Month: August 2009

  • Compassion or convenience?

    I received a call from someone yesterday, asking if I could help get a Shih Tzu adopted. It seems his owner had just bought him, but discovered he has a skin allergy/condition that may require quite substantial treatment. His owner thinks that is too much trouble, so the owner decided to bring him to the…

  • We are all deeply connected

    Good morning, everyone. It is now 3.45am (yes, I do sleep, but I also wake up very early because there is so much to do and 24 hours is sometimes not enough!). For the past few days ever since Joanie had been fighting for her life, I have woken up every morning thinking about her,…

  • Xiao Li needs a home

    This is Xiao Li, rescued from the drain three times by Yen Ling. Xiao Li is about 2 weeks old and is active and playful. She needs a loving home. Please contact Yen Ling if you’d like to adopt Xiao Li. (hp 012-9112507)

  • Mucho Gracias

    I wish to thank today’s donors (for Joanie as well as our Ketam Food Fund):Ng Swee Aun & familyCindy GohTsu Siew KengChristina YongLow Fui FongChow Sze HungOoi Chern Ning Your generosity and kindness is acknowledged with the deepest appreciation. Mucho Gracias!

  • Joanie’s updates (Day Three, evening)

    Joanie was sleeping when I reached the hospital this evening. She seemed lethargic and tired. I put her on my lap and sang softly to her. She was quite comfortable. Later, I handfed her some food, and she ate pretty well. As in the morning, it had to be done very slowly.The doctors had done…

  • Wanted urgently – a fosterer/adopter for 2 week-old kitten

    A 2-week old kitten has been rescued and is now being fostered by a kind lady named Yen Ling, but she cannot do it for long because she has a dog and those who stay with her do not like cats. If anyone can foster (or better still, adopt), please contact Yen Ling at (hp…

  • Joanie sits up…and eats!! (Day Three, morning)

    Miracles do exist, if you believe… I was pleasantly surprised when I reached the hospital today. With some coaxing, Joanie could sit up on her chest all by herself, and she even ate, quite a lot too, when I handfed her (slowly, over one hour). Every moment that she is alive is a miracle. Yesterday,…

  • Donations to AnimalCare

    I am deeply touched that many people (more strangers than friends!) have written to me to express their support for the work that we do. And many have expressed that they cannot do hands-on work but would like to participate in our activities by means of financial contributions. If you’d like to chip into our…

  • Grateful thanks to today’s donors

    It is 11.43pm now, and I’ve had a very long day running around. I wish to acknowledge today’s donors with grateful thanks:KH Kiang (from Ipoh)Ho Chooi BeeKhoo Swee ChinCW Chin & CarolJurin GohSuriani Mohd Mustapha Jamaldin (my classmate, 28 years ago!) Kho Kai KoSave-a-life Kalyanamitta GroupThere is also an anonymous donor who has not written…

  • Joanie’s updates (Day Two, evening)

    I just came back from the hospital after spending 2 1/2 hours with Joanie. The prognosis is still bad. She is not eating. I managed to feed her about 3ml of water and just a very, very tiny bit of AD (wetfood). Her blood test results are in and it doesn’t look good, as expected.…

  • Joanie’s Story (Day Two, morning)

    We went to Visit Joanie today. For those who don’t know her story, please see this. The first thing the doctor said was, “She’s a fighter”. Initially the doctors had told us that she might not survive the surgery. We were not even sure if she would survive through last night. But she is fighting.…

  • Loving across boundaries

    This is Tiger (the cat) and Bobby (our 13- year old “mongrel poodle”). Tiger was rescued when he was about 1-month old and has been living with us ever since. When Tiger first came, our first three rescued cats were not too friendly to him (a classic case of feline jealousy), so Bobby took it…

  • Mulan is adopted!

    Here’s Mulan, the sweet little dog who was dumped by her owner on Pulau Ketam after having sent her to be spayed. If you remember, we brought her back on the boat and Chinkah fostered her for a week so that she could recover from her surgery. It so happened that Chinkah’s neighbour was looking…

  • Suffering exists – Joanie’s Story (Day One)

    The day did not end very well for us. At about 5pm, we received an SOS call from Aunty Kiew. It seems one of her cats was having trouble giving birth, and she said it was an emergency as it looked like the cat was already dying. We rushed to Aunty Kiew’s and found the…

  • Many thanks to today’s donors

    I gave a talk today, at the Shah Alam Buddhist Society in Bukit Rimau, and shared with the audience what AnimalCare has done so far, especially with regard to the Ketam dogs. The devotees donated generously to our fund as well as to the next two books that I would be publishing for free distribution.…