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. ~ diana
Monthly Archives: January 2017
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.
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. ~ diana
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
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”
Gina’s Kittens – Update on the Sick Kittens Rescued from a Barn
12/29/16 – 
Update 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
Oats (aka Danny) – Found Wandering the Streets, Bleeding with Multiple Puncture Wounds
Meet Oats (aka Danny)
. On a frigid December day, Oats was found wandering the streets. Emaciated, with multiple puncture wounds, chewed areas from another dog and bleeding pretty badly. Fortunately, the right people came along and rescued him. When he was taken to the vet, it was determined that Oats is heart worm positive. Although we have to wait until he is healthier, 4 Paws 1 Heart will be paying for his heart worm treatment. And, even better than that — Oats’ foster family wants to adopt him. Everyone, including the fur children, has fallen in love with his sweet nature. It’s just been 11 days but look how much better he looks after some love and care. As a village, this is how we save lives and reduce the number of homeless animals. ~ diana
Baymax – Found Alone on the Streets Then Kicked Out of Her Foster Home
UPDATE 12/28/16: I called two days ago and was told that BayMax was doing well. The reason he was doing so well was because he didn’t have his surgery yet. For the last two days I’ve been trying to pay the bill but the veterinary staff has been very busy. Finally today, I called again, and the doctor came on the telephone to talk with me. It turned out that once the kind doctor at Groesbeck Animal Hospital actually examined BayMax, it was determined that BayMax does not have Entropion after all. BayMax has a birth defect named Eyelid Agenesis which means the eyelids never developed. Because the cost for surgery is much greater than for entropion surgery, the doctor has decided to take BayMax under his wing and cover the cost of surgery himself and possibly do a case study in that this is a very rare condition. The doctor felt we could use our money on another case (and I think the doctor was a little smitten with BayMax). The doctor will also make sure BayMax is adopted into a good home but, before that, the recovery time will be two to three months. The doctor assured me that BayMax is in good hands. ~ diana
12/28/16 – BayMax, at about 3-months old, was found alone on the streets with a severe upper respiratory infection. He was treated for that and a couple of weeks later, the foster called the Rescue to say she had been kicked out of her home and needed to find homes for BayMax and his sibling. She then cut all ties with the rescue who never heard from her again. By some miracle, the Rescue was looking at facebook and saw that a women had put out a call for help for two kittens that were ‘dumped’ on her. The Rescue recognized BayMax and his brother and immediately called the woman who posted for help. The Rescue was advised that she had taken BayMax to the vet because he seemed to be having trouble with his eyes. The vet failed to listen to the foster and misdiagnosed BayMax’s eye condition. He was then taken to another veterinarian who diagnosed Baymax with Entropion. Many of you may remember that I’ve talked about Entropion before in that we have paid for the surgery several times with rescue dogs. Up until now, I had not heard of any cats suffering from this condition which can cause blindness if left untreated as well as being very painful.
We are thankful that because of the generosity of our friends, we could commit to paying for BayMax’s eye surgery which was done two days ago. He is doing well. Please say a prayer that Baymax can start the new year in his very own, forever home. The little guy has been through a lot. If you are interested in giving this sweetie a home, contact Erin, Angels for Animals, at: [email protected] ~ diana
