4/25/14 – HAPPY TGIF FROM OUR LITTLE SCRUFFY, now known as MONTY. It seems like only yesterday we were driving him home from the hospital after having his femur operated on. Love Happy Beginnings! ~ diana

Urgent: 4 paws was contacted for help tonight. Meet Elsa.. She was kicked and who knows what else by three teen boys. Desperate for any attention she continued to follow them as they took turns kicking her. She is skin and bones. Huge thank you to Kim for turning her car around to save this poor pups life! Then the scum bags had nerve to demand $20.00!!! She is safe now and we need someone to really love her because she is so docile and sweet..and adorable!! email me at [email protected]

3/2/14 HAPPY UPDATES: Many of you will not even know our Peanut but I can’t tell you how thankful we are to our friend Mary E. for giving our boy such a wonderful, loving home. A stuffed animal who had lost his stuffing looked better than this little guy when he was brought into the Emergency. With lots of love from Gina and care from the Animal Urgent and Critical Care Center, Peanut survived. Thank God for the caring relative who brought him in — he was so close to death. Now look at him!!! ~ diana

When we read Soldier’s story, we had to offer help in the form of aqua therapy with Lori Jobak of 4Paws Health & Wellness. Lori did evaluate Soldier and believed it would be worthwhile to work with Soldier to see if amputation of his leg could be avoided. Unfortunately, his foster family had a new baby and could no longer commit to Soldier, let alone therapy sessions. 4 Paws 1 Heart would love to follow through on paying for his first round of therapy sessions but Soldier needs a new foster who can commit to taking him to the sessions. Please help Home Fur-Ever and Soldier find that foster. Here’s contact information and Soldier’s story. ~ diana

“Soldier is in need of a new foster home that can take him to his physical therapy appointments. He’s a little reserved at first, but is such a doll. 313.645.4399 [email protected] orhttp://clicktohelphomefurever.com/Foster_.html

Soldier *Will not need to attend events for several weeks, but will need to make PT appointments*

I am already neutered, housetrained, up to date with shots, and good with dogs.

http://www.adoptapet.com/pet/10212670-detroit-michigan-american-pit-bull-terrier-mix

January, 2014: Last night a couple of HFE volunteers responded to an Urgent post about an injured dog seeking refuge in a backyard of a homeowner in Detroit who reached out for help. With the horrible weather they couldn’t bare the thought of this dog being out there left to suffer in pain and freeze. He has been named Solder and was taken to the vet for medical evaluation last night. He has nerve damage and if the feeling doesn’t return, his leg will have to be amputated. We are asking everybody to share this, as we are searching for another rescue or someone that can help him by fostering him and caring for him while he heals. It would not be fair to evaluate this dogs temperament right now as he was just saved from the freezing cold and is suffering from an injury, so we can not give a true assessment of his temperament, however, he did seem to really take to the homeowner and was fine with the volunteers that transported him. Unsure how he is with other dogs.” ~ Home Fur-Ever

2/25/14 – 4 Paws 1 Heart very much appreciates the overwhelming efforts made by our rescue friends. Karl and Molly are with The Devoted Barn and we are thankful that we are able to send them some medical dollars. Here is their story. Please follow them on The Devoted Barn facebook page:

“These two beat up, bonded pups found their way to Matick Chevy early this morning looking for help. They were in luck as our awesome Anna works there. Our friend Jamie ran over and picked them up and they are now headed to our vet. They are in bad shape, The brown boy we’ve named Karl has a tumor on his back and the female we’ve named Molly has wounds all over her face. “

1/26/14 – Frosty Update from our Board Member Dee Gudenau: “Frosty (aka Tanner – or Tanner Man)…is loving his family he adopted. 4 Paws 1 Heart you rock for paying for his care. Gina DeLuca as always you do everything from the bottom of your heart. He is so loved…and they are so lucky..Jackie Arthur and Todd Stoner …you rock!”