What we thought was pain from her deformity developed into a steady decline after her appointment. Claudia began exhibiting neurological behavior and she could not walk or stand on her own. She was suffering and so the kindest and hardest decision was made to end her pain. Please keep her rescuer in your thoughts and prayers. Susan bottle raised, provided food, shelter, and cared for Claudia and her 2 sisters after they were found in a cat colony 7 months ago. She adopted out the 2 other girls and she was committed from the start. We are so sorry for her loss but gratefulfor people like her who do everything they can to help the homeless. Gina

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3/4/24 – Trixie will be spayed and have her very infected eye removed tomorrow at Orion Animal Hospital. Trixie was one of many cats rescued from a hoarding situation and will be looking for her furever home once she is recovered. – diana

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3/4/24 – Elizabeth R. saw a post about two puppies in Flint who were living under horrible conditions. There was one shelter and 3 adult dogs had already froze to death. The rescues were all full so Elizabeth offered to take in Bucky and Bailey to foster and eventually find adopters. The first photo is how the two puppies were found. They were both very emaciated. Elizabeth got the two healthy and then sought assistance for their medical. She found a group who pays for spay/neuter but not vaccines and other testing. So, tomorrow we will be covering vaccines and heart worm testing when the puppies are neutered at the Humane Society of St. Clair. Anyone interested in adopting should contact Elizabeth at: [email protected] – diana

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I want to say a special THANK YOU to 4paws 1heart for your generosity to help with these 2 puppies I am fostering. It was such a blessing and a relief now that they are medically up to date with all the protective measures in place. I honestly didn’t know how I was going to accomplish this when I agreed to take them in. As it was split decision when no other help was to be found for them. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for all the help you do for the helpless animals Bucky and Bailey are recovering and resting peacefully since their spay/neuter this morning. It was a long day for them.Thank you again! – Elizabeth

3/4/24 – And this is why your donations are so important. Every animal helped by 4 paws 1 heart is spayed or neutered. – diana

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3/2 Update

Claudia is knuckeling under with her other front leg. Now we suspect there might be more going on. We dispensed 7 days of pain meds and want her to have strict crate rest. We are not going to jump into amputation without knowing that it is the cause of her pain. The rescuer will keep us updated. Gina

Claudia is one of the several requests for help we receive daily. She was from a litter of 3 females born outside and homeless. A kind woman stepped up to bottle feed all of them while noticing right away that this kitten had a deformity in the front paw. That didn’t stop Claudia from thriving but she is in pain, and not putting weight on that foot anymore. We offered to have her examined by one of our doctors at Moore Veterinary Hospital. She had to be anesthetized for a complete exam and radiographs. The doctors feel that she is hurting from maybe jumping and landing on that foot. Right now we tried a pain injection and rest to see if she feels better, but after an update today, it sounds like she is still in pain. Claudia is very small and pain med options for cats are limited. We are suspecting that she may need amputation of that paw to give her comfort, but she is still so little. We are working on figuring out a plan. If you would like to help please go to this link and put her name in the notes. I’ll update once we know more. Thank you! Gina

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4 Paws 1 Heart Fundraiser Event at Little Caesar Arena was lots of fun! We want to thank all of our supporters! Gina

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Gina (and Dee) at our table near the Meijer’s entrance last night at the Detroit Red Wings game.

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2/28/24 – Tux showed up at the finder’s house, very friendly and very hungry. We authorized him to be seen at Groesbeck Animal Hospital where the doctor discovered that he had some severe wounds on his leg and that he had a slight upper respiratory infection. Tux’s wounds had to be stitched, he received treatment for the infection and he was neutered. His stitches will be removed in 10 days. Yesterday his rescuer, Alicia, contacted me to say that Tux is doing great although not crazy about the ‘cone of shame’. We offered to promote Tux on our courtesy petfinder site as well as our Friends of 4 Paws 1 Heart in that he may be looking for his furever home in the near future. – diana

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2/27/224 – Unfortunately, although we had hoped otherwise, 2024 is starting off the same as last year — far too many animals needing heart worm treatment, limb amputations, and eye removals. As well as just the ‘regular vetting’. Here are six kitties, some of whom came from hoarding homes that all need some level of medical assistance. Meet Lucy, Sally, Charlie, Bubba, Snowbilly, and Mouse. Some have already been spayed/neutered but need vaccine boosters, some need the ‘works’ (spay/neuter, vaccines, fiv/felv tests, and fleas treatment). They are all being treated today at All About Animals Rescue and will be available for adoption through Sheri H. at: [email protected]

I don’t know what thousands of animals, found on our streets, would do without clinics like All About Animals Rescue, The Paws Clinic, Comforts Place, and the Humane Society of St. Clair — all low-cost clinics that operate with grants and donations and play an integral role in our rescue communities. – diana

Please consider a donation today.

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