12/7/20 – Meet Lucky. He was seen being beaten up by 4 men when a good Samaritan stepped in. He is now safe with Hogs for Dogs and he will be neutered, tested, and vaccinated complements of 4 Paws 1 Heart. Here is a photo 24 hours before Hogs for Dogs was able to get him, and the other photo is at intake and now. Anyone interested in Lucky should contact Hogs for Dog Rescue and please cross your fingers that his heart worm test is negative. We continue to be so very thankful for the many rescuers in our community and our generous supporters. – diana
Category Archives: Medical Care
Scout – Update in His New Happy Home
12/6/20 – Such happy news from our boy, Scout. He went from a storm drain to a ‘penthouse’. A huge thanks to foster mom,
Denise Najera, Auntie Debra Berolatti, and Kim, Scout’s new mommy, for all of the love. – diana
“SCOUT: Yous my Forever Mom!!! And I love you and I’m gonna give you kisses!!!!
Hey everybody, it’s me Scout!
Dis is my new Forever Mom! And I gotta new bedroom wit lots of new toys annnd a new big sister…Gemma!!!! I’m such a lucky little boy to have sooo much love already in my little life 
Moms gonna send you guys lots of pics and video and I’m already loving my new Forever Home! Thankyou 4 Paws 1 Heart for everything you’ve done for me, and thankyou Team Chance for loving me! See you guys soon…
Love yous Love Scout”
Love Scout”
Captain – A Heart Inside and Out
12/4/20 – I want to leave you tonight with a smile. A dear friend of 4 Paws 1 Heart sent me this message and photo. Several years ago we had worked with him to TNR several cats who ‘hung’ around the shop he had worked at. A few were adopted out. This guy, Captain, was one of the lucky ones. Here is Kirk’s message:
“This is ‘Captain’, a receipient of 4 paws 1 heart’s love, I think in 2015. My friend got him when the original adopter couldn’t make things work with their other cat. Captain’s showing us his ‘4 paws and 1 Heart!’.”
I just love these happy updated! Captain is quite the handsome boy. – diana
Pepper – Surgery Discovered She Has Cancer
12/4/20 – Pepper Update — I recently posted about Pepper and the difficulty in deciding whether she should have surgery to remove the tumors knowing they most likely would return if cancerous. Today, Pepper had her surgery and it is not good news. Dr. Zalac contacted me and reported the following:
“Pepper tested negative for FeLV and FIV so we went ahead with the surgery. I removed 2 large growths from the back mammary glands but found another in the left armpit. I suspect the armpit one is a lymph node and I removed that one too. I did not submit for biopsy because with the enlarged lymph node, I feel there is no real need. I also updated vaccines. Hopefully, we can buy her 6-12 months of comfort before it comes back”
I knew when I approved the surgery that the prognosis could be grim but I felt that Pepper deserved a chance to live. Please keep her in your prayers that she does get an opportunity to know love and safety — if only for a short while.
Thank you to our many supporters who have made donations during our $2,500 Match Campaign. 
All ancillary expenses to operate 4 Paws 1 Heart is donated by our Board. – diana
All ancillary expenses to operate 4 Paws 1 Heart is donated by our Board. – dianaScout – Update – He Was Found Positive for FeLV BUT Found the Best Furever Home
12/3/20 – Not the news we had hoped for but thankfully, Snow will have a great mom after all. We pray that Snow will live a good long life in spite of his leukemia.
Double your donation during our Giving Tuesday $2,500 match. Your donations save lives. -diana
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“CHANCE: Well Team, we have news. Sooo we did not get the results we were hoping for on Scouts test today, he did test positive for feLV.
Dr. Z also did another test that will give a much better picture of where he is with it. We are so thankful to 4 Paws 1 Heart that we are able to get these special tests done for Scout
So, now with that being said, we also have some wonderful news!
Scout has a wonderful new family that he will be joining very soon! And he will have a doggy fur brother, we all know how much Scout loves doggys…right Oliver? Annnd Scouts Mom happens to work for one of our fave vets, so he will be going just where he needs to be. To a wonderful loving home who was prepared to adopt Scout either way todays tests went. Annnd moms really happy that he will be adopted by someone we know who along with her hubby will be the perfect parents for Scout. So, that’s all the news for tonight and we’re all pretty tired so we’re going to say our nitenites now. Sweet Dreams Team Chance “
Mileena – Abused by a Backyard Breeder
12/2/20 – Meet Mileena. A rescuer whom we have helped in the past was asked to take in a neglected Bengal queen. She was kept in a cage by a backyard breeder who didn’t believe in antibiotics or vaccines and was not treating her for intestinal parasites. She is very tiny and malnourished; the size of a 7 month old despite being 2 years old. Jem, the rescuer, took her to the vet immediately and the doctor discovered that she has a heart murmur and possibly something wrong with her kidneys. Jem contacted us for help.
We do know that many kittens and cats have heart murmurs but we are unsure of the severity based on what the doctor communicated to Jem but he did say he was more concerned with the kidney issue and recommended that Jem take her to a specialist. Before going to a specialist, I advised Jem that I would feel more comfortable having Dr. Zalac examine Mileena and analyzing the results of the prior tests. 4 Paws 1 Heart has paid for the first visit and initial testing and will follow through with Dr. Zalac’s visit and, hopefully, we will be able to follow through with Dr. Zalac’s recommendations. Any time an animal has to see a specialist, the cost is considerable. The other day, Scarlett’s exam by the cardiologist cost a little over $400 and nothing more was required after that visit.
So, as usual, say a little prayer and send some virtual love to this very neglected girl. Without you, these lives would be lost! – 
diana
dianaDash – Has His Prosthetic and Will Now Be Able to Walk on Hard Surfaces
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Dash update! ♡ He was the puppy that was brought into Moore Veterinary Hospital last December with a terrible injury. The owner surrendered him so that he could get the proper care he needed. The doctors and staff at Moore saw to it that Dash received wonderful care. 4 paws 1 heart paid for his initial medical.
We thought he might need amputation or reconstructive surgery, but Dash was a true fighter and continued to thrive.. His rear paw required tons of bandage changes, rest, physical therapy, and a special designed prosthetic created by our good friends at, Pawsitive Steps Rehabilitation Center. Dash was neutered recently and he is doing great! He is in a loving forever home with his foster failure Carrie and he has made tons of new friends!!!
Gina ♡
Little Dude – Rescued with a Severe Upper Respiratory Infection; Now is Safe and Loved
12/1/20 – As a follow up to the previous posting — during the same period we were woking on trapping the 10 cats called into us by Kelsey, another woman who works in the area contacted Kelsey to say she had rescued another kitten in the area. The kitten was very sick with what appeared to by an upper respiratory infection (URI). It was unknown if he could even see. Again, Ferndale Cat Shelter stepped up and made arrangements with a vet they work with to see the kitten, Little Dude, asap. We agreed to cover the costs. So, Little Dude, was seen and treated for a very serious URI and Kelsey took him home. He gradually improved and a co-worker of Kelsey became very interested in adopting him. She was willing to take on whatever he needed. Gradually, Little Dude started improving and it became obvious that he could see because he followed Kelsey everywhere she went.
Today – I got word from Kelsey that Little Dude – now Bandit – is in his new home and is doing great. His new mom is in absolute LOVE. His URI is clearing and the mom’s new vet will be handling everything from here on out.
Another life saved because of people with a common goal coming together!! – diana
Dennis, Figuero, Tinsel, Lila, Constatine, Eudora, Bonita, Napoleon, Frieda, and Ferdinand – Trapped and Vetted in an Industrial Area
12/1/20 – On our first day of measurable snow, it is fitting to give you a good example of what your dollars continue to do for the abandoned and abused. Our good friends of Ferndale Cat Shelter (check out their Catfe in Ferndale) have worked with us often. A few weeks ago I was contacted about a cat situation in a commercial area in a nearby City. A homeowner was allowing the cats to roam in and out of their garage but, not surprisingly, the number of cats kept increasing. A person who worked at one of the nearby shops contacted me with concern and requested help for trapping. I contacted our friends at Ferndale and since then, both Deanne and the person who contacted me, Kelsey, have been putting together their plan. The plan finally came to fruition this weekend.
These are the 10 cats/kittens trapped and spayed/neutered, vaccinated, tested, and treated for fleas/worms–five males and five females. If nothing was done, those ten cats would have turned into 35 cats within just a couple of months and within another couple months, turned into 70 cats, and so on. And, in a highly trafficked area with winter just starting, many of those cats would be injured or contract serious illnesses. So here is the lucky brood:
Dennis, Figuero, Tinsel, Lil
a, and Constatine (all between 4-6 months old who will be adopted out) and Eudora, Bonita, Napoleon, Frieda, and Ferdinand (all adults who will more likely be returned to their outdoor space and continue to be cared for by homeowners).
a, and Constatine (all between 4-6 months old who will be adopted out) and Eudora, Bonita, Napoleon, Frieda, and Ferdinand (all adults who will more likely be returned to their outdoor space and continue to be cared for by homeowners).Your donations have saved thousands of animals just like these little ones and you should take pride in making such a huge difference. – diana
Scarlett – Believed to be the Runt of the Litter, Found with a Heart Murmur
11/30/20 – Fortunately, for every sad ending we have many more happy beginnings or updates — Scarlett is one of those. Scarlett was rescued with 2 other siblings. She weighed only 2 lbs 3 oz. when found but between then (September) and October, she started losing weight and was listless. The rescuer believes she was the runt of the litter. Over the past couple months she has been to our partner vets and she improved but then it was found that she had a heart murmur. The first recommendation was to see a specialist but we decided it would be smart to get a second opinion. That was done and both doctors were in agreement. Today Scarlett saw a specialist who did a thorough exam as well as conducted tests and determined that Scarlett does have a hole in her heart but it is very small. The cardiologist’s prognosis was that the hole was so small it would not hamper Scarlett’s quality of life and that nothing needed to be done. The only recommendation was that she be seen again in about 6 months. Scarlett has thankfully gained weight (3.8 lbs now) but at 5 1/2 months is still small. The rescuer is checking as to whether she is able to be spayed at this time and if so, we will follow up with that. She is a beauty and if anyone is interested, please contact Patricia at: [email protected] – diana
