Our mission is to reduce the number of homeless cats & dogs by paying for needed medical treatment and assisting with the permanent placement of these animals through our partnerships with local rescue groups.
Muffins’ and Darla playing.. Her spay surgery is this morning. Paws crossed for a smooth surgery and recovery. Gina
My foster kitten is getting bigger and braver.. She and Darla play like little kids running around the house with the zoomies.. She still sneezes all day every day with nasal discharge and she gets tired fast, but that hasn’t stopped her. Tomorrow she is scheduled for her spay surgery and Jan 18th we go for our consultation with internal medicine at Michigan State. 4 Paws 1 Heart has been covering all of her medical needs. Please consider donating to our contest that ends on Friday. You donation will save a life.
12/14/22 – Woodie (found in pile of wood) and Luna both stray kittens helped by 4 paws 1 heart.
Woodie had a very rare mite called “walking dandruff ” but he is now treated, happy and healthy. Both babies were tested, vaccinated, and are ready for a furever home. Please message [email protected] for more information on adoption. Gina
Hello friends! Here’s the link to donate in the contest. Please share to help us spread the news. Our goal is to raise the most money (of five charities) to win $20,000 from The Detroit News. Thank you so much for your support!
12/13/22 – Sassy was scheduled to be euthanized on November 30 at a local municipal shelter. Several people reached out and contacted a rescue organization, LOCRA. Within a few days of being euthanized LOCRA was able to find a foster and saved Sassy from death. The foster noticed a lump on her leg and took Sassy to a vet. After x rays, it was determined that the lump was a tumor, most likely cancerous. The doctor recommended amputation of the leg and felt confident that with the amputation, Sassy could live a long, non-cancerous life. We were contacted for help and because the rescue prefers to work with their own veterinary partner, we agreed to help to the level the surgery would cost with one of our veterinary partners. Sassy is scheduled to have surgery on December 21, 2022. And, because of your donations we are able to give orphans like Sassy a new lease on life, without pain and loved in a furever home.
Please remember that that there are only 2.5 days until the end of the Detroit News Cheer for Charity where we are vying for $20,000! If you can, please donate and save a life. – diana
12/13/22 – We are so thankful for the many exciting events coming up. First, we still have the Detroit News Cheer for Charity going on which ends at 11:59 am this Friday, December 16, 2022. So, if you can donate to help us win $20,000, please do it before the end date and time. Help us hold the lead!
Next, we have our annual Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers Game on January 8, 2023 at 1 pm (doors open at noon). With the Lions showing up as a brand new team, I’m sure this will be an exciting and fun event — as always.
Then in February we plan to have the REAL ‘Show Me the Money’ fundraiser with more details to follow. The November event was a real success and unanimously loved by everyone who attended.
So, we are hoping to see all of our friends during 2023 and praying that we can start 2023, with an additional $20,000 in our bank account!! Thank YOU! – diana
12/13/22 – Our love. Our commitment to the stray, abused and abandoned animals found frightened, lost, ill and injured without homes or owners.
Autumn was rescued by Michigan State police, found starving, cold and despondent. We jumped into action when they called us for help. We found Autumn a foster home, a reassuring environment for her to decompress and emotionally heal and paid for the veterinarian care she needed. Once healthy, she moved in to her forever home.
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We are in the lead and humbled by the momentum of financial support from our supporters. If you haven’t donated yet, please join in with the others and consider a $10 donation*. Any amount, every amount, has meaning. If you have already donated or if the timing isn’t quite right for you, please share this post on your timeline. We value your support and can’t thank you enough. Our hearts are full. -From, Diana, Gina, the 4 Paws 1 Heart Board of Directors and Team of Volunteers. Thank you!
As many of you know, The Detroit News Cheer for Charity contest ends at 11:59 a.m. this Friday, December 16. Each and every donation being made during this contest bring us closer to winning the $20,000 gift The Detroit News is graciously giving to the charity that raises the most money.
12/12/22 – Rocky was left behind by his owners who were evicted. He was left without food and water for two weeks before the owner of the home found him. Rocky was skin and bones, very malnourished as seen in the first two photos. She took Rocky, who she thought was about 6-7 months old for a wellness check and learned he was actually 1-2 years old and tested positive for heart worm. That is when we were contacted for help. Rocky was taken to our friends at Comforts Place where Rocky was examined and neutered. Unfortunately, they do not as yet have x ray equipment so Rocky will be going to another partner vet for the x rays and then return to Comfort’s Place for his heart worm treatment. The last two photos are of Rocky since being rescued.
The Detroit News Cheer for Charity contest ends at 11:59 a.m. on Friday, December 16. The donations being made during the contest is allowing us to help dogs like Rocky and if we are fortunate enough to win the $20,000 many more stray and abused animals will be helped during our harsh winter (and hopefully beyond). With just a few days left in the contest, we are in the lead. So thank you so very much and, please keep sharing donating if you can. – diana.
12-11-22 – And because of our many supporters, 4 Paws 1 Heart has committed to do what is necessary if we can have a Christmas miracle and Kringle survives. I spoke with Deb N. This morning and she was so thankful for so many in our network who came together last night to save this 3-4 week old. Working together, we can truly make a difference. -diana.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE NAME SUGGESTIONS . WE NAMED HIM KRINGLE AS IN CHRIS KRINGLE SINCE ITS SO CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS.
This little one saved last. He was found under a tree in someone’s yard in extremely critical condition. Thank you Kim picking him up and bringing him to deb. Deb is amazing she has been up all night making sure this little one made. thanks to Emily without her knowledge and help he never would have made it through the night. Thanks to Aaron also for letting deb Borrow an oxygen concentrator which would not have been possible without out 4paws1heart contacts and rescuers. Like 4paws1heart heart says it takes a village. Please consider donating to this wonderful organization. Here’s the link
12/11/22 – Our Kitty Mascot, Chance, is always on top of things!! Last night another very sick kitten was rescued by our Village. He’s in great hands and 4 Paws and 1 Heart is ready yo jump into action when needed. We’ll report on him a little later. In the meantime, we can’t thank our many supporters enough for all of the donations that have been coming in. More to follow. – diana
CHANCE: Goood morning Team, Happy Sunday! Only 5 days left in the Detroit News Holiday Cheers for Charity Contest!!! We are in the lead!!! But…we know as it gets closer to the end the donations will ramp up for all the charities so this is no time to relax! If every one of my friends donated just $10 even it would help to keep us in 1st place! Have a SuperHero kind of Sunday Team. And if you’ve ever been helped by 4 Paws 1 Heart, or in honor of a pet, or just love animals…please consider making a donation today. Its cold outside and homeless pets are not ok. Thank you Team
12/10/22- If every person who ‘likes’ one of our posts, would just donate $5 or $10 during our Detroit News Cheer for Charity contest, it would be a huge advantage for the many animals who have no one else but US. This is Rocky who was found on the streets. I’ll be telling his story on Monday but in the meantime, please, if you can, consider donating today; just click on the link. Thank YOU!
12/9/22 – It was early September when a rescue friend, Cortney, whom we’ve helped in the past, contacted me about a beauty she rescued from the streets. She took her (Heidi) into the vet and found out that she was pregnant so Cortney took her home, contacted me as a heads up to ask if we could sponsor everyone when it was time. I said we could as long as we could get everyone into a low-cost clinic. Cortney was sure that Heidi would only have two kittens. Well, she was wrong. Heidi gave birth to six beautiful babies and finally everyone is scheduled to get the ‘works’ in January. This is Heidi and her babies, Mae Mae, Jefe, Latto, Luca, Posty, and Snow.
Because of our supporters, seven cats will never reproduce and that means hundreds of cats (over a lifetime) will never be born to wander and die on the streets. At this time, Cortney tells me that many are already spoken for and will be in homes with plenty of love.
Don’t forget — The Detroit News Cheer for Charity contest where the charity with the most votes will win $20,000! I don’t mean to sound uncaring but the reality is that there are many resources available for humans in need but very few resources for the stray, abandoned, and abused cats and dogs on our streets. Your donations will save lives. – diana.
