7/15/16 – I received a call from a person who works at one of the great veterinary clinics we work with. The person was interested in adopting a blind kitten/cat. She explained that she had always tried to save the special needs kitties and her 15 year old cat who was born without eyes, now had an aggressive form of cancer. Even though her baby had already had two surgeries, the prognosis was not good.
I put the call out to our friends who we’ve helped in the past with their rescues. Someone responded that she did have a 4 month old kitten (Brutus) she had rescued who had one eye which would need to be removed once he was old enough and healthy, and another eye where he was partially blind.
I put the rescuer in touch with the potential adopter and the adopter fell in love and took Brutus home. Unfortunately, when Brutus was taken to the vet to be checked, it was determined that he was positive for feline leukemia. Fortunately, for Brutus, his new mom wasn’t going to let him go. The veterinarian will be retesting Brutus in three weeks to make sure this was not a ‘false positive’; he will also do additional blood work. When test results are back, a decision will be made as to whether the one eye will be removed. In any case 4 Paws 1 Heart is committed to doing whatever is necessary to give this sweetie the best life possible with his new mom. Please keep in mind that Brutus’ sibling has always been vaccinated and the mom is working closely with the doctors.
I loved this statement from Brutus’ new mom — “he will always have LOTS of love no matter how long he my have. I can’t put him to sleep because he may or my not have a healthy future, in that case everyone would worry about their future because we don’t know ourselves if we will ever develop an illness that may or may not take our lives.” Please say a little prayer for this very sweet kitty. ~ diana

7/9/16 – This is a great ‘beginning of the weekend’ story. A friend of 4 Paws 1 Heart, who we’ve helped with rescues in the past, contacted us about this small 6-7 month old kitten who approached her in a 7-11 parking lot. Fearing that the kitten would certainly be hit by a car, she took the kitten into her car and brought her home. Kimberly, knocked on doors hoping to find the owner but was unsuccessful. Unfortunately, Kimberly’s mom is very ill and allergic to cats so it was imperative that she find someone to take in the kitten. Kimberly contacted us and although we couldn’t help much with placement, we could get the kitten medically ready to be in a home. An appointment was set for Mia to be spayed, vaccinated, and tested at our one of our favorite veterinary clinics, Patterson Veterinary Hospital. And now comes the great news!!!! Dr. Zalac, one of the doctors we’ve worked with often, fell in love with Mia and decided to adopt her!! Dr. Zalac paid for all of the medical and took this little cutie home. Everyone is now doing just GREAT. ~ diana