The beginning: As you can see from the prior post, Brad, our hero, contacted us on June 18 about a mama and 3 kittens who needed our help. The three babies all seemed to have upper respiratory infections and, later, everyone would need to be spayed/neutered and vaccinated. The guys at the shop didn’t want to see the babies lose any eyes as is what happened to Pecan. So plans were made to get the babies examined and treated right away and have everyone taken care of for other medical needs at a later date. The babies got in to one of our partner vets pretty quickly and were treated. Then, on Monday, June 28, when the employees showed up for work, they heard a soft crying. Upon investigating, they found one of the kittens in a drainage pipe.

Brad immediately went into the storm drain trying to reach for the kitten in the pipe. Every time he thought he could grab her, she backed up. The guys decided that maybe if they poured water down the drain, the flow of water would push her out. Well, that seemed to work as she came rushing toward Brad in the flow of water, but at the same time, mama showed up and started meowing. Between the water flowing out and mama calling for her baby, Brad was finally able to grab the baby. Unfortunately, though, while Brad was trying to rescue the baby, her brother, Bow, was seen floating in the water, drowned.

The guys in the shop decided to name the rescued baby Miracle because it was a miracle that they were able to save her. After a night of rest, Miracle was awake and feisty as “all get out”. She ate and drank some water and with a little coaxing allowed her Hero to pet her again. And, the over the top, GOOD NEWS — Little Bow, who had drowned, was to be adopted by the kind-hearted foreman’s son. When the son learned of Bow’s death and Miracle’s amazing rescue, he decided to adopt Miracle and give her a loving and furever home. Miracle was picked up by her new Dad yesterday, June 29. Brad received some videos that he might be able to post here later and the new dad said that Miracle is doing “just fine and will do well in her new home”.

Kudos and Hugs to Brad and his Co-Workers for all that they do for these babies. I’ve often said, you have to love a man who loves cats!!

P.S. Mama will be spayed and vaccinated along with her other surviving baby, Stamper. We will also cover Miracle’s spay, vaccines, and testing when appropriate. And, there is one other illusive cat who the shop gang will be trying to get so we can give him what will be needed medically. And, lastly, the storm drain has been appropriately secured for the safety of all. – Diana

Shawn Ley, All 4 Pets

I know that all of us, at some time, have lost their faith in human beings. Well, there is an industrial shop in Fraser/Clinton Twp. filled with wonderful employees. A while back one of the employees contacted us about a cat who had a severe eye infection. He contacted us and ‘Pecan’ was seen by one of our partner doctors who determined the eye would need to be removed. Pecan is doing great and found her way into a furever home.

On Friday, June 30, the same employee, Brad, contacted me about another cat who unfortunately had a litter of 3 babies. The three babies seem to have upper respiratory infections and mama is still weaning them. Again, Brad asked if we could help, and because of our supporters, I said “Yes”. The babies are going in this morning to be treated for their possible infections and plans have been made for Mama and the babies to be spayed/neutered and vaccinated when appropriate. The foreman in this shop has made certain that the community of cats have a home and feed the cats daily. A huge Thanks to these wonderful people for caring so much. – diana

Check out our June 30 post for the Miracle Update. – Diana.

6/29/21 – Hopefully, you will remember the case of Fire (Stevie), Wind (Dahlia), Taurus (Biscuit), and Aquarius (Velvet). They were found at 5-6 weeks old without a mom and our friend, Patricia, had a mom without any babies. So, it was the purrfect match.

Unfortunately, 3 of the 4 babies needed eye removals. Stevie needed both eyes removed, Dahlia needed her left eye removed, Biscuit needed his right eye removed, and Velvet only needed treatment.

Last week the three had their surgeries but unfortunately, shortly after, Stevie was found to have more issues. Here is Patricia’s report:

“6/28/21 – Stevie had been dealing with diarrhea which was being treated but he wasn’t doing any better. After his surgery last Friday, his belly seemed to swell and upon examining him, I discovered what appeared to be a large bump in his abdomen. On Sunday, I called Diana and Stevie was seen by a vet the first thing Monday morning. The doctor found that his small intestine had developed what she described as a “telescoping intestine”. So it pretty much stretches out and retracts on a regular basis. Without surgery, his chances of survival were slim to none. With surgery, which would involve removing part or all of his small intestine, he could live a. quality life but might continue to have loose stools.

The condition and potential surgery was discussed with Diana and I volunteered to do everything I could to raise money to help cover his surgery. I was committed to ensuring Stevie would have a loving home. Diana agreed and surgery was done today and he is now home! Basically his small intestine which normally is quite long, was retracted to only a small portion of its normal size. The doctor literally cut it in half and removed a long, portion of his small intestine. Because it was so retracted they actually have no idea how much they cut out of the middle. Right now the poor baby is out like a light and the doctor said he did well. It is going to be a long road ahead as it will take at least 6 months for his stitches to completely dissolve. A special diet and temporary meds will be required to help him heal. I have to isolate him for a few days so as to not injure where he got the stitches which was very extensive. His whole entire underside is one long incision. My poor baby looks pitiful. As for his future, right now it is going to be with me and only time will tell if he has any issues with diarrhea which is a strong possibility. Without 4 Paws 1 Heart Stevie would never have had a chance at life. He has already undergone eye removal for both of his eyes as they were already gone when I rescued him. This little dude has already been through hell. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Diana and 4 Paws 1 Heart, for being there for us.”

Again, one never knows when to say ‘no’ or ‘yes’ in these cases. But how can you not feel for these little souls who have no one but us. Please say a prayer for Stevie and his siblings who have been through a lot in their short lives. Without your love and support they would not have a second chance. God Bless the rescuer, our veterinary staffs, and our supporters. – diana

P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080

This is Milo. Last week, I got this e-mail from Holly:

“I work for a construction company and a baby kitten hitched a ride from one of our job sites back to the yard. He is about 4-6 weeks his name his Milo, he is currently very, very sick. His eyes are swollen really bad and crusted shut, he is continuously sneezing, you can tell it’s very hard for him to breathe. When he was found his eyes has a crusted layer of dirt over them. I have been bottle feeding him that’s the only way he will eat. I got him eye solution and some medicine for his nose but I’m sure that’s not gonna see him all the way through to feeling better. – Holly”

We were able to get him into one of our partner vets almost immediately and Milo was given medication for an upper respiratory infection. Holly checked in today and reported that Milo has a little of his sense of smell back and did eat a little for the first time. It’s important to know that cats very much rely on their sense of smell for eating. That is another reason why it’s so important to address an upper respiratory infection asap. He is in good hands but Holly doesn’t think his eye is going to make it because it is bulging a little out of the socket. Milo will have a follow-up with our go-to doctor for eye issues/surgeries. Prayers for this very sweet baby. Here are photos of him when discovered and at the vet. – Diana

P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080