3/20/25 Frappuccino was found outside and after weeks of not finding an owner the rescuers decided to make him a forever part of their family. His check up, vaccines, and neuter were taken care of by 4 paws 1 heart. They emailed me yesterday to share the good news! We are happy to help get you started on your new beginnings Frappuccino! Also, thank you, Kim, the receptionist at Moore Vet for putting this family in touch with us so that we could help make a difference in the life of another deserving stray kitty!
3/18/25. I wanted to share this email with our supporters. It’s from an employee at an animal hospital telling her story about Bruno, a cat that 4 paws 1 heart helped her with. Gina
“Hello, this is Bruno. Bruno came into the veterinary office I work at as a Stat Hit by car. He was unable to walk with his back legs. We did X-rays and he had at least three fractures in his pelvis making it a dislodged pelvis. With no owner, it wasn’t looking good for this poor street cat. He was filthy, unaltered and full of tapeworms as well. It was looking like he was going to be euthanized as there was no one to take over his care.
He would do best with surgery but could heal with 8 weeks cage rest the vet told me So, I decided to take him in and try.
After the first 6 days he had not had a bowel movement. I brought him back into my work and did more X-rays. Full, he was full of poop. We were unsure if he could even push. He had the night to provide a bowel movement or the next day he would have to be euthanized. I told him he had to poop and he did that night. I cried I was so happy. As of today, he is doing great. Still on cage rest for another 3 ish weeks. He loves pets and purrs. I can’t help but think he was loved by someone at some point in his life. We are unsure of age but he looks about 2yrs based on his teeth. We tried finding owners for weeks and got nothing.
He’s a lucky boy. He’s lucky I was working that night, lucky that man brought him to our vet, he’s lucky someone saw him and cared enough to wrangle him into a box and get him help and I’m lucky to have found Gina and her wonderful organization. God bless and thank you all for everything you do. These animals have voices because of people like us and I’m so happy to be part of a community of people who love helping animals”. Becky https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
3/14/25. I think that animals are sent to us when we need them the most. About 6 months ago my moms Doberman rescue dog passed away. My mom was absolutely devastated and going through other things that added to her depression.
One morning, she looked out the window and sees a momma and 2 kittens walking through the field. She gives them their space, but begins feeding them and slowly gaining their trust. I encouraged her to trap one at a time and get them fixed. We started a couple weeks ago and we’re successful to have 1 of the 3 neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, and felv/fiv tested.
The 2 babies have been a constant in my mom’s life since her Molly passed away. They have given her the will and the distraction that she needed to help heal her pain. She named them “Midnight and 4 Paw”. Unfortunately, she can not bring them indoors and make them forever pets, but we are working on getting them protection and ensuring their health is good. We can at least make sure they are treated with love and kindness.
3/13/25 – Meet Binx! He is less than 5 pounds and desperately craves love. His rescuer contacted us a few days ago looking for help after finding him outside emaciated with patches of fur missing, a respiratory infection and trouble eating.
We authorized a full workup at the vet hospital, and unfortunately, he tested positive for Feline immunodeficiency virus. His rescuer is looking for a forever home where Binx will never go hungry again. It takes a village, and we are hopeful that the perfect home will come along. This has been a very busy week, with requests for help. If you would like to donate towards Binx or if you want information to adopt him please let me know and I will put you in touch with his rescuer, Maria. Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
3/10/25 – On November 5, 2024 I posted about Gizmo and Baby Girl. Both had stolen the rescuer’s heart when she was feeding some feral cats.
When Gizmo was first authorized to be seen by a vet, it was determined that he had an eye infection and also needed to see an eye specialist. Baby Girl had not been ready just yet to be seen by a vet. An appointment was made for Gizmo to be seen by one of the doctors at Orion Animal Hospital where Dr. Blasses and Dr. Zalac are our ‘go to’ doctors when it comes to eyes.
Dr. Blasses determined that Gizmo needed entropion surgery (the condition whereby the eyelashes grow into the eyeball and if left, will result in blindness — not to mention the pain the animal goes through. Gizmo had his surgery (see post surgery photo). Once he was healed both Gizmo and Baby Girl were vaccinated, tested, and neutered/spayed.
3/8/25 Occasionally I come across people who want to help a stray, but they can’t really afford to feed the animal. In this case, we were contacted for help with medical and the cat tested positive for Feline Leukemia. The doctor feels there is a stricture or nerve damage affecting the muscles that allow swallowing of the food. A special texture of food is needed to help prevent the cat from choking.
I put the call out and a handful of kind people didn’t hesitate to help have food ordered and shipped to the home of this kind family. Mary Lou, Dawn, Lori, Jo, and Beth THANK YOU! Here are some pics of the food delivered or dropped off to help Orange kitty and he is doing well. Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
3/7/2025 – Please keep our board member Cynthia S. Wojtowycz in your thoughts and prayers tonight as she is struggling with the loss of her beloved cat named Isaac. He was a paralyzed cat that she saved and he was a significant part of her life.
3/6/25 – It took nearly a month for our rescue friend, Angelina, to trap this beautiful kitty who showed up on her porch but was elusive to be caught. She provided a shelter and food on her porch and was finally able to get him into her home.
He was very matted and Angelina said she could feel his bones. 4 paws 1 heart authorized his full vetting and Angelina brought him back to her home where he was thriving. As of February 18 Charley was to have a ‘try out’ in her friend’s home.
3/5/25 – Apologies for adding the two incorrect photos of Bumper yesterday. I guess I was right in passing the baton to Gina. Here is the story again with the correct photos. – diana
3/5/25 – In late December, I received the following email message: “We found two kittens. We called for them to be picked up but nobody came. When we were leaving, we found one deceased beneath a car but couldn’t find the other one. Turned out the stray kitten had hitchhiked under our car. She’s got a really bad eye infection. I think she might lose the eye as it is protruding and very swollen. My husband was just laid off so we can’t afford to help her. I was wondering if you could help cover the cost for her? We are interested in keeping her. I brought her inside as the temperature is low but she is separated from our other animals until she can be seen by a vet and her eye healed. I don’t want her to suffer and with overcrowded shelters, I didn’t want her to be put down. She’s primarily a happy kitten.”
It was determined by the doctors at All About Animals-Flint that Bumper (as she was later named) had an upper respiratory infection and needed to have her eye removed. The eye removal and other vetting could not be done until after the infection cleared. Finally, everything was completed on January 23, 2025— vaccines, neuter, and eye removal.
We were happy to help this very sweet kitten who was 12 weeks old when she was rescued and now at almost 25 weeks old, Bumper is living a very happy life with her new family of humans and pets. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
