Happy Mother’s Day to the many fur moms who rescue and support the overwhelming number of stray, abandoned, and abused animals. May God always be with you!

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It’s the final countdown for our 4 Paws 1 Heart Fundraiser, May 20, 2023, check in at 7:14 bowling at 8. Just a few spots left but OH What A Night. We will have one huge raffle with about 20 baskets valued from $50 to $200. Another special raffle which will include two separate Summer Cruises on the Ovation ($345 value for each cruise), a basket of adult enjoyment from The Pleasure Zone (valued at $435), and a Blackstone Grill (valued at $345). And a 50/50 raffle. This is our main fundraiser of the year and if you don’t want to bowl — no problem — come in for the raffles, pizza, and friendship

4paws1heart.org/donations P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080

We are so excited to announce that the Family Affair program is back! A HUGE thank you to Petco Love for providing the generous grant funding that makes this program possible.

With this program, mom is spayed for $75 and each kitten is only $5 dollars. See the posted photo for details and requirements of the program.

Appointments are required, please call on Mondays at 9am and leave a message. 313-451-8200 to request an appointment. Please mention “Family affair.” We call back in the order in which received. If you do not receive a call by Thursday that means we’ve filled all appointments for that week, please call again the following Monday. – The Paws Clinic

Available while grant funding lasts.

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4paws1heart.org/donations P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080

5/10/23 – We reported on Puffins on March 20, 2023 who was thought to have a fracture but it turned out to be a serious leg infection. He is doing great. During the process of helping Puffins, two males and one female showed up in May. Man’s, Olly, and Jupiter eventually showed up and we were happy to make sure none of them will be responsible for babies ever again. They were all tested, vaccinated, and spayed/neutered complements of 4 Paws 1 Heart and our amazing donors. The boys are being fostered by the rescuer and Jupiter has been placed in a home. – diana

4paws1heart.org/donations P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080

5/9/23 – They were both with a person who got evicted and moved in with someone whoo refused to have cats in her home. Miley is 5 and Baby is 3. They had never been taken to a vet and Miley had a litter of kittens 4 months prior to when she was rescued by our friend, and independent rescuer, Bonnie. the woman actually had a male in the home and it’s unknown what happened to the male at the time of the eviction but the former owner said she had given away the kittens. In addition to a snap test, vaccines and spay, Miley had 3 teeth removed and Baby is healthy. They are both with a foster looking for their furever home. – diana

4paws1heart.org/donations P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080

Meet Bella

She was rescued from nearly being hit by a car. Her family doesn’t want her back and she is positive for Heartworm Disease. 4 Paws 1 Heart has helped with initial treatment of x rays and exam, but Bella needs a rescue to take her and find placement. She is in a temporary foster home with her rescuer. If you can help Bella please let me know and I’ll put you in touch with her foster. She is 49lbs, sweet wth everyone she meets, and a good girl. Gina

4paws1heart.org/donations P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080

5/8/23 – DeeDee is a very sweet dog who was found in the woods. An owner never claimed her. She has been vaccinated and will be tested for heart worm and spayed complements of 4 Paws 1 Heart. Thankfully, she is safe and warm with a foster. – diana

4paws1heart.org/donations P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080

We have one open lane to fill. Please help us fill it and If anyone would like to fill in a couple of open spots, we can make that happen also.

Don’t forget you don’t need to bowl to enjoy the fun and take a chance at winning some great raffle baskets. We’ll have a Lottery Board, Gift Certificates, Tiger Tickets, a basket from the Pleasure Zone, beautiful jewelry from Maloof’s Jewelry, a $100 Gift Card from Andiamo Riverfront, pet baskets, and so much more. We’ll also have a special raffle to win one of two Summer Cruises on the Ovation.

This is our largest fundraiser of the year and we hope to see our many friends and supporters!!! – diana

4paws1heart.org/donations P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080

5/5/23 – as provided by his rescuers at Run Around Sue Cat Rescue:

“Rescue Swartz Creek April 16, 2023

We rescued Swartz on Sunday evening after he showed up on a porch late in the evening. The homeowners said he was crying and crying to get in, but they could not bring him in because he was so sick. His eyes were barely open and he was super congested, so they reached out to us for help. One of our fosters volunteered and picked him up and kept him in her garage for the evening, monitoring him. The next morning he had his first vet appointment at Orion Animal Hospital — thanks to 4 Paws 1 Heart for taking him under their wing; we had no funds to vet poor Swartz.

This poor boy is a mess, but it didn’t stop him from making biscuits and purring through his exam. Both eyes are super infected. His left eye is either missing or sunken in from the infection or maybe a birth defect. It will have to be evaluated after seven days of medication. Both of his ears are painfully infected. He has an upper respiratory infection and is very congested. We were sent home with ear drops, an ointment and antibiotics. The doctor will reevaluate his eyes on our next appointment when some of the infection is gone. Late that evening, when I went to check on him, give meds and wash his face up a bit more, he was literally reaching through the cage for me. I wrapped him up and rocked him and talked to him for a bit. It’s amazing how loving he is even when you know he’s in pain.

Please keep this sweet boy in your prayers.

Update April 20, 2023

Swartzy has not used his litter box in more than 24 hours and has not eaten so we had an emergency visit to the vet today again, thanks to 4 Paws1 Heart!! I reached out to Diana and she didn’t think twice. She told me to take him in. The vet put him on an additional antibiotic, as well as an appetite enhancer. She did say his ears are looking better, so we did have something positive.

Over the next few days Swartzy did not want to eat. It was very concerning. We opened a can of tuna fish, chopped it up really tiny using the juice that was in it and would put a piece in his back right corner of his mouth, lift his chin and have him swallow it. We did that every couple hours — a good four or five bites; by Sunday evening he finally ate and we celebrated.

Update May 2, 2023 on our rescue Swartzy

Follow up vet appointment at Orion animal Hospital with Dr. Blasses. Swartzy’s left eye is not useful. His right eye is working; he can see out of it. There is some scar tissue, but neither eye has infection at this point. We will be monitoring his eyes. If his left eye continues to get infected they will have to do surgery. His ears are still infected, but looking better. He is no longer congested, but she has put him on a 10 day anabiotic to get him through the rest of this sickness. We are so happy to see him getting better.

If you can help 4 Paws 1 Heart, continue to save strays please do so if not, please share

Thank you 4 Paws 1 Heart for saving another sweet boy you are amazing people for doing what you do! Swartzy is unbelievably, sweet and loving. We hope to get him well enough to find him a home, where he can feel secure and safe and get all the love he deserves.

Diana, I want to personally thank you for all you do for us. We appreciate you more than you know. God Bless.

Much love Tina & Stacy Run Around Sue Cat Rescue.”

Swartz will need to be neutered and vaccinated in two weeks. We are praying that his one eye will not need to be removed. But, as we’ve said in the past — we will always finish what we started and we will be there for Swartz until he is ready to be adopted. Please keep him in your prayers. Run Around Sue Cat Rescue did get their 501c3 status but we know how difficult it is when you are just starting to save stray animals who have no one else. We are glad we can help because of our amazing supporters and , partner veterinary staffs. Together we can make a difference. – diana

4paws1heart.org/donations P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080

5/5/23 – She was found wandering around a yard. The homeowners kept her in their pool house but could not keep her in their house. They contacted a friend who contacted another friend who happened to be a friend of 4 Paws 1 Heart.

Linda, who contacted us, was told by her friends that Nala had probably been thrown out when her owner died. She was extremely friendly, approximately 2-3 years old but not spayed. Linda took her from the pool house and decided to find her a home. Linda realized that Nala had not been spayed and brought her to the Humane Society of St. Clair where she was spayed and vaccinated but it turned out that only one ovary could be located. Thus, the doctor was concerned that she still would be able to get pregnant and advised Linda that if she again went into heat, that she would have to have surgery again at a standard vet. That is when we were contacted.

Nala was seen by one of the great doctors at Patterson Veterinary Hospital and surgery was performed. Thankfully, a tiny ovary was found and removed. After Nala recovered, Linda was able to find her the purrfect home with a friend. Nala is now living happily ever after. – diana

4paws1heart.org/donations P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080