5/14/15 – Meet Simone who is with our good friends, Tigerlily Cat Rescue. Simone was rescued along with his mom and his litter mates and was the only one with an infection so severe he had to be taken immediately to surgery where his eye was removed. 4 Paws 1 Heart is so thankful to have friends like Tigerlily who have helped not only cats who have come into our organization but who have also been helping with the cats surrendered during the protests at the Humane Society of Macomb. We were happy to help with little Simone’s surgery. Say an extra prayer for this little one and watch his progress on the Tigerlily facebook page. ~ diana

5/14/15 – A Molly and McGee Update from foster Mom, Patricia. Please continue to pray for these babies. They spent 13 days in a kill room at the Humane Society of Macomb. My heart swells to see them free and fighting to live. ~ diana

“Molly and Mcgee…….it’s playtime!! We took some time out to play today and Mcgee’s favorite is a soft ball thingy with feathers on it. And Molly still has that hunter instinct in her, she caught herself a mouse! Mcgee is doing good on putting on weight, right now he has added well over one pound but Molly seems to just be holding her own. I have now put her on a 3 hour feeding schedule to help. Keep up the prayers for Molly, no where out of the woods until I see some weight gain. I will say this….Molly is feisty, stubborn and down right defiant and has attitude! But I say that is a good thing! ~ Jennell”

5/14/15 PART II – In mid afternoon, I received another emergency call. A construction worker on Harsens Island, MI found a cat whose paw was caught in one of those inhumane traps. (see photo). The construction worker immediately left the island with the cat to meet our friend, rescuer, Debbie N. Not knowing what condition this poor animal was in and afraid he would be going into shock, we made arrangements for Harsen (my name for him) to be taken to a vet. -We are very fortunate to have veterinarians who will work with us on a moments notice.- Harsen was given morphine and the doctor advised that Harsen’s leg would have to be amputated. In that Harsen was at that point medicated and stabilized, Debbie N. waited until the Animal Urgent and Critical Care Center opened and Gina and the doctor on duty could take over. Our poor little Harsen was in very poor condition, and, then Gina called me with even worse news — Harsen tested positive for feline leukemia! And even considering that, his white blood cell count was very, very low. His already compromised condition would be further compromised and the risk for infections, even if he made it through the amputation surgery, was very high. You can imagine how we were all feeling — Gina, Dr, Graves, Debbie N. and I. The poor little guy had probably spent the last couple of days dragging that trap around, in severe pain. Should we put this poor guy (maybe 5 to 8 years old), who had already been through so much, through the risk of surgery and weeks of hospitalization for what would be potentially a short life ending very painfully because of the leukemia OR should we give him comfort and let him cross the Rainbow Bridge. We eventually decided it would be best for Harsen to let him join the many beloved animals who have gone before him. We know that he is now without pain running on all four legs without pain or fear of what humans can do. —- On a side note, the construction worker (what a caring person!!) reported the situation to a DNR representative and was told that these traps were used by individuals to trap coyotes. The traps are supposed to be tagged and removed by a certain date. I don’t know much else about the who, what, or where. That’s all I know is that this is the third time I have been involved in this type of situation and I still can’t understand why any human would use this kind of torture equipment for ANY animal. These should be illegal to use and once again, it is all about laws and demanding more from your legislators as it pertains to animal welfare and animal rights. RIP our little Harsen~ diana

5/14/15 – PART I – Yesterday was quite the heart tugging, heart breaking day. It started with authorizing 8 cats from various sources to be spayed/neutered, etc. and then I got a 911 during a meeting. A beautiful Tuxedo cat named Roxie was once again going to be thrown outside. We reported on Roxie a couple of weeks ago. She is the female whose family was evicted and she was left behind — 4 paws declawed!!! There wasn’t any spaces open amongst some of the fosters typically used, so Roxie was put into a home with an elderly lady without any other animals who likes to foster. Yesterday, her family contacted Jo A (the rescuer) and said they were putting Roxie outside unless she was picked up immediately. Thankfully, our Board member and friend, Angela, took her in. This morning she is doing great and all of her fear has seemed to go away. Because this little one has gone through so much, we are giving her time to decompress and get used to the good life with Angela and her fur team. She will be available for adoption real soon and we will continue to report on her progress.

5/12/15 – Update on Molly from her foster mom, Jennell. ~ diana

“! Molly is drinking water on her own! Yea! Went in for our usual meal time this morning, let Molly out of her crate, and found I had to clean her litter box again, that made me feel good. As I was preparing to feed her I looked over at Molly and she was at the water dish sucking up tons of water, ok, maybe tablespoons but for her to just want to drink on her own made my whole day. Still working on the food issue but once we crossed the water hurdle, I’m hoping the food issue will also resolve itself. She is so loving and she gets plenty of love and kisses. It’s cool today so continuing with the water bottle to keep her extra warm. ~ Jennell”

5/12/15 – Good Morning Happy Update! Here is a report from our team foster mom, Jennell,  the 7 kittens born to a mom recently rescued. Check out their posting/ story (kitten explosion)  from last week~ diana

“To: 4 Paws 1 Heart & Friends of 4 Paws 1 Heart. This is the baby that his skin & hair covered his eye. Look at him or her now. Thank you Gina & 4 Paws for helping our babies. I’m posting all 7 so you can see how good they are looking. I took them to Urgent care on Tuesday the 5th, this baby weighed 8.5 ozs. on the 10th,he/she weighs 2.3 PDS. Pictures of the rest will follow. ~ Jennell”

5/11/15 – Update on Molly and McGee. Only God and these poor animals know what they have been put through by those who were put on this earth to protect them. Molly’s condition continues to be guarded; she will not eat on her own but foster mom, Pat, and foster, sister, Bree, have her on a 4-hour feeding schedule with special foods prescribed by the doctor. The good news is that she finally urinated and had a bowel movement which is HUGE! McGee, is doing well considering his emaciated condition when he was rescued. The two have to be separated in that neither are fixed and neither is healthy enough to be spayed/neutered. They love to be near each other, so you will often see McGee on top of Molly’s crate, sleeping. We are always thankful that because of our donors we are able to take care of the medical needs for these abused babies. ~ diana