Medical and spaying subsidy for 3 TNRM cats (Koo Swee Por’s)

We have subsidised a total of RM161.50 for the following:

Mamie’s spaying: RM125 (the additional RM25 is from Mr Kok Khee Wee).

Frank’s vaccination and deworming: RM23

Tigress’ wound treatment: RM13.50

This subsidy comes from all donors through our Medical Fund (RM36.50), Mr Kok (RM25) and Berjaya Cares (RM100).

From: TTDI Koo
Date: Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: Application for medical subsidy for kitten
To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com>

Dear Dr Chan,

Firstly, thank you very much to AnimalCare for agreeing to provide the
neutering and medical subsidies for the stray cats/kittens as part of
my neighbourhood TNRM effort. I have posted the completed subsidy
forms, original receipts and other necessary documents. The following
are the cases that I wish to apply for:

1) Mamie the matriarch stray cat <picture reference: Mamie1.jpg>
Mamie is part of a cat colony in my opposite house’s backlane and also
the matriarch of at least 3 generations of stray cats there. It was
said that no one could catch hold of her as she was fierce. A feeder
who attached a collar to her to prevent her from being targeted by the
city council animal catchers and was rewarded with bleeding scratches.
That’s probably why she was left behind when the feeder shifted house
and took most of the cat colony with her. I took the initiative to
neuter/spay the remaining cats. With regular feeding, I was able to
win the trust of the strays and on 5 August 2013, I actually succeeded
in carrying her into my carrier without incident much to the surprise
of the neighbours! She was fasted overnight at my place and brought to
the vet clinic the next morning. The vet found that she was suffering
from a mild flu and surprisingly, her mammary glands still had some
milk but Frank her remaining kitten is already eating solid food. One
good news is that the vet did not find any ulcers in Mamie’s mouth
which would have indicated a possible FIV infection. She is believed
to be about 6 years old and I can’t imagine how many litters she has
had before I caught her. Thus, the vet proceeded to spay her, notched
her ear and she was discharged on the same day. I kept her overnight
for her to recover and released her on the following morning. I
believe that she was the last unsprayed/neutered adult cat of that
colony so it was certainly a day to celebrate. Lastly, I would like to
apply for a neutering subsidy for Mamie’s case.

2) Frank the kitten <picture reference: Frank1.jpg>
Frank is the only kitten left of Mamie’s latest litter and I don’t
know what happened to the rest before I actively engaged the stray
colony. When I caught Mamie her mother cat during the night, I decided
to catch Frank too because I was worried for his safety as he was
usually in the protective company of his mother cat but only succeeded
on the next morning on 6 August 2013. He was dewormed and vaccinated.
At the same time, he was Frontline-sprayed with my own bottle to
protect him against ticks/fleas. Thus, I would like to apply for a
medical subsidy for Frank’s case and would be putting him up for
adoption.

3) Tigress <picture reference: Tigress1.jpg>
On the night of 11 August 2013, I was walking my dog when I found a

kitten in a drain during the night after hearing its meows in
distress. The spot by the busy road is notorious for kitten dumping.
Usually, I would just leave food and water but this kitten kept

following me after jumping out of the drain so I had no choice but to
take her home despite my fostering place being fully occupied or it
might end up as road kill. Upon closer inspection, I thought she could
be someone’s lost pet but when I brought her to the vet clinic, the
visit changed my mind. She was found to be suffering from ear mites
and her ears were bleeding from her constant scratching. She had bad
breath and her tail had bald spots which indicate that she’s just
recovering from a fungus infection. She also had intestinal worms and
the vet found a scab on her forehead which could be the result from an
attack by a cat. Lastly, the vet found the first two digits and pads
of all four paws to be bleeding with pus. As a result, I had to get
Revolution for the ear mites and I dewormed her using my own dewormer
at home. The vet prescribed iodine and a cleaning solution to treat
her wounds. I also had to use a paper pellet litter to keep her paws
free from dust and dirt so that the wounds would heal faster. The vet
asked me to come back by Saturday for a follow-up check and her
vaccination if she’s recovered enough. Thus, I would like to apply for
a medical subsidy for Tigress’ case minus the Revolution purchase and
would be putting her up for adoption.

Thank you for your kind consideration and best regards,

Koo