7/17/15 – We posted recently, looking for help for this stray kitty living underneath the porch of an abandoned home in Detroit. We were able to jump in and get her the emergency medical care she needed which happened to require extensive surgery. She was pregnant, had an abdominal wall hernia, and an ovarian cyst. The doctor is taking care of Raven while she recovers and then there is a home lined up for her when she is ready to go. This cat could have never survived during her pregnancy to term and she was living in pain. Please keep your cats indoors, so that this doesn’t happen to them. Here she is now in her new home and earlier when she was in the hospital.
Gina
Category Archives: Cats/Kittens
Raven – Living Under a Rotted Porch – Another Kitten Saved
We recently posted about this stray cat living under the porch of an abandoned home. She needed help and we were contacted. Thank you all for sharing and networking, so that we could get this beautiful girl off of the streets quickly. Tonight she had emergency surgery to repair the hole that was in her abdominal wall. It was causing her intestines to slip through. She was also in an early pregnancy with a huge cyst on her ovaries. The pregnancy was causing complications and lots of pain. The best option for her safety and her recovery, was to spay her and fix the hole in her abdominal. Again, a huge thank you to Dr. Graves at the Animal Urgent Care. She got this girl the surgery she desperately needed and we will cover all of the medical costs. Gina
The Kittens of Summer – 2015 (continued)
7/16/15 – This family was recently saved by a very kind woman who has asked for assistance with vetting the kittens and getting the mom spayed. This is just an example of how your donations are spent. Donations can be made by using the link on this website, using the donations link on our facebook page, or by mailing a check to 4 Paws 1 Heart,
Thanks! ~ diana
Raven – An Abandoned Cat Living Under a Porch – Needed Help
This beautiful stray about 8months old, and total sweetheart, is currently living under the beat up porch of a vacant home. She had emergency surgery for a hole in her abdominal wall. And, through the networking of 4 Paws 1 Heart supporters, she has found a forever home. ~ diana
HERCULES – Mid Year Financial Report
7/9/15 – Mid-Year Financial Report: As reported earlier in the year, in 2014 we paid almost $85,000 in medical bills which was approximately $30,000 more than we paid in 2013. I remind you of this because from January 1 through July 8, 2015, 4 Paws 1 Heart has already spent $65,615 in medical bills for abandoned, abused, and stray companion animals!!! That is almost $11,000 per month compared to $7,000 per month in 2014.
The past six months have brought through our doors, hundreds of kittens needing basic help, serious treatments for upper respiratory infections, injuries, and a variety of other issues (like little Allie with the Hernia). This is not to mention the many cats like Chance, Magic (who will be fitted with a brace due to a broken leg which was never treated), Bridgette, and Molly (just to name a few). Then we have the many dogs, such as Katniss, Ginger, Odin, Princess Buttons, King, Blizzard, Joy, and Courtney who came to us with parvo virus, heart worm, strange objects in their stomachs, and other major injuries. And, unfortunately, I don’t see things getting any better.
The 4 Paws 1 Heart Board, Gina, and I are so very thankful that we have been able to continue to help these sweet abandoned animals but we couldn’t do it without our generous friends who donate money and attend our fundraisers, as well as the many community businesses who support us. But at this time we may have to dial back a little until donations pick up and we have a few successful fundraisers behind us.
Nonetheless, in light of the over 2,500 animals we have helped in almost five years of existence, I thought it only appropriate that I post our sweet boy Hercules because it was through his torture, that 4 Paws 1 Heart rose to a whole new level of helping the abandoned and abused. We continue to love our famous mascot and will always be thankful to his mom (Dr. Kern) and his dad, Chris for keeping him in our lives. ~ diana
Smokey – From the Streets to a Loving Home
7/8/15 Happy Lunch Hours News – Smokey has been adopted! Thank you to all of the rescuers who make a difference in the lives of these sweet innocents and thank you to all of our followers for sharing! ~ diana
The Kittens of Summer 2015
7/7/15 – Here are more kittens being medically cared for by 4 Paws 1 Heart. Please check out our Friends of 4 Paws 1 Heart page or petfinder.com if you are interested in adopting any of these kittens/cats. Although our primary mission is to fund medical treatment for abandoned animals, are secondary mission is to help rescuers with permanent placement of the animal. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to save an animal through medical procedures but not play a role in helping to find that forever family. ~ diana
Zelda – Found in the Middle of the Street – Finds Her Forever Home
More good news!!!!! Remember Zelda? She was found in the middle of the street with abrasions on her face? Well she is in her the very best home I could ever ask for. Her journey and placement was nothing short of “fate”… Believe that, “things happen for a reason”, because it’s soooooo true! Zelda is PROOF! Gina
The Pool Deck Kittens – Found Under a Pool Deck
They Were Found In a Woodpile – Beautiful Kittens
The woodpile babies will be ready for adoption soon. ~ diana
