11/27/24 – This very sweet and friendly cat with an ear tip would sometimes show up on Janis’ porch. One day she noted he was severely matted, had fleas, and something was wrong with his right eye.
With our authorization, Roger was taken to Orion Animal Hospital yesterday where he was shaved for his painful mats, and treated for an eye infection and a urinary tract infection. He received appropriate vaccines and was treated for fleas. Roger did test positive for FIV but we know that FIV should never be a death knell for otherwise healthy cats.
Roger will have a follow up appointment to make sure the infections have cleared and receive appropriate vaccine boosters. Janis will be taking Roger to adoption events once his fur starts to return but if anyone is interested in adopting him when he is healed, contact Janis at: [email protected]
11/25/24 – It was October 6 when we received a request from Malissa about a cat who showed up on the family’s porch. He was very emaciated, starving, covered in skunk spray and with what appeared to be an eye infection or upper respiratory infection. His joints stuck out and the family thought he couldn’t survive the winter. The family named him Gremlin and took him to eventually find him a furever home. Through the following month+, Gremlin had been back and forth to the veterinary clinic we had authorized but they couldn’t stop his vomiting. He was taking antibiotics and then was prescribed nausea medicine. Throughout his time with the family we authorized ‘re-checks’ with the clinic.
Today I received the following from Malissa: “Hi Diana, This is Malissa, Gremlin’s foster mom. I’m unfortunately writing with some sad news. After a particularly rough weekend for him, Gremlin crossed the rainbow bridge. We took him to Blue Pearl and discovered he had advanced lymphoma and that he was roughly 15 years old. He likely had the disease for a very long time and he was actively losing his battle at the time of our visit. The staff were kind and a few knew of your organization, and they allowed me to have the visit and procedure done free of charge.
I wanted to let you know, from the bottom of my heart, that I am so grateful for you and that what you do is so wonderful and important for people in my situation. Your kindness and generosity allowed him to come in for a few months and know a LOT of love before his time here came to an end. He was happy in spite of everything, and he let us know it all the time. He was surrounded by love and at peace and ultimately he wouldn’t have been afforded that ending if it weren’t for you.
So again, thank you so much for everything. I’ve been back to work for nearly a month now and I plan to donate as soon as I can so that I might pay it forward to someone else in need.
11/25/24 – On October 31 we posted Pooh’s story. He was found on the street by a friend of Brooke’s. The friend took care of having Pooh vaccinated and neutered but it became obvious that he had something wrong with an eye — it turned out to be a condition called entropion which will result in blindness. The friend could not afford this and Brooke decided to take him in and ask us for help.
Pooh had his surgery and this past Friday Brooke sent us the following update: “Living his best life we moved to a bigger home and he’s loving it with his kitten brother – Brooke”
11/25/24 – Minnie (mom), Whiskers, Sherbert, Chester and Walnut were all rescued — first the kittens and then the mom.
When the babies were of age, everyone was taken to Rescue Veterinary Services. Mom was tested (negative) and everyone was vaccinated and spayed/neutered.
Their rescuer will be finding furever homes for the family and thankfully they will no longer be in danger to die or be abused on the streets. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/ P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080
11/25/24 – Jenn is one of over 15 cats that were released when a family in the neighborhood moved. Jenn was rescued but unfortunately she was pregnant and gave birth to 6 kittens in the middle of October. Her rescuer, Lorri, was able to find homes for 5 of the kittens but Brutus (Jenn’s remaining baby) and Jenn needed to be tested, vaccinated, and spayed/neutered. Lorri will be finding a home for Jenn and will give Brutus a furever home with her.
Unfortunately, we don’t know what happened to the many cats released by the neighbor. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/ P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080
11/24/25 – A long-time friend of 4 Paws 1 Heart and amazing rescuer contacted us in late July about 3 kittens she had taken in from a woman who had a mother cat no longer able to nurse and she didn’t have the time to care for the kittens. Patricia took in the 3 5-wwek old babies; 2 of whom were only 10 ounces at the time. Over the weeks, Patricia nursed them all into good health and they were ready for their vaccines and spay/neuter in mid September. Patricia will be finding the three, Mothra, Rodan, and Stormy their furever homes.
Without the support of our many loyal friends, we could never help the many independent rescuers working to save animals every day. Thank YOU! – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/ P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080
11/14/24 – Yesterday, October 13, her rescuer, Kim, contacted us to ask for help in getting a very sweet but shy kitten fully vetted. ‘Pudding’ had been hanging around her house for about two weeks.
Kim tried to find an owner by reporting her rescue to the Oakland County Animal Control as well as several of the ‘lost and found’ sites but no one claimed her; and, there was no microchip.
Kim told me if we could help, Pudding could be adopted by a very nice family. We authorized Pudding to be seen at Orion Animal Hospital and they are able to see her today. We are thankful that another orphan has been saved and will be soon in a loving home. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/ P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080
11/14/24 – Meadow and Mosey were found on the streets in Flushing. Their rescuer said they were very sweet and loving and wanted to find them a furever home but couldn’t afford their vetting. As you can see, one of them had what appeared to be an eye infection. They were authorized to be treated at All About Animals in Flint. – diana
11/13/24 – Because of a very generous donation by a long-time supporter, we have been able to help with two significant cases we were contacted about. This case is about 40+ cats/kittens in Clair County, MI. The rescuer, Laura, contacted us to see if we could help with her project. She was able to get low cost spay/neuter from a kind veterinarian at the Clair County Animal Shelter. 4 Paws 1 Heart is helping with 20 cats and are very thankful that the overwhelming population of unwanted cats can be lessened because of this project and the caring people involved.
Please, if you have friends/family who have NOT spayed/neutered their cats, please share this post. Something like this can occur in less than a year from just one female and one male mating. A female cat can start producing at 4 months old and can have 3 litters a year. One intact female can produce an average of 15 cats annually; if just half of that amount are females, they will then go on to repeat this very sad situation.
11/12/24 – Binx (also known as Gizmo) followed the rescuer’s young son while he was walking home. We were asked to help with his testing, vaccines, and neuter and we were thankful to help. – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
