These cats were tossed from their owners home when he went into assisted care. Thank you to 4 Paws 1 Heart for their support to ensure these 4 kitties were in good health and for very very much needed flea medication, negative combo test, shots, and all we’re previously fixed. Thank you to Moore Veterinary Hospital for all the care they have provided for them.
All are very sweet and loving. They’re a little shy until you can be trustes. It was just this man and his cats. You can tell he loved his cats and carried and snuggled them all.
They are currently residing in XL dog crates in my garage. Ultimately, I would love for them to go together and live their days together. Watching them together today brought me to tears. It was like a family reunion. Reputable rescues, fosters and forever homes, I beg of you. Help me, help them. – Aimeehttps://www.facebook.com/aimee.m.martin1
10/27/23 – On October 6th, Paul Z. was out golfing when half way through the round a little cat came limping out of the woods in front of him. As he got closer, the cat was meowing at him and let him get close. He was clearly injured and was asking for help, so Paul picked him up and immediately went to the vet to try and help the little guy. The vet did x rays as he could barely walk and it was determined that Socs had a dislocated back left hip and needed FHO surgery to recover. Unfortunately, the family had just adopted a 4 month old puppy who had just been to the vet and, of course, the x rays and snap test for rescue Socs was not inexpensive, so the family could not afford the surgery for this sweet ‘boy’. The vet recommended Orion Animal Hospital and 4 Paws 1 Heart. We were contacted October 12 and we authorized Socs surgery at Orion Animal Hospital. Paul promised to do what he could to help with the cost.
Yesterday, we were contacted and received the following update:
“Missy (formerly Socs) is recovering well from her surgery last Wednesday. We changed her name because we were originally told she was a boy cat, but Dr. Zalac confirmed she’s a girl kitty.
It’s been just over a week and she is starting to get a little more mobile and is able to put some pressure on her leg to walk around. We have been giving her lots of love and attention each day. She’s eats and drinks very well and has a few new toys waiting for her once she fully recovers. – Paul”
I have to say that Paul was good on his word and donated $600 yesterday. At a time, when we are on a temporary hold from helping new cases, this donation will absolutely make a difference. – diana
Oh my gosh, thank YOU and 4 Paws 1 Heart We are grateful beyond words to you all for helping us help our sweet Missy. The generosity and selflessness of your organization and the amazing care she received at Orion Animal Hospital has been such an unexpected blessing and we hope our contribution can help heal many other deserving animals We’d take them all in if we could! – Kirsty and Paul
10/27/23 – Ernie (see October 24 post) had amputation surgery. His rescue mom says that he is making progress and back to being a “purr machine”. Here are a couple of photos of Ernie when he got home. Thank you for your prayers and donations. – diana
10/26/23 – These 3 babies, Mickey, Donald, and Minnie were found on October 4 at about 3 weeks old. They were flea infested and their eyes were crusted shut. We initially approved their first visit to the vet for upper respiratory infections. The rescuer had treated their fleas and gave some medicine to start. Through the weeks, the boys had to return for follow up visits. Then there was some ‘confusion’ between a nipple and a penis and both boys had to see the doctor for swollen penises. But as of yesterday, they are on the mend. Rebekah, their rescuer, has kept them separated but kitty boys will still be kitty boys, soo she’s watching everyone closely. they are doing great and playing and jumping and will be scheduled for the rest of their medical when appropriate. They are absolutely adorable. These babies, again, are many of the outstanding cases.
Again, we are loyal to our commitments when we start a case and we hope people understand why we had to put a temporary hold on future cases. – diana
10/26/23 – In early 2023 we were the lucky recipients of one the ‘ First State Bank – Michigan‘s Banksgiving awards. All recipients were asked to participate in a video which would talk about how the money was spent. We very much appreciate our friends at Patterson Veterinary Hospital and our friend Melissa Palonis, rescuer of Piggy, a stray and abused dog who we helped with his heart worm treatment as well as standard vetting at Patterson with Dr. Lynch.
Again, we thank First State Bank which happens to be the bank of 4 Paws 1 Heart and has been for many years. They are truly a community bank always willing to provide a basket or giveaways for our fundraisers and they go out of their way to know their customers. We also thank all of our supporters who helped us get to the finish line. – diana
CHANCE: Happy Throwback Thursday Team! This is back in 2015 when a cat in a wheelchair met a donkey with a prosthetic leg! Now that’s a sight you don’t see every day. My friend Miss Daisy Donkey sadly passed away shortly after in a tragic accident. The news made me and mom so sad. But I’m so grateful to have been able to call her my friend.
10/25/23 – Grey was found and rescued from the streets with a hurt paw. His rescuer thought it might be broken. We authorized his visit to Orion Animal Hospital and the issue was a deep wound which was treated. Grey was also tested, vaccinated, and neutered and his rescuer reports he is doing well and that she is working very hard to socialize him so that he can find his furever family. – diana
10/25/23 – It was late August when we were contacted about Willie who had been attacked by a dog and was not able to be rescued before his ears were damaged. The finder said that both of his ears blew up like balloons. When we were contacted, we authorized Willie’s exam and he was able to get in and his ear were treated and drained as needed. Later he was seen at Orion Animal Hospital where the doctor re-examined the ears which were healing and he was scheduled for his vaccines, snap test, and neuter. Today he is doing well. – diana
10/25/23 – First, thought, check back on our prior posts of September 13 and 19 which follow Jack’s very difficult journey. The other day his rescuer, Angie, sent us this update:
“Jack is doing absolutely amazing! He had his feeding tube removed today, since we haven’t used it in two weeks. He’s up to 10.4 pounds! His mouth still has a little healing to do, but it’s looking great! He’ll probably be ready to go to his forever home in a week, when this round of antibiotics are finished. I’m gonna miss my work buddy immensely, but I’m grateful I was able to help get him healthy again.
I can’t thank you enough for giving him a chance! -Angie”
Without the donations from our supporters, abandoned and stray animals like Jack would have been euthanized because there would be no one to help with his significant medical needs. Thank you to the many individuals (all over this Country) who believe in us enough to share their hard-earned money and make a difference in the lives of so many animals and the humans who rescue them. – diana
10/24/23 – On September 8, we were contacted about a stray cat who needed help. His eye was severely injured. The woman who had been seeing Dexter roaming the neighborhood and then noticed his eye knew he needed help but she didn’t have any means to trap him. She contacted 4 Paws 1 Heart and I told her if she could find someone to help with trapping we could help with the medical. That was done and the trapper took him to Five Mile Medical Hospital. Dr. Mina contacted me and advised that his eye would need to be removed. I authorized the surgery and it was completed September 29. Dexter is doing well. His rescuer is fostering him but Dexter needs to find a furever loving home, so if anyone is interested in this sweet boy, please contact Melissa, at: [email protected]
Thank you, as always, to the many great veterinary doctors, who continue to work with us and to the many people who see an abandoned animal in need and take action. – diana
