Category Archives: Cats/Kittens

Jenn’s Story

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4/2/25 – Jenn’s story started in October, 2024 when her rescuer contacted me about a cat (Jenn) she had rescued in July when Jenn was pregnant. It appeared that a nearby neighbor had been “letting out” approximately 15 cats because they were moving. Jenn had a litter of 6 kittens in July and she was ready to be fully vetted. The rescuer had found homes for all of the kittens except for Brutus so she asked if we could cover Brutus also. We approved both cats to be treated and sent the authorization to the first veterinary hospital. Unfortunately, the appointment was over one month out.

Another veterinary hospital was tried but that was even further out and would require two visits — a pre-surgery exam and then the actual spay. Finally, Jenn and her baby, Brutus, were seen at Rescue Veterinary Service but Jenn was suffering from an upper respiratory infection so she would have to be rescheduled. By the time Jenn had recovered, Rescue Veterinary Services closed permanently and Jenn was finally spayed, vaccinated, and tested at Orion Animal Hospital in February, 2025.

The Happy Update: Jenn is in a furever, loving home and the rescuer decided to make Brutus a member of the family.

They are doing very well today. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/

Stray Cat in Lincoln Park

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4/1/25. – 6:45pm Update from Kassie the rescuer. “Drop trap is here and all set up. She even came strolling over while the guy was here setting it up, so she’s around here somewhere hopefully she comes back soon and I get her today “. Once the cat is secured and transported we will cover the care she needs to see what is going on. We don’t want to see her suffer. Gina

3/31/25 Located in Lincoln Park. I got an email request for help from a caring person who is trying to trap this stray. We offered to cover an exam and assessment of what is going on with her mouth if the rescuer can trap and transport to a hospital. She will not go in a trap so this has been a challenge for the rescuer who is desperately trying to help while watching this kitty struggle with food.

Hopefully, she can get her soon and we can prevent further suffering or pain. Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/

Glenda Was Rescued in January 2025

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3/31/25 – Glenda was rescued January 3, 2025. A friend of 4 Paws 1 Heart and a person who has rescued and found homes for many cats (Carol) contacted us about a kitten found and rescued by her son’s friend, The kitten had been hiding under her car at her job near 8 Mile & Kelly. The friend was able to pick the kitten (Glenda) up without any problem and she put her in her car to warm her up while she could find out if anyone owned her. The friend found a neighbor who told her that the kitten was a stray along with a number of nearby kittens who keep being born in the area. Carol reported that the kitten appeared to have a left front leg injury and an injury to her left ear. She was estimating her to be 5 months old.

Glenda was taken to Orion Animal Hospital where the doctor treated her ear, tested her for fiv/felv (negative) and vaccinated her. The doctor could not find any injuries to the leg and believed the limp was the result of a birth defect and suggested she have a follow up exam when she turned 1 year old.

The HAPPY update—Carol’s son ended up adopting Glenda and renaming her Polly. Carol took care of getting Polly spayed in order to save us money. And now Polly and her buddy,

Elmer, (who was rescued from a mobile home park in the Fall of 2024 and whom we also had helped with medical) are fast friends living the best life ever. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/

Update on Orange Kitty

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3/28/25 Update on Orange Kitty. I had to post because this cat is adorable. Orange kitty is a cat that we helped who turned out to be feline leukemia positive. However his rescuer is trying to give him the best life.

4 paws 1 heart offered to cover his medical, vaccines, and neuter He was finally feeling well enough for surgery, so it was done last week. Here he is at Moore Veterinary Hospital receiving laser on his incision to help reduce pain, inflammation, and aid in healing as well. Orange kitty is on a special food because he will choke on dry food or anything with texture. The doctor feels this is secondary to the leukemia. When I put the word out asking for food, some of our supporters donated, and it is beyond appreciated! Tiffany is the rescuer, and her children have fallen deeply in love with this little guy.

Food is very expensive and money is a concern. The family has decided to keep him and they will take over his medical care. If anyone is interested in donating more food, I will private message you her address and you can send it directly to Orange kitty. Thank you, Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/

Tiny Tim (now named Bruce Wayne)

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3/27/25 – It was December 22, 2024 when I received the following e mail from Andra, a person we’ve assisted on many occasions and who works very hard to rescue cats as well as trap for TNR:

“Hello Diana. Merry Christmas! I had a couple questions. This is what I believe to be a stray cat; he has been showing up on my back porch for about the last two weeks. He’s a young one, definitely less than a year. He’s very sweet, just a little bit scared. I am interested in fostering him, and getting him out of the cold. I have an outdoor shelter set up, but he’s definitely not feral, and deserves so much more. Could I make an appointment to take him to the vet to be scanned for a microchip, and have him fiv/leukemia tested and vaccinated and treated for worms and fleas if he isn’t micro chipped? I would like to bring him in the house to work with, but want to make sure he is healthy before he comes in so none of my cats are compromised. I would definitely keep him separate either way. I named him Tiny Tim, And I believe he is a male, but not sure. – Andra”

Tiny Tim was taken to Patterson Veterinary where, unfortunately, a microchip wasn’t found. He was tested (negative,) started on his vaccines, treated for fleas and worms and was scheduled to be neutered on March 8, 2025. I’m sure that Tiny Tim (now named Bruce Wayne) will go on to have a very safe and loving life. –

diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/

Roger and Wendell Found as Strays

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3/25/25. Roger and Wendell were found as strays who both needed quite a bit of vetting and dental care. Wendell survived a few winters and Roger was more recent but in bad shape. The rescuer said there has been a steady flow of strays in the area for years and she does what she can to help.. She may end up keeping them which would be nice because they adore each other.

Happy new beginnings Roger and Wendell! Thank you to our supporters for making these stories happen! Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/

Too Sweet to Go Back to the Streets

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3/25/25 – On January 1 of this year I received a request from a rescuer we’ve assisted in the past. Two very sweet cats were found on the streets in frigid temperatures and as the rescuer said “they were too sweet to go back to the streets”. It took awhile to their final ‘makeovers’ but Graycie (first photo) will finally be fully vetted April 2. Lil’ Gimmy is the other who was fully vetted with the help of our supporters.

As always, it takes a village! – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/

Happy Update

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3/22/25 – I’d like to share a happy update today. This is the email I received from the rescuer after helping with a stray who had frostbite from the brutal cold whether we had this year. Gina

“Jefferson is a 9 year old feral cat who lives outside of my family bar and restaurant (Andrews on the corner) in downtown Detroit. I used to live above the bar and have been feeding him since 2018. In the last year he went from totally feral, to friendly enough to let me pet him and pick him up. After the most recent winter storm we had, I noticed the end of his tail looked like it had frostbite and the very tip had already started to die. I took him to Platz vet where they told me he would need to have part of his tail amputated. I reached out to 4 paws 1 heart and they were so incredibly generous to help pay for his surgery. Jefferson was my first cat TNR cat and he is very special to me. Jefferson’s surgery went great and he’s adjusting perfectly to only having 3/4 of his tail. He and I are forever grateful for Gina and 4 paws 1 heart for making this surgery possible.”

Abby

Frappuccino Was Found Outside

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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!

Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/

This is Bruno

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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/