It was end of October when this sick, old, emaciated male cat was found after wandering into a feral cat colony. Stephanie, had been caring for the colony for years and noticed Mr Kitty was not a regular, but no one claimed him. She desperately tried to get him medical attention and she was able to get him into a low cost clinic, but because they were not a full service hospital, they were limited as to what could be done. When she reached out to 4 Paws 1 Heart, my gut feeling was that he was very critical and needed to be helped.

We made arrangements for Mr Kitty to be seen. After the exam, blood work, and x rays, it was determined that the most humane thing to do was euthanize. He was suffering. The doctor feels he had cancer throughout his body and he was unable to eat and hold it down.

Thank God he didn’t die alone from starvation on the street, and this is why we need our supporters to help us continue to help them.

Rest Peacefully Mr. Kitty

Gina

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11/27/23 – Again, Jack Skeleton and Sally were rescued in late July and mid August — all in the same area. Both were “skin and bones” when rescued. Jack was only about 6-8 weeks; Sally was a little older. They have both had blood work, vaccinated, tested, and spayed/neutered complements of our donors who make our mission possible. – diana

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11/277/23 – Lucy was initially rescued from a mobile home park on July 31. At the time it was thought that she had an upper respiratory infection. Eventually, it was discovered that Lucy had a polyp in her nasal passage. Lucy had the polyp removed and was vaccinated and spayed; she tested negative for fiv and felv. Although it appeared Lucy was getting better, she started having issues again and last week she was again taken to the vet and Dr. Zalac was surprised to see that a polyp had grown back. The polyp will again be removed and we are hoping that this will be the last of Lucy”s issues in that her potential adopters are waiting for a clean bill of health before they take her into their home. Please remember Lucy in your prayers. – diana

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He’s a young adult male who was found on the street several weeks ago hungry and scared. His rescuer and Angel Char Dean opened up her heart and home to supply food and shelter. Then she reached out to 4 Paws 1 Heart for medical assistance. The wonderful staff over at Moore Veterinary Hospital were happy to help by examining LB, starting him on his vaccinations, and this pic is from last week when he had his big neuter day.

LB will be safe loved and warm this holiday. If you are looking for a very sweet boy please reach out to Char for more information. Gina

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11/25/23 – A happy beginning for sweet Muffins. Thank you to the loving and caring hearts of Gina and her husband, Dave for the sleepless nights and the many long trips to several doctors. If only every animal on our streets could be so lucky. – diana

A few months ago David Jenio and I decided to make Miss Muffins’ a permanent member of our family.

She was found by Bambi Pesti Hartter back in July of 2022 and I took her in as a foster with what we thought was just a simple upper respiratory infection. One year of daily care, 5 doctors, several travels to hospitals, constant worry watching her have good and bad days, fundraising to raise money for medical, missing work, sleepless nights, and fear of the worst, but it was worth every second!!!!!

She couldn’t smell, eat dry food, breath without congestion, she couldn’t jump because her equilibrium was off, her hearing was dulled, she had constant nasal discharge, pressure in her head, and yet an undeniable will to live.

WE WERE COMMITTED!!!!!

THEN, we found an incredible surgeon who SAVED Muffins’ LIFE. Her name is Dr. Brayden Stanley at Animal Surgical Center in Flint. There are no words to tell you how much her talent and skills have made all the difference for Muffins’. A stent needed to be placed in Muffins’ nasophyrengeal area where her sinuses were supposed to drain. They couldn’t drain because there was no hole due to chronic inflammation or congenital deformity. A solid band of scar tissue had formed over what was supposed to be a hole. After blunt dissection, stent placement, several weeks to flint for flushes, and removal of the stent Muffins’ was good!!!! Her recovery happened to be one year to the date we took her in as a foster which was July 5th.

We are thankful every day for Dr. Stanley and the Surgical team, 4 Paws 1 Heart for covering her medical, and all of her supporters who donated thousands towards saving her life!!!! We R blessed.

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11/22/23 – 8-9 week old Bandit was rescued from the streets this past Sunday. We’ve worked with his rescuer before and because she had just used all of her available funds for a mom and 6 kittens rescued last week, she asked for our help with Bandit. Bandit was covered with fleas and had a distended belly. Fortunately, Bandit was able to get into our great veterinary partner, Five Mile Animal Hospital, yesterday. The doctor advised me that he was still unsure of the cause of the distended belly — the options were FIP (worst scenario) or worms. The doctor thought it best to treat for worms and closely follow his progress and that is what we’ll be doing. Bandit was given appropriate vaccines and will have a follow up appointment within two weeks. – diana

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11/22/23 – We posted about Mocha on October 10 just after she was rescued from the streets of Flint. Thanks to the services of All About Animal Rescue Mocha was able to be vaccinated and tested for heart worm shortly after contacting us. We also had approved her to be spayed and although the facility is 6 months out with appointments, Mocha was able to get an appointment for 12/9. We are so very happy for Mocha as she is doing great with her new mom. Another life saved!!!

P.S. A huge thank you to all of our supporters who donated during our $1,000 Match Campaign. We DID MEET OUR GOAL because of you! – diana

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11/21/23 – Benjamin was dropped at the doorstep of the Make A Difference shelter. He had a broken jaw, so broken he couldn’t close his mouth. Poor Benjamin was very emaciated because of it. Benjamin went through a successful surgery through Make A Difference Rescue but because they’ve had so many serious cases they asked if we could help with his neuter — we did. Benjamin is doing great and eating like a champ. If you are interested in Benjamin, please check out Make A Difference Rescue. – diana

https://makeadifferencerescue.com

https://www.facebook.com/MakeADifferenceRescue/

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11/20/23 – Today is the last day to donate toward the $1,000 Match Campaign. We are getting closer to being able to go back to assisting stray animals on our streets but the services we will be able to afford may be limited for 2-3 more weeks. But in the mean time we are still taking care of our commitments to the animals who came to us before the financial hold.

This is Gracy. She was rescued in mid-September after being abandoned by her owner. At the time I authorized her to be vaccinated, spayed, and tested but then her rescuer fell ill and wasn’t able to do anything for awhile. When Gracy finally went in she was found to be positive for feline leukemia. The rescuer is keeping her and she was recently spayed and will have her stitches taken this week. Her rescuer advised that Gracy is doing very well and was very thankful for our help. – diana

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11/19/23 After being found on the street. They will all need exams, vaccines, dewormings, spays and neuters. There are 2 females and 3 males. Please contact Toni at [email protected] if you are interested and PLEASE remember that if you donate to 4 paws 1 heart today your donation will be matched up to $1000. This match ends tomorrow at midnight and here is the link.

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