1/7/25 – Mocha was found with a “horrible cough and sniffles”. The rescuer’s son immediately fell in love and we were asked if we could help. We did and authorized Mocha to be treated at one of our partner veterinary clinics, Five Mile Animal Hospital in Redford, MI. Once Mocha recovered from his upper respiratory infection, he was tested for fiv/felv, vaccinated, and neutered.
Another orphan given a new lease on life with a loving family. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/ P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080
1/7/25 – Blackie, Twinkles, and Speckles were rescued from behind a store in a strip mall; they had been living in a field near the strip mall. They are just about 6 months old and will be tested, vaccinated, and spayed/neutered at All About Animals Rescue in Flint. There is a fourth, Miss Catitude who was rescued a few days later and she will be getting ‘the works’ onn February 6 and will be looking for her furever home. – diana
1/6/25 – If you live in the Fraser, MI vicinity, come out and meet Gina, Vice President and Co-Founder, and I at the Motor City Rockers hockey game on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 7:05 pm. We will be selling some logo t-shirts, a couple of hoodies, and some knitted caps. We will also have a donation jar just in case you have a few $ left over after the holidays.
1/3/25 A fire department in Detroit has been putting food out for some strays and Baxter was one of them. Approximately one week ago he showed up to the fire department with a hole in his eye likely from trauma.
One of the guys took Baxter to emergency but due to cost Baxter couldn’t get surgery. When they reached out to us we contacted one of our partner vets who was fortunately able to get Baxter in right away, and eye removal was done yesterday. He is recovering in this picture on fluids and pain meds.
The firefighter is going to foster and hopefully keep Baxter inside from now on. He fell in love with this boy. Thank you to those who support our mission to help cats and dogs like Baxter get the second chance they deserve. Veterinary care is expensive and strays do not have an owner to provide medical funding or decisions for their quality of life, so we are blessed to be able to help in some way.. Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
1/2/25 – Happy 2025 to our many friends and supporters. On December 19, 2024 we posted about Toast who had a serious eye injury and needed to have his eye removed. Unfortunately, because of the holidays and staff shortages, Toast couldn’t get surgery as quickly as needed but was finally able to get into one of our great partner veterinary hospitals and was scheduled for eye removal on December 30. Yesterday I received the following from his amazing rescuer, Patra:
“12/30/24 – Hi Diana. Toast’s surgery was a success. She did great, no complications. We just got home and she is recovering now. She ate some food and is resting. She did really well! I go back for a follow-up appointment, to get the stitches remove, in 2 weeks. Thanks Diana. I’ll keep in touch with you, about her recovery. Patra”
“1/1/25 – Hi Diana. Happy New Year! Toast is recovering very well. She is very energetic. She is so relieved to have her eye removed. She doesn’t seem to have any more pain. It’s like she did a complete 180, from being very tired, lethargic, and non-responsive at times, to now, playful and having so much energy. And surprisingly, she is keeping her Elizabethan Collar on, and not fighting it, nor is she picking and grabbing at her stitches. (She only has another week & a half to go). I bet she can’t wait to get the collar off. I think she was very happy to have gotten this surgery! Toast and I thank you very much Diana! – Patra”
A huge thank you to Patra, Dr. Blasses of Orion Animal Hospital, and the staff. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/ P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080
1/2/25 – On Christmas Day we posted the story of Zorro and Peaches who were rescued in November with upper respiratory infections. They were just 5-6 weeks old at the time. Now they have been treated, vaccinated, and will be spayed/neutered on January 16.
Then, these very sweet babies will need their furever homes. If you are interested in adopting Zorro (black) or Peaches (orange) OR both, please contact Kelley at: [email protected] – diana
1/2/2025 – Precious update. Several people have been following her story, so I wanted to post an update to let everyone know how she is doing. We had a hard time getting her into a cardiologist right away, but we were able to do the echocardiogram through a day-practice hospital. It wasn’t something the doctor felt should wait in case she needed to be put on heart medication right away.
The report basically showed that she has enlargement on the left side, and lower airway disease, which could be Asthma. They wanted a further workup on a blood pressure and thyroid check to rule out hypertension. We were able to do both of those things. As of right now, the doctor is recommending no heart medication and recheck her blood pressure in 2 months – Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
12/30/24 – Sherman had been TNR’d about a year ago by our friend, Melissa, who we’ve assisted with many of the dogs and cats she has rescued. Melissa, hadn’t seen him in awhile and then one day he showed up with a very damaged ear.
Gina, our co-founder and licensed veterinary technician at Moore Veterinary was able to get Sherman into Moore’s and Sherman was treated. This was in late October.
Melissa checked in to wish us a Merry Christmas and report that Sherman is doing great. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/ P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080
12/28/24 – Jack’s sad story. On Christmas Day we we received the following e mail:
“I was referred to you by a friend. I have a homeless cat that I have been feeding daily, and have provided a heated cat house for it on my porch. The cat is very friendly and kinda chunky, so my first thoughts was that he belongs to someone or he has not been homeless for long. I took a few pictures of him and posted them on a lost pet’s page for my area on Facebook. Well, someone responded that it used to be her cat, but because her daughter was allergic to it, they gave it to a friend. The friend recently dumped the cat due to financial reasons. She added that the cat was a boy named Jack and he is not fixed. – Denise”
Well, after getting over my disgust as to how this poor cat was treated, I thanked Denise for her kindness and authorized Jack to be seen at one of our partner veterinary hospitals. Our prayer is that Jack will find a furever and never be treated like trash again. When people get upset because of the number of stray cats in their neighborhood, they might want to look at their neighbors. It’s bad enough to dump a pet but to dump an intact pet is beyond cruel and irresponsible. That intact animal will do what intact humans will do—procreate!! And therein lies a huge part of the problem. I know our supporters know. this and would never do this, so I ask you to share and educate. – diana
12/25/24 – The Board of 4 paws 1 heart wishes our many supporters, the rescuers, and the veterinary staffs a very Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah. It’s been a blessing to be a part of a village which has done so much to make a difference in the lives of so many orphaned and abused animals. We can’t thank you enough and wish you a day that is filled with much love, laughter, and furry kisses.
This is Zorro and Peaches — siblings who were rescued in late November. Because of the village these 5-6-week old babies are safe and loved. Their eyes will never again be stuck closed and they will never have to search for food and shelter. – diana
