12/26/20 – “My Christmas Eve rescue made a babystep of improvement tonight.

In between the constant nasal discharge she was able to smell food. I had to put the camera down to help and it was a mess, but this is good! It’s been a struggle to syringe feed every few hours because she couldn’t breathe well. She also finally pooped and urinated on her own this morning! The left eye is just an empty socket and the right eye is very cloudy. She will rarely open it but the inflammation is beginning to go down.. Pecan will need to see an eye specialist and she may be blind, but she can still live a quality life with the right person. If you would like to help towards her care please visit our website www.4paws1heart.org. – Gina”

12/26/20 – There continues to be so many cats in the cold and snow needing the help of humans. Christmas Eve we were contacted about Sadie. A very sweet, 8-9 weekd old kitten whose mom was attacked and killed by a dog. The finder didn’t have any shelter for Sadie and contacted an independent rescuer we have helped several times. Sadie also has 2 siblings who still need to be rescued. We have authorized the works for these sweet orphans and pray the siblings can be caught. Thank you to our many donors who continue to believe in us and donate their hard-earned dollars to help the abandoned and abused. – diana

12/24/20 – “ Merry Christmas Eve..Meet “Pecan”.

She was found outside yesterday freezing, dirty, sick, and extremely malnourished. Diana from “4 paws 1 heart” was contacted and a few hours ago the good samaritan transported this sick baby to the vet hospital.

There is more than a severe upper respiratory going on. She has a ruptured eye and the other eye may be permanently damaged as well.

I offered to take her home and provide nursing care around the clock. She needs syringe feeding, fluids, meds, and warmth. We don’t know what else will be required long term it’ll depend on how she responds to treatment.

Paws crossed for her and huge thank you to the kind men who got her the care she needs! She would’ve died without them..

If all goes well they will place her in a loving home with someone who can continue to provide whatever she needs. Thank u! – Gina”

12/23/20 – Teddy Update. Teddy was scheduled for a follow-up in 2 weeks but before he could get through two days he again seemed to be having difficulty urinating. He was again taken to emergency, in that the back-up continues at all other vets with whom we work. We are very appreciative for Advance Animal Emergency who, even under a lot of stress, have always been very welcoming to our emergency calls and keeping me well informed on our patients. It was determined that Teddy was severely constipated as a result of his urinary tract infection. He was given an enema and meds and he is now resting comfortably with his rescuer, Andra S. She said that Teddy his such a sweet boy. – diana

12/21/20 – What a weekend. It started with Mickey. His rescuer called early Saturday morning to tell me that her son had tested positive for covid and that she was experiencing chest pains. She had gone to the doctor who said the chest issues were a result of anxiety. The rescuer wasn’t confident of that and felt she was unable to take care of Mickey because Dr. Z had told her to keep Mickey away from her son and anyone who may have covid. Thankfully, between Dr. Zalac and our friend Emily K. who has taken on Mileena, I learned more about the virus and pets and Emily found a foster for Mickey who can keep him in a separate room — quarantined, So, once we had Mickey scheduled to go to a safe place, I called Dr. Z to find out more about pets and covid because although I had heard speculation early on about pets and covid, I haven’t heard anything since. Dr. Z advised that her research indicates that cats are susceptible to contracting covid from humans; the jury is still out as to whether cats can transmit the virus to humans or other animals. At this time dogs don’t seem to be as susceptible but the jury is still out. After 14 days of quarantine, Mickey will have exploratory and corrective surgery. (see his story in an earlier post). – diana

12/19/20 – Another happy photo. This is our dear friend, Liz and her pal, Dino. Read Dino’s story on our website. He was taken in by Gina when she worked in emergency. After surgeries and a great deal of care he was adopted by a LONG-time friend of my family. Dino looks amazing!! – diana

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