9/4/17 – On this Labor Day I would like to share this very heartwarming story. Again it was all about teamwork — a Macomb County animal control officer, Brian Pylar, who cared enough to start a GoFundMe page, took the kitty into his own home to foster and adopt out, and who contacted us for additional help. Mac, a three-month old, kitten was found on the street, injured and very ill. It appeared he had been attacked by a larger animal; he had a broken, shattered arm which needed to be amputated. He also had an abscess which damaged nerves and caused an infection. His arm needed to be amputated. NOW THE GREAT NEWS – On August 31, I received a text from Brian. Mac, our little guy with the amputated arm, was adopted by a war veteran who lost an arm while serving our Country. Mac would have been euthanized had it not been for a caring person and 4 Paws 1 Heart. Now two lives have been changed forever! ~ diana
Category Archives: Abuse
Frankie Peanut – Found on the Street With a Broken Femur
8/30/17 – Frankie was found on the street with a broken femur. Every day we are thankful to be working with great rescues like the Ferndale Cat Shelter, who will take in the abandoned animal once we take care of the medical bills. It was necessary to have Frankie’s leg amputated, but he will do great in a forever loving home. ~ dia

Poppy – Living in an Abusive Situation; Heart Worm Positive
8/29/17 – A caring person learned of a dog being kept in an attic. The dog broke the window and was ‘barking’ for help. It was a very abusive situation and fortunately the dog went home with the rescuer. She was taken to an emergency hospital where the foot pad was found to be split and bleeding with a missing nail. Later it was learned that she was heart worm positive; that is when we were contacted. Poppy is one of the heart worm cases that we committed to and she has been on her 30 day pre-treatment and will be starting the injections soon. She is doing very well with the family but has not acclimated to the family dogs. Say a little prayer that this sweet animal will have peace and love. ~ diana
Zena – Found on the Street; Missing a Part of Her Leg
8/28/17 – Meet Zena (aka Captain America). The rescuer was contacted about a cat roaming the area who was missing part of ‘his’ leg. All the rescuer had to do was to put out a trap and ‘he’ just walked into it. (It’s hard not to have a piece of your heart break off each time I’m contacted about these many animals and think about the many who are never rescued.) But, the good news is that Captain America (actually Zena) is one of the few rescued and was named such because of how amazing he was to have survived the street with half of his leg missing. As you may have guessed, Captain America turned out to be a Captainess America and was renamed Zena. She had her leg amputated and is now in a loving foster home. If you are interested in this very sweet girl whose medical has been taken care of by 4 Paws 1 Heart, please contact Jeanine at: jkc4msu@yahoo.com . ~ diana
Kroger – Another Way to Help 4 Paws 1 Heart
8/27/17 – If you haven’t signed up for Kroger Community Rewards, please do!! And, when you do, select 4 Paws 1 Heart (91069) as your charity partner. In the past year, the donations from Kroger paid for 80 animals to be spayed/neutered, vaccinated and tested. And now, we have doubled the number of households enrolled so we expect to do even better in the future. We just have to get everyone SHOPPING! Thank you to all who shop at Kroger and have enrolled. Please share with your friends. Kroger is a great community partner. ~ diana
Jubilee – A Very Sick Kitten Rescued in the Name of a Dear Friend Who Died too Soon
8/25/17 – A very sick kitten named in memory of a very kind-hearted woman named Jubilee who unexpectedly died. This little kitten is being saved in her honor. – diana
“I would like to introduce you all to my newest rescue baby “Jubilee” she is named after my good friend and foster who just recently passed away
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Lil miss Jubilee showed up on the finders front porch with no mom or siblings in sight. Both her eyes have extreme infections, she is under weight and loaded with fleas. The finder did not realize kitty’s can’t have cows milk so we are also trying to cleanse her lil system out as well as treat her double eye infections
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Jubilee is in need of donors to help with her medical as you can see in her picture she is starting her wee life off pretty rough
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All donations can be made directly to Diana Rascano @
www.4paws1heart.org
Please note donation is for jubilee
We appreciate all of your prayers for lil miss Jubilee and any donations that can be made in honor of Jubilee Bonavia would be greatly appreciated
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Coco and Puff – Rescued from a Hoarder’s Home – One Kitten Lost Both Eyes



8/23/17 – These two babies were severely neglected in a house of horrors. Far too many people start off thinking that they are saving animals but end up actually being the abusers. These two were rescued by our friend, Kim Miller, who contacted us for help. Yesterday, the one baby had surgery and both eyes had to be removed. God willing, the other baby will not have to face the same fate – so far, so good. Thank You to Samantha Ann Roy, for fostering them and giving them love and a special thanks to Stephanie Howard for donating enough money to cover the medical bill. Please say a small prayer tonight for all of the abandoned, stray, and abused animals who have not had the good fortune of finding a caring human being. ~ diana
***** UPDATE ***** I am beyond overwhelmed with joy and happy tears !!!!!!! Stephanie Howard generosity is amazing !!!! Diana & I are beyond grateful to you
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This is what happens when you NEGLECT and animal who knowingly had an URI and infected eye !!!!!
Both her eyes had to be removed which was not expected !!!!
Her sisters eyes are improving very slowly
Thank you to Ariel Dolby-Criger for temporarily caring for them and being such a great foster mommy
Thank you to Samantha Ann Roy for stepping up and taking these baby’s when no one else would
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If you could help by making a donation directly to www.4paws1heart.org Diana Rascano & I would greatly appreciate it !!!!!
Please make donations in the names of Cocoa & Puff
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I am aiming to reach 500.00 goal
As we all know there will be follow up care as well!!!
THANK YOU !!!!! ` Kim”
Tiger – Was Turned into a Veterinary Hospital
8/23/17 – Meet Tiger – 
I’m looking for a home or a foster home for this little kitty that I have been fostering for about 5 weeks. 4 paws Paws 1 heart has had her checked her out and she is a healthy little girl. She is nervous at first, but she warms up fast. She is about 6 months old. Please email me for more information or an application. Gina.4paws1heart@gmail.com
Nicko – Found, Heart Worm Positive, by a Caring Tow Truck Driver
8/16/17 – A caring tow-truck driver found Nicko roaming the street. Because the Michigan Humane Society was closed that day, he took her home. It didn’t take long for the family to get attached to her. Attempts were made to find an owner without success. The family decided to make Nicko their new family member and brought her to the vet to be spayed/vaccinated/tested. unfortunately, Nicko was found to be heart worm positive. The rescuer asked for our help so that they could give Nicko a happy, loving home. Nicko started her heart worm treatment on August 3 with one of our favorite veterinaries — Five Mile Animal Hospital. Another life saved. ~ diana

Fundraiser – Jimmy John’s Field August 19, 2017
8/20/17 – Thank you to our 120 friends who attended our event last night atJimmy John’s Field. It was an absolutely beautiful night that went by too fast. We will look forward to next year!! ~ diana