5/12/24 – From our Board member Denise Najera, rescuer, foster mom, and creator of A Second Chance for Chance. We could not have said it better. “Happy Mothers Day to all my friends in Rescue. To those who trap, foster, bottle feed, take in seniors and hospice, injured and abused, hopeless and helpless. To those who give love, time, medicines, to those who selflessly give all they have to bring these babies back to life, ready them for life and love them till they take their last breath of life, Happy Mothers Day. Your the best of the best! Enjoy your special day.
510/24 – It was February 29 when we posted about Linx, a community cat whose eye was so infected that he needed to have it removed. We authorized his surgery at West Flint Animal Hospital and today I bring you the happy update.
Linx’s surgery was successful and he is doing great. He was recently adopted into a very loving home where he will be well taken care of and loved for the rest of his life. Here are his photos post and pre surgery. – diana
Twinkle Toes is a young adult female cat who is recovering from eye surgery. She had complications following her initial eye removal so today exploratory surgery was done to remove the tear duct gland and clean out the socket.
We are hoping Twinkle toes has a smooth recovery so that she can be on her way to finding a forever home.
If you would like to help towards her care the link is below. Gina
5/9/24 – It was March 14 when we were contacted by a rescuer, Julie, whom we’ve assisted before. It was about a stray who wandered into a large colony farm she had tnr’d which had many big males. He took on “The king of the castle” but he ended up losing a battle that resulted in a severe injury to his eye and, hopefully, not his life.
Tiggy is a young male, around 1-2 years old. The injury was noticed about 9 days prior to our contact and the rescuer had already been to a vet who had prescribed ointments and advised that his eye would have to be removed. Julie advised that Tiggy is friendly and will go up for adoption once he recovers.
Thankfully, Julie and 4 paws 1 heart works with Dr. Diana at Eaton County Humane Society and she made arrangements with Julie to perform the needed surgery. Yesterday, I received the following from Julie: “Tiggy is 5 weeks post op and at two weeks post op had clear eye socket drainage. They gave him a second convenia injection and a week ago the socket opened up. It was good over the weekend but then the discharge changed to yellow. He has been throwing up the last few days but is acting himself otherwise and eats and drinks.”
This morning Tiggy was seen again with our approval and Julie reported the following: “Dr. Kelly has to put him back under and re-stitch that part of the eye. Since the edges are healed, it will never grow back together. She said she thinks the draining was coming from the nasal lacrimal duct because it has always been clear until the last couple days, but Tiggy is still eating drinking and not lethargic so we’re all good on that so that procedure will take place early this afternoon.”
Please keep Tiggy in your prayers for his full recovery and that he will find his furever home. – diana
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Two weeks ago an owner was looking to give up her cat asap. Time was out, this cat was at a clinic to be euthanized, and something pushed me to reach out and offer to take her even tho I had no foster, no home lined up, and no plan. My gut said just do it, so I told the owner that I would take the cat if she could transport her to me. She left the shelter and surrendered her over to my care. Here is an update. Gina
5/6/24 Remember a few weeks ago when I was asked to take a 14 year old senior kitty that was going to be put down if no one could take her? We’ll, this is Paulette, the current foster to adopt mom who immediately connected with the senior cat named Casey.
Tonight, I picked Casey up because we are going to spay her and find out why she seems painful. Paulette shared a few words with me before we left. Isn’t she adorable?!
Huge thank you to 4 paws 1 heart for covering the medical and Denise Najera for helping unite these two souls.
The universe works in mysterious ways to bring those who are meant to be together!
5/8/24 Well, the doctor found out why Casey was painful. She has a bad abscess on her side which is why she was crying when picked up. There are a couple small punctures resembling a cat bite. We think it happened when Casey jumped out the door and was hiding for 8 hours until we found her. The vet drained what he could, it was swollen and filled with pus and inflammation. We gave her a 2 week lasting antibiotic injection, pain medication, and she is starting to feel better. The spay had to be postponed for 2 more weeks. We think she keeps trying to get out because she may be in heat. We don’t know if she was indoor/outdoor in her previous home, but she acts very interested.
It’s a wonderful feeling to feel the love Casey and Paulette now share, and I’m blessed to be a part of this journey.
5/8/24 – Last October, Bowie, started showing up at a house where the homeowners started providing food and water. In February, the homeowner noticed that Bowie appeared to be pregnant. They took Bowie in and later Bowie had 7 kittens. The homeowners were able to get 5 of the clan adopted but needed help getting the last two kittens and mom vaccinated and spayed. We were happy to help. – diana
5/8/24 – Also, yesterday evening I received a call from our friend at Make A Difference who needed assistance getting a puppy fully vetted. This puppy had obviously been very abused and no photos could be provided. We were thankful to assist with this and now this baby will be in a safe home. – diana
5/8/24 – Yesterday evening I was contacted regarding this poor baby seen by a homeowner laying under her bushes. The homeowner was able to contact someone who was able to get the cat and who saw he had a huge hole in his neck with a bone sticking out (the photo is too graphic to share). That person then contacted someone who knew of 4 paws 1 heart. Arrangements were made to get him into our medical partner, Advanced Animal Emergency, but he died on the way to the hospital. 4 paws 1 heart paid for Mason’s cremation. Thank you to the rescuer who acted so quickly and for giving Mason love at the end. – diana
5/6/24 – Frankie was rescued in early April and appeared to have an infection in his eyes. The rescuer, Kathy, took him to a vet where he was prescribed an ointment, steroids, and an injection. On April 25, Kathy, contacted us for help because Frankie’s eyes were still not opening. We authorized a visit to Orion Animal Hospital where it was discovered that Frankie actually has entropion in both eyes. Entropion is when the eyelashes are growing into the eye itself; untreated it will result in blindness. Frankie will have surgery on May 10 which will include being neutered. Kathy’s neighbor may adopt Frankie if he gets along with the family’s 3 cats. If not, Frankie will be looking for his furever home. Please remember him in your prayers. – diana
5/5/24 – Always heartbreaking. Life hasn’t been easy for Bobbi but the 4 paws 1 heart village will make sure Bobbi is not in pain and live her last days with lots of love. – diana
Hey there Team, Mom here.
So our hopes of eventually finding Bobbi her purrrfect Forever Home of her own will no longer be a possibility. Bobbi’s bloodwork came back today and we are heartbroken to learn Bobbi has cancer, intestinal cancer. Bobbi is probably about 14yrs old and we are not going to put her through treatments and biopsies. She will be our precious hospice girl now. We have several meds on board to help with her appetite, upset tummy, and poo issues. We are going to spoil her more than we already do if that’s possible, make sure she knows how much we love her, and keep her safe and comfortable as long as we can. Bobbi will let us know when she needs us to keep that final promise of love. We will be by her side and of course so will 4 Paws 1 Heart. It’s been quite a journey with our precious little redhead and we’re so thankful that 4 Paws 1 Heart have been by her side through it all. Please keep our sweet Bobbi in your thoughts & prayers and please…if you haven’t already, please donate to Angel Chance’s Cinco de Meow Fundraiser for 4 Paws 1 Heart. It means sooo much to Bobbi and all the other animals needing their help. They can’t do what they do without your support.
