6/24/22 – RIP Apple. It was June 8 when I was contacted regarding 5 babies found in Flint without a mom but needing to be bottle fed. One of the five kittens had two seizures and we were asked for help. Apple was taken by Andrea to one of our partner vets where blood work was done but nothing indicated why the seizures were occurring. Apple was given medication for a potential issue and was scheduled for a follow up appointment. At the appointment, poor little Apple, who was the runt of the litter, had 8 seizures in under 2 hours. It was obvious at that point that Apple should be allowed to cross the rainbow bridge and no longer suffer with debilitating seizures. Apple crossed with her favorite blanket and bed and in the arms of her foster mom. In the short month she lived with the family, they fell in love with her and her passing left a hole in all of their hearts. Here is Apple and a collage the family made in her honor. – diana.

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Thank you so much 4 Paws 1 Heart . I am the foster mom who has been taking care of this sweet baby girl, and her 4 other siblings. I only had her for a month, but I’ll tell you what… As soon as I got my hands on her, Apple took over an unprecedentedly massive piece of my heart. I so so appreciate all the kind words and prayers. Diana has quite literally been such a huge blessing to me through the whole process. I have REALLY been struggling emotionally with loosing this sweet baby the day before my birthday, but the messages I received from Di, and now all of your comments have truly helped me with finding peace. Apple’s most favorite thing besides Her pate, and napping on our chests… Was a sun drenched nap. So my husband built me a shelf inside our window frame, to set her ashes on. So now, our little Apple can still take her sunbaths. -Andrea

6/23/22 – Prayers for sweet Panda. The poor baby keeps going back and forth to doctors and getting different opinions. One doctor said he needed his eye removed asap. The eye removal was scheduled for this past Tuesday but the doctor who was scheduled to do the surgery believed the medicine being given was working and that the eye could be saved. In the mean time, the rescuer had plans to go out of town and our friend, Debbie, agreed to foster during her absence. When she saw Panda, she felt that Panda needed to be seen for a third opinion and by looking at this little guy’s photo, I agree. He looks far different than from the other photos I’ve received. Panda is at Orion Animal Hospital this morning with doctors who have done a great deal of eye work for us in the past. Unfortunately, we can’t get into a specialist for a couple of months so we are doing the most we can for this very sweet, very active kitten. – Diana.

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6/22//22 – To say it’s been overwhelming in the world of rescue is an understatement. And, quite honestly, after almost 12 years I still can’t understand the cruelty of some people. Here is Amos and Andy (approximately 3 months old) and Issa, Sully, Marlene, and Sadaku (approximately 7 weeks old when found). Here is the message I received 3 weeks ago from our friend Patricia Brown who recently held the garage sale benefitting 4p1h and a rescuer whom we’ve worked with since almost our beginning. These kitties are lovingly known as the ‘car wash babies’.

“I am so angry I can spit nails and my stomach is churning! So these kittens were dumped in this bin at the carwash on 10 mile right down from my house! A neighbor who knows me, 4 houses down, was at the car wash and was approached by a woman telling her there are some kittens in a bin! In this heat! 6 kittens, 2 different litters. My neighbor didn’t know what to do and remembered my work with ferals and she brought them to me apologizing as she didn’t know what else to do. I thanked her and immediately got them in the kitty room. Not one is skittish. These kittens are all social! 4 appear to be around 7-8 weeks and 2 appear to be around 3 months. Can 4p1h help with their medical? – Patricia”

Thankfully, we are, for now, still able to assist and Amos was seen for an eye issue at one of our favorite veterinary hospitals, Orion Animal Hospital. Both Amos and Andy were old enough to be spayed/neutered, tested, and fully vaccinated. Amos’ eye issue was pink eye and that is being treated and he will be re-examined if needed. The younger ones have started their round of vaccines and have been examined. When old enough they will get ‘the works’ as well and all will be available for adoption. If you are interested, please contact Patricia at: [email protected] – diana

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6/22/22 – Baby was seen wandering the streets and almost being hit by cars. A 4p1h friend and amazing rescuer of animals rescued her and contacted us for assistance. Baby was immediately taken into a vet to be examined and she was found to be positive for heart worm. Baby was later taken to our friends at Comfort’s Place in Redford, and the doctor recommended she be spayed before beginning heart worm treatment. Baby was spayed yesterday and will begin her heart worm treatment after she recovers from the spay. Of course, because of the generosity of our donors, we are able to give Baby that second chance at life.

On another note, Baby is being fostered by someone in Jackson, MI. Baby’s rescuer, Shayla, is a school teacher who is off for the summer and she will be transporting Baby back and forth between Jackson and Redford, MI. May God be with our many rescuers who go above an beyond for the fur orphans wandering our streets. – diana.

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6/22/22 – Panda Update! Dr. Stomack at APaws Veterinary Hospital saw Panda yesterday and was prepared to remove her eye as was previously recommended when she was seen by another doctor last week. BUT, Panda’s eye appears to be improving with her current medications. Dr. Stomack recommended we go ahead with having Panda see a specialist for consultation and we will go from there. Panda was very active at the vet’s office and her vision seems to be improving. The doctor said she is a typical little kitten and we are very happy to do what we can to save her eyes. – diana

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UPDATE: I’m sorry but I was misinformed about Montana.

He has not passed away and I will get a further update later.

6/20/22 – Unfortunately, it was a very sad weekend for 3 fur orphans (2 of whom we’ve helped with medical). It was early June when we were contacted about Jeffrey who had been rescued in Detroit. He had an abscess on his neck and was filled with fluid. The fluid was drained and we were asked if we could help with the medical bill. We did that and Jeffrey’s prognosis appeared to be good but not long after, Jeffrey became very lethargic. We approved another visit to one of our veterinary partners and Jeffrey was found to be positive for FIV, FeLV, and possibly FIP. He continued to get worse and it was finally recommended by the veterinary doctor that Jeffrey be spared from any more pain.

And then, there was Skippy (no photo). We didn’t know him but I got a call yesterday from a friend of 4p1h about a cat who was found and appeared to have been hit by a car. At first he tried running away and then he couldn’t move. He was bloody and the finder couldn’t tell the extent of his injuries. I authorized him to be taken to the emergency hospital. He had a severe wound in his stomach and although he tried to move, his brain couldn’t seem to dictate his limbs. He had many other injuries and the doctor recommended humane euthanasia to relieve him of his pain.

We try to save them all but sometimes it’s not possible. – diana

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6/16/22 – Panda was rescued on 5/22; he could fit in your hand. He had crusted eyes with green ooze coming out, one had doubled in size. He was sneezing with green mucus coming out of his nose. His vision was definitely impaired. He was also very skinny. He was very sweet.

Lauren, his rescuer, contacted me and we arranged for him to go to APaws Veterinary and he was treated for the respiratory infections with an appointment for a follow up in two weeks. By May 26 he appeared to be doing well with his upper respiratory infection and Lauren thought she had lined up an adopter. Panda had a follow up appointment yesterday, June 16.

Yesterday I talked with Dr. Pasternak, who was subbing at APaws, and she said that Panda’s one eye needed to be removed within the next 3-5 days before it burst. But, she also suggested that we try to get a specialist to see his other eye because she saw some troubling issues with his pupil which may be a problem or maybe just be a birth defect. The plan was for me to call a specialist to see if we could get in by Monday or Tuesday for a consultation. The thinking from the doctor and I was that if both eyes needed removal, the surgery could be done at one time. But, when Lauren called the potential adopter, who had previously had a blind cat and was experienced with special needs cats, said she no longer was interested because she didn’t have the time.

Now we were in a dilemma because Lauren is scheduled to go out of State on June 22 and won’t be back until the end of the month. Even if an adopter or foster can’t be found, Panda needs a home to go to until Lauren returns and she needs the eye surgery within days. Under the circumstances, we decided to go ahead with the eye removal for the serious eye and then work on the consultation at a later date for the other eye. Worst case scenario would be that Panda would have to be put under twice for two surgeries. But we are praying that if another surgery is needed, it can wait until Panda is a little older and stronger (he is now 7-8 weeks old).

A good friend of 4p1h has offered to watch Panda while Lauren is gone and we have asked the vet for the soonest possible surgery date. But, Panda will still need a furever home so, please, if you are looking for a very sweet kitten who is no trouble whatsoever, please consider Panda and contact Lauren at: [email protected] diana.

And, please remember that without your donations, we could not continue to help the orphans who have no one else.

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6/16/22 – We were thankful to play a role in Koa’s recovery. A huge thank you to the Macomb County Animal Control Shelter for taking on this very difficult and heart wrenching task to save an animal no one wanted. Now to find him a furever home! – diana

**UPDATE – NOW IN FOSTER-TO-ADOPT ** KOA, THE BRAVE From being dumped on the streets to fighting for his life, Koa beat Parvo!! This brave warrior proved he has so much courage! Now, to find the life he deserved.

We are searching for a foster or foster-to-adopt to recover in. Ideally this home would have no puppies as he could still be shedding the virus. This would be a strictly at home situation. If you are interested in fostering or adopting Koa, please fill out an application. Please make sure to put Koa’s name in the interested in.

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6/16/22 – Baby was rescued May 18 with eyes totally crusted over and one eye very inflamed and bulging from an obvious upper respiratory infection. He was only about 4-6 weeks old and Hannah, the finder, asked for our help. Baby was able to quickly get into a veterinary clinic where he was given antibiotics, a snap test, vaccines and was neutered the next day. Unfortunately, it was determined that his one eye was too far gone and needed to be removed. His eye was removed on May 23 and yesterday Hannah contacted me to let me know that Baby is doing great. Although she intended to find him a permanent loving home, she realized that the loving home was hers. Baby loves to play with the people in her household as well as her other cats. As always, we couldn’t do it without the support of our donors, the participants in our fundraisers, and, of course the rescuers and our partner vets. Here is an ‘after’ and ‘before’ photos of Baby. – diana.

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6/14/22 – Meet Bravo. While in a park, his finder noticed that Bravo appeared alone and possibly abandoned. Bravo was starving, dirty, and in need of help. The finder brought him home and posted him on various sites but no one has claimed him. His finder will keep this handsome guy but first we will have him scanned for a microchip, tested for heart worm, vaccinated, and neutered. Paws crossed that he tests negative for heart worm because, unfortunately, so many friendly dogs are dumped when the owner learns their pet has heart worm. Of course, if he tests positive, we will see him through. – diana.

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