Category Archives: Cats/Kittens

Kevin’s Second Chance

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4/28/25 Abigail reached out to us right after she had trapped a neighborhood cat that appeared injured. He was coming around her condo for about 9 months and when he was noticeably hurt, Abigail secured him and took him to emergency. We offered to help by getting him neutered and checked out at Orion Animal Hospital. Abigail just sent me an update with pics letting me know that Kevin is integrating slowly while enjoying his new snuggle nap time spots and putting his head in her hands demanding pets. Kevin is one more kitty fortunate to have a second chance and live in a forever loving home. I love his pink nose and his toe beans!!! New beginnings Kevin!

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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..

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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/

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/