11/25/23 – A happy beginning for sweet Muffins. Thank you to the loving and caring hearts of Gina and her husband, Dave for the sleepless nights and the many long trips to several doctors. If only every animal on our streets could be so lucky. – diana

A few months ago David Jenio and I decided to make Miss Muffins’ a permanent member of our family.

She was found by Bambi Pesti Hartter back in July of 2022 and I took her in as a foster with what we thought was just a simple upper respiratory infection. One year of daily care, 5 doctors, several travels to hospitals, constant worry watching her have good and bad days, fundraising to raise money for medical, missing work, sleepless nights, and fear of the worst, but it was worth every second!!!!!

She couldn’t smell, eat dry food, breath without congestion, she couldn’t jump because her equilibrium was off, her hearing was dulled, she had constant nasal discharge, pressure in her head, and yet an undeniable will to live.

WE WERE COMMITTED!!!!!

THEN, we found an incredible surgeon who SAVED Muffins’ LIFE. Her name is Dr. Brayden Stanley at Animal Surgical Center in Flint. There are no words to tell you how much her talent and skills have made all the difference for Muffins’. A stent needed to be placed in Muffins’ nasophyrengeal area where her sinuses were supposed to drain. They couldn’t drain because there was no hole due to chronic inflammation or congenital deformity. A solid band of scar tissue had formed over what was supposed to be a hole. After blunt dissection, stent placement, several weeks to flint for flushes, and removal of the stent Muffins’ was good!!!! Her recovery happened to be one year to the date we took her in as a foster which was July 5th.

We are thankful every day for Dr. Stanley and the Surgical team, 4 Paws 1 Heart for covering her medical, and all of her supporters who donated thousands towards saving her life!!!! We R blessed.

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11/22/23 – 8-9 week old Bandit was rescued from the streets this past Sunday. We’ve worked with his rescuer before and because she had just used all of her available funds for a mom and 6 kittens rescued last week, she asked for our help with Bandit. Bandit was covered with fleas and had a distended belly. Fortunately, Bandit was able to get into our great veterinary partner, Five Mile Animal Hospital, yesterday. The doctor advised me that he was still unsure of the cause of the distended belly — the options were FIP (worst scenario) or worms. The doctor thought it best to treat for worms and closely follow his progress and that is what we’ll be doing. Bandit was given appropriate vaccines and will have a follow up appointment within two weeks. – diana

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11/22/23 – We posted about Mocha on October 10 just after she was rescued from the streets of Flint. Thanks to the services of All About Animal Rescue Mocha was able to be vaccinated and tested for heart worm shortly after contacting us. We also had approved her to be spayed and although the facility is 6 months out with appointments, Mocha was able to get an appointment for 12/9. We are so very happy for Mocha as she is doing great with her new mom. Another life saved!!!

P.S. A huge thank you to all of our supporters who donated during our $1,000 Match Campaign. We DID MEET OUR GOAL because of you! – diana

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11/21/23 – Benjamin was dropped at the doorstep of the Make A Difference shelter. He had a broken jaw, so broken he couldn’t close his mouth. Poor Benjamin was very emaciated because of it. Benjamin went through a successful surgery through Make A Difference Rescue but because they’ve had so many serious cases they asked if we could help with his neuter — we did. Benjamin is doing great and eating like a champ. If you are interested in Benjamin, please check out Make A Difference Rescue. – diana

https://makeadifferencerescue.com

https://www.facebook.com/MakeADifferenceRescue/

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11/20/23 – Today is the last day to donate toward the $1,000 Match Campaign. We are getting closer to being able to go back to assisting stray animals on our streets but the services we will be able to afford may be limited for 2-3 more weeks. But in the mean time we are still taking care of our commitments to the animals who came to us before the financial hold.

This is Gracy. She was rescued in mid-September after being abandoned by her owner. At the time I authorized her to be vaccinated, spayed, and tested but then her rescuer fell ill and wasn’t able to do anything for awhile. When Gracy finally went in she was found to be positive for feline leukemia. The rescuer is keeping her and she was recently spayed and will have her stitches taken this week. Her rescuer advised that Gracy is doing very well and was very thankful for our help. – diana

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11/19/23 After being found on the street. They will all need exams, vaccines, dewormings, spays and neuters. There are 2 females and 3 males. Please contact Toni at [email protected] if you are interested and PLEASE remember that if you donate to 4 paws 1 heart today your donation will be matched up to $1000. This match ends tomorrow at midnight and here is the link.

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Sarah and Sebastian could really use your shares. They need a place to call home for the holiday. Both cats were dumped and abandoned. 4 Paws 1 Heart committed to covering vetting, and all they need now are solid homes. If you could please share or if you are interested in more information, please contact Aimee at [email protected]

Thank you, Gina

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11/18/23 – These are all kitties where 4 paws 1 heart played a role in getting them ready medically for their adoption. They were rescued by amazing people who contacted us for help and we like to help them in getting homes by exposing them to our supporters. – diana

Please please please spread the word about these sweet kitties. Let’s make it right after they have been so wronged! – Aimee

4P1H Village Kittyroom is with Aimee M Martin Lincoln.

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Please Share these babies and contact Aimee for more information. This is so sad.. Gina

Thanksgiving is a little under 1 week away and all of us at 4 Paws 1 Heart are thankful for our supporters because you allow us to continue helping one life at a time.

During this week we would love for you to share your story and a photo of an animal that we assisted with. Please open the link below, share your story, and let us now how we made a difference for the animal you rescued.

Thank you!

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11/16/23 The rescuer contacted us weeks ago and at that time Tony was going through some up and down health issues, but he is better now and ready for his neutering. 4 Paws 1 Heart honored our previous commitment to covering the vaccines and spay/neutering for both.

If you would like to donate now is a good time because a supporter has offered to match up to $1000! Gina

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