Category Archives: Cats/Kittens

Simon – His Mom was a Murder Victim and Her Kind Friend Took Him In

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5/10/21 – Andy was a very frightened member of a cat community. We were contacted to assist with a very infected eye as well as taking care of the ‘usual’ medical needs of vaccinating and neuter. Unfortunately, like so many veterinary hospitals over the past year, the veterinary we would normally send him to was closed to due the virus hitting their staff. His rescuer was finally able to get him into another veterinary where it was determined that he would need his eye removed. That was done successfully, but of course he can’t go back to the wild. We will be covering the additional cost of his potential medical needs under the care of a doctor who not only has a hospital but a senior sanctuary. We are very thankful to Christina Hough and his foster Sherri for working so hard to get this boy the help he needed. – diana
“No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted.” Aesopsimon w:natalie meray 5:9:21

Andy – A Very Frightened Feral Cat Needed His Eye Removed and a Sanctuary

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5/10/21 – Andy was a very frightened member of a cat community. We were contacted to assist with a very infected eye as well as taking care of the ‘usual’ medical needs of vaccinating and neuter. Unfortunately, like so many veterinary hospitals over the past year, the veterinary we would normally send him to was closed to due the virus hitting their staff. His rescuer was finally able to get him into another veterinary where it was determined that he would need his eye removed. That was done successfully, but of course he can’t go back to the wild. We will be covering the additional cost of his potential medical needs under the care of a doctor who not only has a hospital but a senior sanctuary. We are very thankful to Christina Hough and his foster Sherri for working so hard to get this boy the help he needed. – diana
“No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted.” Aesopandy w:christina hough andy w:christina hough 5:3:21

Mothers Day 2021 – Working to Keep Female Cats from Becoming Mothers

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5/9/21 – Although we all appreciate and love our moms on this Mother’s Day, we work very hard to keep the many stray cats and dogs from being mothers. Your donations not only save the lives of the cat/dog who is rescued but means hundreds, if not thousands, of other lives will never be born to die horrible deaths on the streets. Since August, 2010, we have spayed/neutered over 8,000 stray, abandoned, and abused cats and dogs, along mothers day 2021 - mothers day 2021 posting mothers day 2021-- mothers day 2021==with any other medical needs required. When you consider that just one female cat can produce 15 cats a year for most of her life, and those kittens will go on to reproduce if not spayed/neutered, your donations have saved thousands of lives from NOT being born. Thank you so very much, on this Mother’s Day, for helping us in our mission. – diana

Gabby and Her Babies – Rescued from the Streets

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5/6/21 – Somehow I lost this but the day after our Board members, Denise and Dee rescued the two families in the hot abandoned truck, Denise rescued this mama, Gabby, and her two babies. Fortunately, the family will be going to our good friends at Tigerlilly Cat Rescue but first, Gabby will be tested for FIV/Felv today. – diana
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Farmers’ Market Kittens – Rescued from an Abandoned Truck With a Temperature of 120 Degrees

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5/3/21 -There are some amazing people in the shopping strip at Metro Parkway and Gratiot. The Java Junk which is a great resale shop regularly donates and promotes 4p1h around their entire store, including making their own 4p1h t-shirts. And, then there is the Farmer’s Market. They have sponsored some of our events and assist our Board Member, Denise (Chance’s mom) with low-cost meat when animals are sick. One of the employees there also cares for a cat community there and Denise helps when possible. Yesterday, that person contacted Denise about two different litters of kittens found in an abandoned truck. Denise went there immediately and found the temperature in the truck was 120 degrees. The kittens, one litter about 1 week old, and the other about 3-4 months, were near death. Denise took all of the kittens and put out a call for help. As you can read in the attached, one kitten was actually hiding and another Board member, Dee, went and picked up that baby. Thankfully, everyone is safe and sound thanks to that great Farmers Market employee and our amazing Board Members, Denise and Dee. As Denise said, 4 paws 1 Heart will be taking care of any medical needs. – diana

“A kitten is, in the animal world, what a rosebud is in the garden.” – Robert Sowthey
 “RESCUE AND FOSTERS FOUND FOR ALL 6 KITTYS!!! YES THERE WAS ONE LEFT BEHIND HIDING IN TRUCK..SAFE NOW. THANK YOU ALL FOR JUMPING IN TO HELP, YOU LADIES ARE THE BEST!!! SPECIAL THANKS TO Dee Brown Gudenau FOR COMING OVER AND HELPING ME WITH SYRINGE FEEDING AND DAWN BATHS AND TAKING THE 3 OLDER BABIES HOME TO FOSTER!!! There were 3 8-10 day old and 3 4wk olds.
3 Bottle babies going to Kari-Jean Nulph
Spark of Love Rescue and 3 1 month olds going to be fostered by Dee & Rick Gudenau and vetting sponsored by 4 Paws 1 Heart . Thankyou everybody!!!
Special thankyou to Andrea Marie Naujok for alerting me they needed help!
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Just rescued these kittens, literally dying in hot truck. Need help getting stabilized and need foster! In my car now. – Denise”

Clyde – The Second FIP Victim Undergoing Experimental Treatment

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4/30/21 – And here is the second FIP victim we decided to help. He had actually been adopted then returned to the rescuer when he became ill. We chose to help Clyde (see post about Jules) and this was in early March. Again, Clyde is doing great although his therapy cost 3 times as much because of his weight. Nonetheless, we are very happy to hear that he has been doing great and should be close to completing his recovery. – diana
“A meow massages the heart.” “Stuart McMillan
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Jules – A Victim of FIP But Alive Today Because of an Experimental Drug

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4/30/21 – Jules was trapped along with two other cats, Briar and Billy. We were contacted to help in that the finder has spent thousands of dollars in rescuing and tnr’ing cats and she just didn’t have the funds. All were taken to one of our favorite doctors to be examined, tested, neutered/spayed, and vaccinated. Briar and Billy tested positive for FIV which is not a death sentence but often makes it more difficult to find that furever home. Unfortunately, it was discovered that Jules had FIP.
As I’ve explained before, FIP is a strain of the coronavirus and is deadly. There are two forms wet and dry and I would suggest that any feline people do some research on this very horrible virus. It was with Jules that I learned of the FIP Warriors who provide education about the virus as well as research into some experimental drugs which have had amazing success. Unfortunately, the cost of these drugs are often beyond the ability of the average rescuer but if approved would not only save many cats but will cost so much less than the typical week/s of hospitalization which usually result in death.
I was referred to a person very active in the effort who informed me that because of the critical work focused on the covid vaccines, there has been a serious delay in getting the drugs FDA approved for feline FIP.
After doing my own research I decided this was something 4 Paws 1 Heart should get involved with — on a limited basis because of its cost — and Jules was the first to get the experimental drugs. Within days, Jules went from a lethargic, close to death kitten, to a playful, ‘normal’ kitten. She is close to completing her therapy and sees our vet for blood work to ensure there are no issues. Her rescuer remains in touch with me and I will continue to update you. Her therapy started in early February when the gang of three were saved from the bitter cold. – dianajules---2:10:21 jules 2:10:21 jules after

Lucy and Two Babies – Pregnant Mom Was Abandoned at a Veterinary Hospital

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4/28/21 – Lucy had her spay surgery today and her 2 little babies were given their 1st set of vaccines. Everyone checked out healthy and happy. 4 paws 1 heart was happy to be able to help with getting the medical care they needed, and now they will begin the journey into finding a forever family. ♡ Thank you, Moore Veterinary Hospital, Doctor Burcham and Staff, for taking awesome care of this little family. ♡ – Ginalucy 4:28:21 lucy's babies