Sadie’s Pride – 19 Kittens Helped by 4 Paws 1 Heart Find Their Homes

1/4/17 – Yes, with the help of our donors, the rescuers, and the fosters, 4 Paws 1 Heart paid for spay/neuter, vaccinations, testing, flea treatment, deworming and more, if needed. Nineteen cats who will never reproduce again. When you consider that every female can average a litter of five kittens, three times a year and can reproduce almost their entire life — well, you do the math. Again, thank you to Sadie’s Pride, our donors, and the rescuers who truly make a difference in this world.
P.S. If you want to see more photos of the 19 saved, go to our website and search under Sadie’s Pride. ~ diana

“It is with a happy heart that I can announce that we are empty! All of our cats and kittens have found their furever home! Thank you Rich Kropp for ALL the emergency runs and all the leg work! For never saying no and never questioning my judgement.
Thank you Austin Powell for feeding..cleaning and all the maintenance you do. You rock!
Thank you Sarah Balsick Kim Miller Rachel Gerstner for all you do.
Thank you 4 paws 1 heart.
🌟CONGRATULATION🌟
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Trouble (aka Rudy) – In Trouble Again

1/1/17 – Unfortunately, Trouble (aka Rudy) was taken once again to Advanced Animal Emergency for a second time on New Year’s Day.

“Hi …..Rudy…I mean TROUBLE here. Yes, Mom changed it back to Trouble. It seems that I got myself in a bit of trouble….

Here is my story…the short version. New Years Day, Projectile vomitting, Mom had to leave saurkraut day to take me to Advanced Animal Emergency but she brought my new harem which includes Aunt Annie – Anne Sadowski and Auntie Lisa Lisa Marie Panczyk. Pictures of my belly were taken. Things looked funky so need to see a vet that can do an ultrasound. Anti- nausea med given. Home we go 3 1/2 hours. An hour later Mom told Dad we had to go back things weren’t right they took me back. I had a sleep over! got hydrated and anti-nausea meds! Felt better. Dr Van came in and took me to go for the ultrasound. Things were still funky and food was still in my tummy way way after 12 hours…sounds like blockage to me! Dr Van put me to sleep and took a peek inside – ah oh….I had trouble! I had intussusception again- Dr. Van took 19cm of my intestines out. Last time it was like 6-8 inches….I might run out of intestines!

The wonderful people at Advanced are taking great care of me and am slated to go home Weds. That’s my story…
Special thank you to 4 Paws 1 Heart for all they do- they pay medical expenses for homeless and abused animals – so please start out the new year right (UnLike me) and donate to their cause! www.4paws1heart.org/donations

Mom here….please pray for Rudy and his recovery and for his Dr. and techs….he is so sweet and loving – our home is not the same without that nutty ball of fur.”

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Tawny – Dropped Off on Someone’s Porch; Now Ready for Adoption

1/3/17 – In November, at just three months old, Tawny was dropped off on the porch of someone known to rescue cats. Thankfully, he was found to be a healthy boy, just a little shy. He has been neutered, vaccinated, treated for fleas and worms complements of 4 Paws 1 Heart and is now ready for his forever home. Anyone interested in this very handsome boy should contact: [email protected] ~ dianatawny-dianahawkins-122916tawny-wdianahawkins-122816tawnywdianahawkins-111916

Jingle Belle – She was Screaming For Help from Under a Deck

1/2/17 – Now that the hubbub of the holidays is over, it’s back to introducing more of the animals we’ve been helping. This is Jingle Belle. It was during those frigid days of December when one of our rescue friends was contacted about a small kitten who had been under a deck for 4 days. When the rescuer arrived, the poor little thing was screaming. Little Jingle Belle was emaciated and had a puncture wound which had already started healing. After a few days, Jingle’s anus started swelling and was taken to the vet and treated. Today she is doing well and getting ready to go to her forever home when she gets just a little older. ~ diana

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Peanut – Update

1/1/17 – Happy 2017! One of my many struggles (besides fundraising) is to balance the happy beginning updates with our current efforts. But, being it’s another new year and the fact that we have so many new followers, I thought I would start it off with an update on Peanut. It was 2010 when Peanut was brought into the emergency where Gina was working. As you can see from the photo, he was like a stuffed animal without the stuffing; he couldn’t even lift his little head to eat. Gina and the phenomenal staff helped Peanut survive and eventually the perfect mom was found. Peanut’s mom recently tagged us with this photo of Peanut and his grandma. ‘Mom’ said that Peanut is really not as big as he looks in that Grandma is so small. We are so very happy we were able to give Peanut that second chance at a Wonderful Life. Your donations at work. ~ dianapeanut-2010-to-2014peanut-wgrandmaevans-123016

Dig Dug – Update

12/31/16 – It is the last day of 2016 and with that I would like to share another one of our favorite stories. This is about Dig Dug.–This sweet guy was running scared in July, 2013. After one hour of being chased the only way to get him out of danger, as cars were weaving around him, was for the police to taser him. Some good people, who had been leaving church, witnessed the incident and agreed to take in the dog and find help. Although the couple rescued mastiffs, they couldn’t use their rescue’s dollars to help this guy and called out to other rescues for financial help. Fortunately, they were referred to us and we were happy to help. The good news was that the tasering did not result in any permanent damage and all he needed was an exam, vaccinations, and neutering.

The Happy Update: Dig Dug was eventually adopted by the daughter of the woman who referred the rescuers to us. The daughter and I have continued to stay in touch and here is Dig Dug’s transformation and his most recent photo of being in a motel on his way to Colorado for a vacation with the family. Happy New Year to Dig Dug and the Wolf family.dig-dug-71613dig-amberwolf3515-225x300dig-dug-wamber-wolf-122816

Stormy – Found Alone on a Cold, Stormy Night Behind a Commercial Building

12/30/16 – Stormy was rescued during a very cold and stormy night two weeks ago. She was found all alone behind a commercial building. She was sneezing and coughing badly, emaciated and appeared to have an upper respiratory infection. We immediately authorized a visit to the vet the following day and Stormy was treated for upper respiratory infection. A couple of weeks later, Stormy was not getting better and was taken to another veterinary where she was diagnosed with pneumonia. Stormy is getting healthier each day and soon she will be available for her forever home (not to mention be spayed and vaccinated). We are forever thankful that we can be there for the many people who rescue. ~ dianastormywrachelgerstner-121316stormy-wrachelgerstner121316

Romeo – Update

12/30/16 – As we approach 2017, I would like to continue with our happy updates. This was our original posting when Romeo was rescued:

“10/19/15 – Roseville, MI – We don’t know much about her or him. What we do know is that I received an e-mail from a caring apartment manager. She told me that there was a cat left in an apartment when the 70+ owner died. It turns out that this woman was dead for 10 days in her home with this baby before anyone discovered her. And, even then, no one saved the cat. The apartment manager had no idea until a work crew was in the apartment making repairs and when they opened a cabinet the cat flew out — this was 10 days after the woman’s body was found!! When the manager contacted us she said that a cat was stuck in a hole under a sink and although she put out food and water, the cat wasn’t eating. Again, what do you do???? We are not a rescue!! But could anyone leave this poor cat in the condition it was in? I contacted Chance’s mom, Denise, and our best trapper in the world, Debra Berolotti. They contacted the manager and checked out the situation. It appeared the poor cat was stuck. With some tools borrowed from the maintenance people and our other ‘village’ friend, Kurt, the hole was made bigger and Debra was able to get her/him out of the hole. He/She is very frightened and thin; the paw appears to be injured”.

At the emergency it was determined that Romeo is was at least 5 years old, front declawed and neutered. He had a very sore back and sore front paw, we think, from struggling to get out of that little hole. His liver enzymes were elevated likely from lack of food and he received a pain shot & fluids. He was very thin and very traumatized.

The GREAT NEWS: Romeo found a temporary home with our wonderful friend, Denise Najera, Chance, and the Crew. Denise found the best home for Romeo and here he is today. Don’t you just love happy Beginnings???? ~ diana

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Moose – Saved from Certain Death

12/29/16 – Meet Moose. We were happy to help him through his emergency and we are very thankful to our friend, Megan, of Friends of Scooby Rescue for saving this handsome boy. ~ diana

” Moose was on his way to animal control so I stepped in and found him a foster. He was skinny and not feeling so great. We started to fatten him up and then he had a mild seizure. After speaking with the vet we were told he could not be treated for a seizure unless it was documented or witnessed by staff. A week later another seizure surfaced but was only witnessed by a child.
Fast forward 2 weeks. 2 more undocumented seizures.
Wednesday night we were finally able to record a seizure but the vet was already closed. With the help of 4 Paws 1 Heart, Moose was seen at ORVS and treated for his seizure. They did blood work and an exam. And he was given Phenobarbital for the seizures. We follow up in a few weeks. I’ll send an update after he is seen.
We are very thankful for Diana and 4 Paws 1 Heart. -Megan”
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Gina’s Kittens – Update on the Sick Kittens Rescued from a Barn

12/29/16 – ginas-kittens-122916ginas-kittens-2-122916ginas-kittens-3-122916Update on the adorable baby kittens my mom and I rescued from a barn in Yale Michigan. This little boy and girl are doing great! They both had bad eye infections, but with medicine they have recovered wonderfully! They are looking for a forever home. If you would like information about them please email [email protected]. Huge thank you to Doug and Lori for reaching out to 4 paws 1 heart when they noticed these babies needed help. We were fortunately able to go get them, provide medical, shelter, love, and now we are in search for a forever home.. Gina