“Life started out rough for Thomas, the feral cat. He came up to me outside one day, very ill. He couldn’t stop coughing. With the help of 4Paws 1Heart, he received treatment for pneumonia and worms in his lungs. The vet said he was on death’s door, and was a very fortunate kitty. He was 7 pounds. When he was healed from that, he was given all his shots, tested for Feline Leukemia and Feline Aids, (both were negative). and then neutered. They all couldn’t believe he was feral, at that point, he had come so far in my care. He is now a big boy at 13 pounds. All along, 4Paws 1Heart has paid all of his medical bills. I am a widow in my 60’s with very little income, so I have to find a forever home for this precious boy as I cannot afford to keep him. I’ve been keeping him inside since November 2020. He has a great personality and is his own man. I have bought him a cat harness and leash and he goes for walks. He loves toys, especially cat nip toys and rolled up paper balls. We play “hide and seek”. He gets brushed out three times a day and has fur like a rabbit, silky/short hair. He is a gray tabby. He knows many words like his name, (whenever I call him, he always shouts out an answer), “water”, food, (which I call “kitty-kitty” and he comes running), “ball”, “floppy-fish”, (a favorite toy), “box”, “outside”, “porch”, (he loves laying in my sun porch), and more. He knows I am “momma”. Thomas does not get up on tables or countertops. He sleeps in my mudroom on his own bed. He takes naps with me on my bed, however. He knows the word, “NO”, too.Thomas eats regular, dry cat food and each morning he gets a treat of 1/6 of a can of cat food. He is a wonderful companion. I’m not sure if he would get along with other cats, as he does not like the other feral cats outside my home. He is afraid of dogs, at the park. I really don’t know how he would be with other animals, I have none. He had his life saved and now is all ready for a forever home with someone who will love him like I do. He must be an inside cat, for his safety. He is really beautiful! Here is Thomas today and other pics of Thomas over the past 5 months.- Janene

Anyone interested in Thomas should contact Janene at: [email protected] Please share – diana

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” Albert Schweitzer

“Diana, this first email will be their story and before pics. Will send second email with after pics so as to keep them easier for you to identify.

Backstory: I had a pregnant mom who lost her babies this week. I was devastated. So I posted on fb looking for kittens who lost their mom to hopefully make lemonade out of lemons. At almost the same time, a young lady posted about 4 kittens in very poor shape found in the City of Flint and looking for a rescue. The young man who found the kittens could not turn his back on them and waited for the mom to show up and she didn’t. He turned them over to the young lady he knew. The post got to me within an hour and I was immediately on the road to get them. To say their eye issues are extremely serious is an understatement.

In one of the pics (graphic) this was the condition of two of them.

1 kitten (the ginger) is the lucky one who has a good prognosis of his eyes healing. One kitten already lost his left eye, the right may be saved. The 3rd kitten may also lose his left eye and save the right. The tiniest one, (who already has my heart), literally lost both eyes. They are around 4 weeks old. Weighing from 1 lb….to the tiniest only 9 oz.

Upon returning home with them, I immediately fed them and slowly and meticulously and with the upmost

care I cleaned their eyes. When my momma kitty, Raisin, heard the babies crying she started calling to them.One by one as they were fed and cleaned I introduced them to Raisin. She didn’t skip a beat and took everyone of those precious babies under her wings. Not knowing for sure if she was lactating, I am supplementing them with bottle feeding. Only minutes after introducing them, one kitten was already trying to nurse.

I immediately called Diana for help and had a vet appointment already set up for the next day. The vet

was obviously taken back at their condition. And with eye meds and antibiotics they are on their way to healing to the best of our ability. My heart is full as we ended up with a win win situation for a momma who lost her babies and babies

who lost their mom. – Patricia”

“A Kitten is, in the animal world, what a rosebud is in the garden.” – Robert Sowthey