3/25/25 – On January 1 of this year I received a request from a rescuer we’ve assisted in the past. Two very sweet cats were found on the streets in frigid temperatures and as the rescuer said “they were too sweet to go back to the streets”. It took awhile to their final ‘makeovers’ but Graycie (first photo) will finally be fully vetted April 2. Lil’ Gimmy is the other who was fully vetted with the help of our supporters.
As always, it takes a village! – diana https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
3/23/25. – HAPPY GRACIE UPDATE! She is smiling in this recent pic and so am I! On Friday we brought her back to Moore Veterinary Hospital to monitor her blood levels very closely. My friend and practice manager Brenda Girard insisted on taking Gracie home for the weekend to give me a much needed break. I was so exhausted when she told me I just cried. Brenda is also a seasoned veterinary technician and she lives close to Advanced Animal Emergency if anything were to happen. Well, Gracie is doing AMAZING and she is healing on her own without surgery! This is the best news ever and I am so relieved! Next step is to get her in a foster home and find that fur-EVER Home that she so desperately deserves. Thank you everyone who has messaged, sent positive thoughts, prayers, and donated.
The support from all of you, my co workers, our board members, my husband, friends, and the emergency is a gift that means so much to me! ❤️. Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
3/22/25 – I’d like to share a happy update today. This is the email I received from the rescuer after helping with a stray who had frostbite from the brutal cold whether we had this year. Gina
“Jefferson is a 9 year old feral cat who lives outside of my family bar and restaurant (Andrews on the corner) in downtown Detroit. I used to live above the bar and have been feeding him since 2018. In the last year he went from totally feral, to friendly enough to let me pet him and pick him up. After the most recent winter storm we had, I noticed the end of his tail looked like it had frostbite and the very tip had already started to die. I took him to Platz vet where they told me he would need to have part of his tail amputated. I reached out to 4 paws 1 heart and they were so incredibly generous to help pay for his surgery. Jefferson was my first cat TNR cat and he is very special to me. Jefferson’s surgery went great and he’s adjusting perfectly to only having 3/4 of his tail. He and I are forever grateful for Gina and 4 paws 1 heart for making this surgery possible.”
Abby
3/21/2025 I’m sorry it took so long to update. Turned out that Gracie was bleeding internally. The bleeding has stopped right now. My husband and I transported her from emergency back to Moore Veterinary Hospital where she will be very closely monitored. If there are any changes in her bleeding she will go back to emergency for Surgery. She has been through a lot and was kinda crabby at the Emergency, but when she saw hubby and I she was happy. We got her back to the clinic and she finally pooped, peed, ate a little, and took her meds like a champ. Thank you so much to everyone who has cared. Thank you Advanced Animal emergency for being there for her and for giving me peace of mind that she was in good hands.
I’m sorry it’s taken me long to update, but I’ve been overwhelmed between Gracie, and everything else.
If you want to donate here is our link, but please keep her in your prayers that she recovers on her own.
I’ll update again soon, but for now she is holding her own.
3/21/2025 12am update. Gracie is at Emergency. I went to check on her and give nighttime meds and she wasn’t acting right. Her gums were pale and there was swelling where her spay incision was with a decent amount of blood leaking.
I panicked so my husband and I rushed her to emergency. A few of my co workers met me up there, and the others were more than willing to help. The doctor saw a hematoma but didn’t see internal bleeding. They want to monitor her overnight and run some tests, x rays, and make sure she is ok. She was started on fluids and pain meds. A belly bandage was applied, brief ultrasound, and clotting tests.
Advanced Animal Emergency is my favorite ER hospital, and I take comfort knowing she is in the best hands with the doctors and staff there. I’m still very worried until I know she is going to be ok, so please keep her in your prayers tonight.
She’s been at our hospital for the last 4 weeks. We all love her. Gina
3/20/25. Gracie Update! She is resting comfortably after a really big day. Everything went well, thanks to our awesome surgeon, Doctor Hilton. Huge Thank you to the staff at Moore Veterinary Hospital for taking such good care, of Gracie!
Today, the spay was done and you could tell she has definitely had multiple litters.
Leg sutures were removed, but there is an opening that we are going to give more time to heal. A pierce through the tongue was noticed and an x ray of her tail was taken to make sure infection did not spread to the bone or require amputation from the bite wounds.
A very kind couple has offered to foster so that we can get Gracie out of the hospital and into a home environment. They have already gone above and beyond to provide any necessary items, that Gracie will need. My husband and I will bring her there on Saturday.
This has been a very long 4 weeks consisting of medical management, nursing care, dedication, surgeries, time, cost, sacrifice, and networking for placement. Miss Gracie and I are very tired, but the end goal is to get her healthy and into a home where she will never experience pain again. This is her chance to shine!
If you would like to help with some of the medical costs for Gracie and animals just like her that are found on the streets, here is our link because we could not do this without YOU!!!
Gina Thank you!!! https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
3/20/25 Frappuccino was found outside and after weeks of not finding an owner the rescuers decided to make him a forever part of their family. His check up, vaccines, and neuter were taken care of by 4 paws 1 heart. They emailed me yesterday to share the good news! We are happy to help get you started on your new beginnings Frappuccino! Also, thank you, Kim, the receptionist at Moore Vet for putting this family in touch with us so that we could help make a difference in the life of another deserving stray kitty!
Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
3/18/25. I wanted to share this email with our supporters. It’s from an employee at an animal hospital telling her story about Bruno, a cat that 4 paws 1 heart helped her with. Gina
“Hello, this is Bruno. Bruno came into the veterinary office I work at as a Stat Hit by car. He was unable to walk with his back legs. We did X-rays and he had at least three fractures in his pelvis making it a dislodged pelvis. With no owner, it wasn’t looking good for this poor street cat. He was filthy, unaltered and full of tapeworms as well. It was looking like he was going to be euthanized as there was no one to take over his care.
He would do best with surgery but could heal with 8 weeks cage rest the vet told me So, I decided to take him in and try.
After the first 6 days he had not had a bowel movement. I brought him back into my work and did more X-rays. Full, he was full of poop. We were unsure if he could even push. He had the night to provide a bowel movement or the next day he would have to be euthanized. I told him he had to poop and he did that night. I cried I was so happy. As of today, he is doing great. Still on cage rest for another 3 ish weeks. He loves pets and purrs. I can’t help but think he was loved by someone at some point in his life. We are unsure of age but he looks about 2yrs based on his teeth. We tried finding owners for weeks and got nothing.
He’s a lucky boy. He’s lucky I was working that night, lucky that man brought him to our vet, he’s lucky someone saw him and cared enough to wrangle him into a box and get him help and I’m lucky to have found Gina and her wonderful organization. God bless and thank you all for everything you do. These animals have voices because of people like us and I’m so happy to be part of a community of people who love helping animals”. Becky https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
3/14/25. I think that animals are sent to us when we need them the most. About 6 months ago my moms Doberman rescue dog passed away. My mom was absolutely devastated and going through other things that added to her depression.
One morning, she looked out the window and sees a momma and 2 kittens walking through the field. She gives them their space, but begins feeding them and slowly gaining their trust. I encouraged her to trap one at a time and get them fixed. We started a couple weeks ago and we’re successful to have 1 of the 3 neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, and felv/fiv tested.
The 2 babies have been a constant in my mom’s life since her Molly passed away. They have given her the will and the distraction that she needed to help heal her pain. She named them “Midnight and 4 Paw”. Unfortunately, she can not bring them indoors and make them forever pets, but we are working on getting them protection and ensuring their health is good. We can at least make sure they are treated with love and kindness.
It’s because of our supporters that we can help so many who need us. Gina https://4paws1heart.org/donations/
