4/11/25 Happy Saturday Morning! Han Solo is a cutie pie that
4 Paws 1 Heart helped get over his respiratory infection, parasites, and standard vetting! He is now thriving in his forever home without the worry of ever being homeless again!
When a cat sleeps like this that means they are happy, content, relaxed, feeling safe and secure! Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
4/10/25. Rosie lived her entire life outside Here is the email I received describing her rescue mission. We donated towards her Heartworm Treatment. God bless this person for stepping up and never giving up. Your donations give 2nd chances. Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
Hello, I was walking my senior dog Truman around our neighborhood and saw Rosie in the backyard of a home. I made contact with the owner who kept her outside 24/7. The yard was cluttered and she had no straw and many times I never saw food or water. I personally started bringing her straw, and feeding her through the fence multiple times a day for five years! She wouldn’t let me get too close but was so grateful for the food. I created a bond with her and one day noticed that the owners were moving. I asked if he had plans for her and he said he didn’t and that I could take her if I wanted to. I immediately jumped in and asked if I could take her home right then. He said yes, and I thought he would go and get her but he never came out to help me. She was so scared she hid and the weather was going to drop down to 7 below that night!!! She hid from me and ran every time I got close. I called DogAid to see if they could send someone experienced to help, they did, they never gave up and helped me bring her home. We were out there in that cold for a long time which seemed like forever! Since being in the home she has been doing absolutely amazing , we got her fixed and vaccinated which is unfortunately where we found out that she was heartworm positive.
I cried when I was able to finally pet her. I knew she couldn’t live in that yard any longer with no one caring about her. She’s now happily inside and loved daily. Jeanne
4/9/25 – Flappy and Peanut were both strays being cared for by Jill C. Unfortunately, it took months for them to trust her to the point of just letting themselves be petted. Flappy needed to be fully vetted plus she had an upper respiratory infection. Peanut was seen limping and also needed to be fully vetted. Jill was finally able to trap them, and with our help get both cats treated, vaccinated, tested, and neutered. You can see from the photos that Flappy and Peanut were fast friends even before Jill gave them a furever home. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
4/7/25 Midnight and 4 Paw were fixed and vaccinated. https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
4/7/25 We were asked to participate in a trap neuter release project in Clare County Michigan last month where 26 feral cats were fixed and released. We offered to cover surgery for 15 of those stray cats. This will help prevent reproduction of litters, spread of disease, and overpopulation. Thank you to our supporters! Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
4/4/25 Her name was Alice… 💔 It took weeks to trap her and unfortunately, her mouth was full of tumors. I spoke with the rescuer and her mom while she was under sedation for the exam. The option was to remove all teeth, debulk the masses, biopsy them, and hope she recovers.
I have been a veterinary technician for many years and this was one of the worst cases I have seen.
My opinion was that the kindest thing to do was humanely euthanize and the rescuer agreed. No one wanted to see this baby suffer any longer. Please Keep Kassie and her family in your prayers because this was emotionally exhausting and a very sad ending for them.
The only blessing is that Alice went peacefully surrounded by people who cared about her life. She was a stray and she mattered.. We covered her sedation, exam, euthanasia, and her cremation. The work we do is not easy, the choices pertaining to innocent lives are not taken lightly, and it takes a village..
I am happy we could help in this case so that Alice did not starve and slowly die alone in pain.
REST IN PEACE ALICE Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
4/3/25 – It was November when we received an e mail from Jessica, a friend of 4 paws 1 heart and a rescuer we have helped in the past. She gave me an update on a couple of cats we had helped in the past and then told us about another two kittens she had recently rescued.
The first was Emerald. A little girl had approached Jessica telling her about a box of kittens someone had dropped off and left behind. She named the only approachable kitten Emerald and Jessica kept the name and took Emerald in. Shortly after, Jessica was in a business area where she saw several kittens; within 5 minutes she was able to trap one very sweet guy. She named him Krueger and brought his in to foster and find a home.
We were happy to cover Emerald’s and Krueger’s full vetting which included deworming, vaccines, testing, and neuter. We are confident that Jessica found both very loving homes. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
4/2/25 – Jenn’s story started in October, 2024 when her rescuer contacted me about a cat (Jenn) she had rescued in July when Jenn was pregnant. It appeared that a nearby neighbor had been “letting out” approximately 15 cats because they were moving. Jenn had a litter of 6 kittens in July and she was ready to be fully vetted. The rescuer had found homes for all of the kittens except for Brutus so she asked if we could cover Brutus also. We approved both cats to be treated and sent the authorization to the first veterinary hospital. Unfortunately, the appointment was over one month out.
Another veterinary hospital was tried but that was even further out and would require two visits — a pre-surgery exam and then the actual spay. Finally, Jenn and her baby, Brutus, were seen at Rescue Veterinary Service but Jenn was suffering from an upper respiratory infection so she would have to be rescheduled. By the time Jenn had recovered, Rescue Veterinary Services closed permanently and Jenn was finally spayed, vaccinated, and tested at Orion Animal Hospital in February, 2025.
The Happy Update: Jenn is in a furever, loving home and the rescuer decided to make Brutus a member of the family.
They are doing very well today. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
4/1/25. – 6:45pm Update from Kassie the rescuer. “Drop trap is here and all set up. She even came strolling over while the guy was here setting it up, so she’s around here somewhere hopefully she comes back soon and I get her today “. Once the cat is secured and transported we will cover the care she needs to see what is going on. We don’t want to see her suffer. Gina
3/31/25 Located in Lincoln Park. I got an email request for help from a caring person who is trying to trap this stray. We offered to cover an exam and assessment of what is going on with her mouth if the rescuer can trap and transport to a hospital. She will not go in a trap so this has been a challenge for the rescuer who is desperately trying to help while watching this kitty struggle with food.
Hopefully, she can get her soon and we can prevent further suffering or pain. Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
3/31/25 – Glenda was rescued January 3, 2025. A friend of 4 Paws 1 Heart and a person who has rescued and found homes for many cats (Carol) contacted us about a kitten found and rescued by her son’s friend, The kitten had been hiding under her car at her job near 8 Mile & Kelly. The friend was able to pick the kitten (Glenda) up without any problem and she put her in her car to warm her up while she could find out if anyone owned her. The friend found a neighbor who told her that the kitten was a stray along with a number of nearby kittens who keep being born in the area. Carol reported that the kitten appeared to have a left front leg injury and an injury to her left ear. She was estimating her to be 5 months old.
Glenda was taken to Orion Animal Hospital where the doctor treated her ear, tested her for fiv/felv (negative) and vaccinated her. The doctor could not find any injuries to the leg and believed the limp was the result of a birth defect and suggested she have a follow up exam when she turned 1 year old.
The HAPPY update—Carol’s son ended up adopting Glenda and renaming her Polly. Carol took care of getting Polly spayed in order to save us money. And now Polly and her buddy,
Elmer, (who was rescued from a mobile home park in the Fall of 2024 and whom we also had helped with medical) are fast friends living the best life ever. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
