neighbor was gone and Harley was left to fend for herself without food and water. Fortunately, another kind family realized what had happened and took Harley in. They brought her to a veterinary clinic to be checked for a microchip — there was none. She had on a collar (more like a belt) which had already started to embed itself into her neck. Her eyes were very swollen, and, overall, poor Harley just appeared to have been neglected/abused for a very long time. The family was already becoming very attached to Harley who was in obvious need of love. Although a little skiddish and unfamiliar with a home environment, she quickly took to the family. Harley was again taken to a veterinary clinic to have them check her eyes and get a heart worm test. Unfortunately, Harley was found to be slight positive for heart worm and have Entropia of the eyes. The caring family could not keep Harley and give her what was needed without help so they contacted us. We felt that poor abandoned and abused Harley deserved a second chance at life and now she will be treated for heart worm and her eye issue which may require a specialist.

There are so many animals who will never be adopted because an adopter may not be able to afford the medical treatment; as in the case of Harley and so many others we’ve helped. This is another case, where we would not have been able to make the commitment without the great success of the Father’s Day Challenge. Thank You for giving Harley and the many other abandoned and abused companion animals a second chance on love. ~ diana

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Harley – Sick with Heart Worm and an Entropion Eye

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6/29/16 – An Update on Harley from his new mom. Please say a prayer for her. ~ diana

Dear Diana,

I’m not sure if you have been updated on Harley’s visit so I wanted to take the time to fill you in. I feel like you are Harley’s Angel . She was just so happy when we left and while we where there. She is exhausted now from our super busy afternoon and napping and resting comfortably on her pillow snoring up a storm. We are going to be doing eye drops 2 to 3 times a day and waiting to hear the results of her slightly positive heart worm test that they sent to the lab to be confirmed . I’m praying by some miracle the next test shows negative since the vet said she looked at her blood and there where no worms. So all 3 girls went; me, Abigail, and Aurora and Harley and out of the three kids Harley (included as kid since she’s the baby), Harley was the best behaved, who would of thought . Thank you Again I don’t think I could thank you enough for giving her this second chance and the opportunity to stay with us to get healthy instead of a cage somewhere. She deserves to be in a super loving environment to help her become the healthy dog with a great future ahead of her. ❤ You Have the biggest heart and I hope someday that I’m able to do the same because what you have done for Harley in my eyes is a real HERO.

Thank you,
Amanda

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Axel – Starved and Abused

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6/28/16 – Prayers needed for this abused dog, Axle. It was Sunday when the Roseville, MI police department received an anonymous call about a dog “dying in the street”. The animal control officer was called in and he trailed the dog to a mobile home park where he found this horrible sight. A dog so horribly emaciated it was surprising that he was still alive. It appeared the kids in the park had been feeding him whatever they could find. The animal control officer immediately brought Axle to an emergency hospital where he was kept overnight and then transferred to the veterinary hospital who contracts with the City. Late Monday, 4 Paw 1 Heart received a call asking if we could pay for Axle’s surgery — he had an intestinal blockage and was, in fact, dying. We agreed to pay for the surgery and Axle was taken to another facility because the one he was taken to could not accommodate the surgery. Today he had surgery and he is not doing well. A sock was found in his stomach and it appears it had been there for days. A detective has been assigned to this case and we will keep everyone updated. This case reminds me so much of our Katniss Everdeen it breaks my heart that people can be so disgustingly cruel. ~ diana

6/28/16 – Axle Update: Axle is on a 24-hour watch. He is resting and being pumped with antibiotics. More than the one sock was found in his stomach. Axle has a torn intestinal wall and the doctor believes that this blocked condition was going on for more than a week. With his severe emaciation, along with this surgery, Axle’s recovery is still guarded. Please continue your prayers. We all know how much they’ve helped so many of the animals we have taken on. We have received many offers to give Axle a home but at this time, Axle is the property of the City of Roseville and a cruelty case might be pursued. 4 Paws 1 Heart at this time is working closely with the City for Axle’s medical help. ~ diana

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Nubster – Found on the Street and Requiring Surgery

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6/28/16 – For our many friends who have followed us over the past 5+ years, you know this is the time of the year where the requests for help with cats/kittens far exceed the requests for dogs. This little guy, Nubsters, is another one. We received a call from a person we had helped in the past. Her friend found this little one outside with many open sores across the belly. Her friend offered to take the kitty in but couldn’t afford to take him to the vet. Thankfully because of the great relationship we have with our veterinary clinics, Nubsters was able to get in to see Dr. Steve at one of our favorite clinics, Healthy Paws. The report was a serious one. Nubster has a severe infection which will require surgery. The vet said that the red around the open sores is actually muscle. He was taken into surgery yesterday morning to surgically clean out the infection because it is so bad and it cannot be treated with just antibiotics. Say a little prayer for this guy.~ diana

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Shadow – RIP Sweet Boy

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6/27/16 – My heart breaks because we weren’t able to help this sweet baby in time. She was rescued from the streets and has been lethargic and not eating well for a couple of days. The rescuer assumed it was because of the heat. I know that my sweeties have been just laying around all week-end. Today we were contacted and we immediately jumped in to have Shadow taken to a veterinary clinic. They found her temperature below average and that she had a urinary blockage. She was immediately taken to a hospital who could better care for her and while there she went into cardiac arrest and died. I am so sorry that we could not be there sooner for her. It brings back memories of my own black sweetheart who was lethargic after her ‘brother died’, little did we know that she was dying of a broken heart. RIP sweet Shadow. I’m so sorry that we couldn’t do more. ~ diana

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Carlos and Chance – Say a Small Prayer

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mila, carlos, chancePlease say a few prayers for our boys, Chance and Carlos. We love these little fighters!! ~ diana

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June 27 at 9:54am ·

Good morning Team! Sooo, Thankyou to 4 Paws 1 Heart mine & Carlos’ vet appointments have been set. Mine will be at 2:30 tomorrow to have my lumps rechecked and we are hoping for a good report.
Carlos’s appt is for 5:00 today to check the changes that we have noticed in his tail nub. For anybody unfamiliar with Carlos’s history, 4 Paws 1 Heart took Carlos under their wing about 6mo ago when he was abandoned at the vet with a huge tumor near the base of his tail that burst. He had his surgery to remove it and when it was sent out it came back to be Spindle Cell Sarcoma which is an aggressive cancer. He’s been doing great, but we recently noticed some changes in size in the nub of his tail, his tail was removed during his last, which was his second surgery for tumors. Anywho, we were told to watch for any changes and bring him in right away if there were any.
And thanks to the commitment 4 Paws 1 Heart made to Carlos, he will be able to get the care he needs.
Sooo, please keep me and Carlos in your prayers that my swollen lymphnodes have shrunk and Carlos’s swollen nub is not serious. We will let you know how our appointments go, thankyous for your love & support! Love, Chance & Carlos ❤🐯❤🐯

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