1/20/17 – This handsome guy was found wandering the streets. We were contacted by a rescue friend who asked if we could help the nice couple who found him. Of course, we did and Buddy was taken to the veterinary to be scanned for a microchip, vaccinated and scheduled for neutering. Although very sweet and obviously welcoming human contact and love, no microchip could be found. Buddy has found his forever home with this loving couple known by our rescue friend and we are so happy we could help in their endeavor to give Buddy a second chance at life. ~ diana
Category Archives: Dogs/Puppies
Shih Tzu Five – My How They’ve Grown
1/18/17 – A Happy Update! Remember the Shih Tzu Five. The mom and babies were brought into the emergency where Gina worked. The mom was very sick and was the victim of breeders who had put her through three deliveries. When this one went wrong, they had no idea as to what to do. As is always the case, the survival of the babies was questionable. Gina and our friends, Amanda Morris and Carrie Krausmann, fostered all of these little creatures and with a lot of hard work, love, and careful scrutiny everyone was adopted. Here are a few of them today and what the gang looked like when they were first brought in.
Horace – Saved From Being Surrendered to a Shelter
1/16/17 – It won’t be long until we will be in full-blown kitten season but right now we seem to be in ‘heart-worm season’. From my experience, it seems many dogs are ‘dumped’ when the owner learns their dog has heart worm. I cannot condone ‘dumpiing’ any animal on the streets, forcing them to fend for themselves, but I do understand why an owner can’t afford heart worm treatment — it can be well over $1,200 depending on the size of the dog. Having said that, please educate any dog owners you know to always treat their animals with heart worm prevention. This is Horace.
Probably for the reason mentioned, Horace was being surrendered to Michigan Anti Cruelty. Many people think that because an entity claims to be a shelter, the animals will be safe. Unfortunately, this facility has a very high kill rate — especially for pit mix dogs and cats. Caring people who have been protesting the policies and procedures of the facility saved Horace before he would have been killed there and immediately brought him to a vet where it was found that he was heart worm positive. Our friends with Detroit Pit Crew Rescue paid for the pre-treatment, and 4 Paws 1 Heart is covering the heart worm treatment. Horace is very sweet, crate trained, leash trained, and everyone loves him. If you are interested in this handsome guy, please contact 313 K9&Kitty Rescue. Please say a prayer for Horace and all of the animals searching for safety and love. And, if you have a little extra money, please consider donating by using the link on this page. Thanks! ~ diana
Rosie Roo – Checks In After Her Doctor Appointment
1/16/17 – Is there anything more beautiful than a child or fur child sleeping peacefully, all cuddled up?? Rosie Roo, the 15 year old girl, found wandering the streets alone, severely matted and nails so long she could barely walk — and let us not forget with mammary tumors and an ulcer in her eye. Thank God for our friend, Denise, Chance’s mom, who contacted us asking if we could commit to our senior girl. We couldn’t turn our backs. We are all so appreciative for the donations and support we get from our friends which make these happy updates possible. ~ diana
“Home again, warm and snug! Soooo, my vet says my eye ulcer is 90% healed and looks soooo much better! 1 more week on my eye drops, only twice a day and Im good to go…no recheck! I was so brave!!! Thankyou 4 Paws 1 Heart for having my back…um …eye! Love, Rosie Roo⚘
Oh, and be careful out there…the roads are slippery!”
Lucy – Dumped at a Paint Garage
1/12/17 – This very sweet dog, Lucy, was ‘dumped’ at a paint garage by the owner’s daughter. She left for overseas and didn’t want the dog any more. The owner of the garage was going to offer Lucy for free on Craig’s list or just give her away to one of his customers. Our friend, Wendy, at C.H.A.I.N.E.D., was doing outreach in the area and couldn’t leave her to that fate. We were contacted and we agreed to some ‘simple’ vetting. Well, as is typical with ‘dumped’ dogs, this girl not only needs to be spayed, vaccinated, and tested, but her runny, painful eye is a result of Entropion. I’ve talked about this condition before in that it is very painful and can eventually cause blindness. Thank God for Wendy and her partner who rescued this girl. She has already seen the vet and will be scheduled for surgery to be spayed and have her Entropion resolved; complements of 4 Paws 1 Heart. Lucy is still looking for a permanent home or a rescue group although Wendy is keeping her warm and happy. ~ diana
Palmer – Hit By A Car Resulting in a Broken Leg
1/10/17 – We were contacted by Make A Difference Rescue asking if we could help with a stray dog they had just rescued the night before. Palmer was thin, dirty and holding up his rear leg when a volunteer for the group came across him. He was immediately taken to Wilson’s Veterinary where it was confirmed that his leg was broken, probably hit by a car. Palmer is very sweet and we are happy that we could help give him a second chance at life.
Ali (aka Bentley) – Happy Update — Look at How He’s Grown
I am puppy sitting my favorite little man Bentley, (formerly known as Ali), while his mommy is out of town. He is such a little lover and he is one handsome boy. ♡ Gina
Peanut – Update
1/1/17 – Happy 2017! One of my many struggles (besides fundraising) is to balance the happy beginning updates with our current efforts. But, being it’s another new year and the fact that we have so many new followers, I thought I would start it off with an update on Peanut. It was 2010 when Peanut was brought into the emergency where Gina was working. As you can see from the photo, he was like a stuffed animal without the stuffing; he couldn’t even lift his little head to eat. Gina and the phenomenal staff helped Peanut survive and eventually the perfect mom was found. Peanut’s mom recently tagged us with this photo of Peanut and his grandma. ‘Mom’ said that Peanut is really not as big as he looks in that Grandma is so small. We are so very happy we were able to give Peanut that second chance at a Wonderful Life. Your donations at work. ~ diana
Dig Dug – Update
12/31/16 – It is the last day of 2016 and with that I would like to share another one of our favorite stories. This is about Dig Dug.–This sweet guy was running scared in July, 2013. After one hour of being chased the only way to get him out of danger, as cars were weaving around him, was for the police to taser him. Some good people, who had been leaving church, witnessed the incident and agreed to take in the dog and find help. Although the couple rescued mastiffs, they couldn’t use their rescue’s dollars to help this guy and called out to other rescues for financial help. Fortunately, they were referred to us and we were happy to help. The good news was that the tasering did not result in any permanent damage and all he needed was an exam, vaccinations, and neutering.
The Happy Update: Dig Dug was eventually adopted by the daughter of the woman who referred the rescuers to us. The daughter and I have continued to stay in touch and here is Dig Dug’s transformation and his most recent photo of being in a motel on his way to Colorado for a vacation with the family. Happy New Year to Dig Dug and the Wolf family.
Moose – Saved from Certain Death
12/29/16 – Meet Moose. We were happy to help him through his emergency and we are very thankful to our friend, Megan, of Friends of Scooby Rescue for saving this handsome boy. ~ diana
” Moose was on his way to animal control so I stepped in and found him a foster. He was skinny and not feeling so great. We started to fatten him up and then he had a mild seizure. After speaking with the vet we were told he could not be treated for a seizure unless it was documented or witnessed by staff. A week later another seizure surfaced but was only witnessed by a child.
Fast forward 2 weeks. 2 more undocumented seizures.
Wednesday night we were finally able to record a seizure but the vet was already closed. With the help of 4 Paws 1 Heart, Moose was seen at ORVS and treated for his seizure. They did blood work and an exam. And he was given Phenobarbital for the seizures. We follow up in a few weeks. I’ll send an update after he is seen.
We are very thankful for Diana and 4 Paws 1 Heart. -Megan”
