1/16/24 – Tiger was a neighborhood stray who Nicole had been feeding since this past summer. He recently showed up not putting weight on his left leg; she was concerned it was broken. When contacted, Nicole was advised that we would authorize a vet visit to File Mile Animal Hospital for examination and possible x ray. But, if the leg was broken, we couldn’t afford a specialist and if the leg had to be amputated, Tiger could never be released to the outdoors. Two days later, Nicole was able to get into the vet and reported this happy update: “Wonderful news!!!! It was “just” a bad abscess. They neutered him, its a boy… gave me cream and pain meds. He has to wear a cone for 10 days and go back for a second round of shots on the 3rd. I will continue to care for him, with the hope of finding someone to take him in.

Will keep u update, and oh my gosh, thank u again!!!-Nicole” –

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1/15/24 – Sharing Stefani’s post. She had not yet received my response to her update after the vet visit. Here’s what I basically responded:

The doctor is being very generous and we will be authorizing the surgery as long as Stefani either keeps Dartanian or finds him a loving home. I’ll update when i get the answer. – diana

Update on this sweet kitty that was dumped. On recommendation from the AAA vet we got X-rays done today at West Flint Animal Hospital & this kitty was either shot or hit by a car- his ENTIRE hip socket is GONE!! The broken pieces are floating around & he needs immediate surgery. He is in extreme pain. The vet said they can try to cut down the rest of the bone & remove the loose bone- if this is unsuccessful they will have to amputate the leg. I have reached out to Diana at 4 Paws 1 Heart to try to get help paying for surgery since she was kind enough to pay for the X-rays but I have not heard back yet. I am in need of a large to XL crate for him so he’s not moving around if anyone can loan me one or donate one I would be forever grateful! I’m going to reach out to every rescue I can to try to get him the surgery & if I am unable I will start a fundraiser. My heart is broken for him, he’s been suffering this whole time but I had no idea the injury was this extensive. He lays on his side constantly bcuz of the pain. Plz pray for this kitty He’s currently being loved-spoiled & doted over by myself & my 9 year old daughter who’s in love with him Huge thank you to Kat Voorheis & Shannon Pine for getting him into AAA which led to the recommendation for X-rays as well as Diana who paid for them. I’m praying for him & that I can somehow get him the surgery he needs.

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1/15/24 – Your support and attendance at our events makes it possible to give so many stray animals a second chance at life. Xena is one of those who was fortunately rescued but she needs our medical assistance. Here is what her rescuer sent to us on January 10:

“Two kittens had been rescued with upper respiratory infections. The woman at the construction site gave them antibiotics and some sort of eye medication. The one kitten ended up healthy and has ultimately been adopted, but the other one, a female, appears to be blind in one eye, possibly not completely blind, but the eye tears quite a bit and periodically the appearance of the eye changes. It almost looks like her third eyelid is floating around in her eye, if that is possible. She also doesn’t breathe quite right, which makes me wonder if maybe she has a heart issue or perhaps her lungs didn’t develop properly or maybe even just damage from having had the upper respiratory infection for so long. She is approximately 4 months old and has been named “Xena,” since she is such a little warrior. Let me know if you have any available funds to have her eye and her lungs and heart checked out. She has been dewormed & treated for fleas and appears to be otherwise healthy under the circumstances. She just seems to be so appreciative to be alive. The appearance of her eye seems to change on a daily basis. Sometimes a vertical slit appears, usually in conjunction with the eye weeping tears. Hoping she will not ultimately need to have the eye removed. – Julie-Kitty Kat Rescue”

Prayers for sweet Xena who has her appointment January 18 at Orion Animal Hospital. I will keep you updated. – diana

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Although the weather is cold, the City of Detroit is Hot. The Wings won last night and the Detroit Lions won their first play off game since 1992!! What better time is it to join in the Detroit fun while supporting the lives of stray animals. Bring your family, bring your date, bring your co-workers for a night at Little Caesars Arena–a city within a city. If you do not pay through our paypal link, make sure you include your e mail address. I will send a confirmation e mail which will include parking and zamboni raffle instructions. Your knit cap will be given at the event and we will have a welcome table in the concourse area. Please contact me if you have questions and please, please, share. It’s critical that we fill the seats! – diana

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Weather will be brutally cold with temps falling to a possible -1 through Wednesday.

Good shelter is critical for cats to survive and without frostbite.

If your cats don’t have shelter, please put something together now.

Best options: The Bideawee’s Feral Cat Initiative on demand webinar is long, but worth it!

Four options shown in the webinar. We strongly advocate for only one door and believe mylar does add effectiveness in preventing heat transfer through walls.

Building Shelters for Outdoor Cats on demand video by Bideawee’s Feral Cat Initiative Tutorial for building 4 different models at home. We recommend everyone who hasn’t built a shelter before, starts with this video to learn what you need to know. Then pick your model and start building!

Video: https://bit.ly/ViewBS231108

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Bideawee Handouts: https://bit.ly/FCIBSOCInfo

Something now is better than nothing.

Additionally pictured are some other rather quick ideas.

And the following link show’s the emergency cardboard box option among others. Though we urge you to do much better if you can! https://www.neighborhoodcats.org/…/feral-cat-winter…

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