Category Archives: Cats/Kittens

Isaac – His Back Legs Paralyzed

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11/18/16 – Our little Isaac. Just like Chance, Isaac, was going to be euthanized at a high kill shelter. For some reason, his back legs were paralyzed. Fortunately, our Board member, Cynthia, who normally takes in seniors in need of help, contacted me when she learned of Isaac’s plight. 4 Paws 1 Heart made a commitment to do everything we could to help Isaac walk again. It is now 6 months later and Isaac has continued to progress. He was recently with Dr. Kern of Pawsitive Steps Rehabilitation & Therapy for Pets and her staff getting therapy and getting fitted for a cart. We would love to be able to use Chance’s cart but because of a difference in size, we may not be able to. We will continue to update our friends. It would be wonderful to make another miracle happen for a sweet creature who everyone else had given up on. ~ diana (p.s. Look at how he’s grown. xox)isaac-61516isaac-1-111716isaac-2-111716isaac-111716

Oscar the Stray with a Bullet

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4/25/25. Oscar is a stray who was seen having trouble walking. His rescuer contacted us for assistance with getting an exam and x ray. As you can see this boy has a bullet inside him. The doctors believe this could be causing nerve damage that has resulted in trouble walking. His rescuer took home pain meds and antibiotics with the hopes that Oscar might have some quality of life. Thank God for people like her who don’t turn a blind eye to these strays and do what they can to help. This is the second bullet seen in an animal that we helped in just 2 weeks. There are some cruel people in this world. It’s very sad..

Please donate, share our page with your friends, and share our posts to help create awareness. Have a blessed weekend. Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/

Meet Pascha

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4/20/25 Meet Pascha which means Easter in Latin. This little baby not even weighing 1 pound was the only survivor of 6 kittens and in need of urgent bottle feeding. The mom cat disappeared a couple days ago which was very unusual according to the homeowner, so it’s possible she was injured. All we know is Pascha cried for over 24 hours until a good friend and supporter of 4 paws 1 heart stepped up and offered to go get her yesterday. She is taking the bottle well but having some diarrhea. 4 paws 1 heart will be there for any medical if and when needed. Thank you Melissa Jackson for not even hesitating to save this baby kitten! Happy Easter from all of us at 4 Paws 1 Heart! https://4paws1heart.org/donations/

Cheese … A Stray Kitty

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4/15/25 “Cheese” is a stray kitty that was found and in need of getting checked out by a veterinarian. His rescuer took him to get the care needed and we offered to cover his medial. There are just so many cats like Cheese and we wish we could help them all, but the reality is we cannot do this without the help of our supporters. Have a blessed day! Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/

Flappy and Peanut

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4/9/25 – Flappy and Peanut were both strays being cared for by Jill C. Unfortunately, it took months for them to trust her to the point of just letting themselves be petted. Flappy needed to be fully vetted plus she had an upper respiratory infection. Peanut was seen limping and also needed to be fully vetted. Jill was finally able to trap them, and with our help get both cats treated, vaccinated, tested, and neutered. You can see from the photos that Flappy and Peanut were fast friends even before Jill gave them a furever home. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/

Her Name was Alice – REST IN PEACE

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4/4/25 Her name was Alice… 💔 It took weeks to trap her and unfortunately, her mouth was full of tumors. I spoke with the rescuer and her mom while she was under sedation for the exam. The option was to remove all teeth, debulk the masses, biopsy them, and hope she recovers.

I have been a veterinary technician for many years and this was one of the worst cases I have seen.

My opinion was that the kindest thing to do was humanely euthanize and the rescuer agreed. No one wanted to see this baby suffer any longer. Please Keep Kassie and her family in your prayers because this was emotionally exhausting and a very sad ending for them.

The only blessing is that Alice went peacefully surrounded by people who cared about her life. She was a stray and she mattered.. We covered her sedation, exam, euthanasia, and her cremation. The work we do is not easy, the choices pertaining to innocent lives are not taken lightly, and it takes a village..

I am happy we could help in this case so that Alice did not starve and slowly die alone in pain.

REST IN PEACE ALICE Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/

Little Emerald and Krueger

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4/3/25 – It was November when we received an e mail from Jessica, a friend of 4 paws 1 heart and a rescuer we have helped in the past. She gave me an update on a couple of cats we had helped in the past and then told us about another two kittens she had recently rescued.

The first was Emerald. A little girl had approached Jessica telling her about a box of kittens someone had dropped off and left behind. She named the only approachable kitten Emerald and Jessica kept the name and took Emerald in. Shortly after, Jessica was in a business area where she saw several kittens; within 5 minutes she was able to trap one very sweet guy. She named him Krueger and brought his in to foster and find a home.

We were happy to cover Emerald’s and Krueger’s full vetting which included deworming, vaccines, testing, and neuter. We are confident that Jessica found both very loving homes. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/