Month: February 2010

  • Bobtail and Teddybear’s updates

    I went back again this evening to nurse Bobtail and Teddybear.  Both are on drips now. Side by side, comrades-in-arms. Bobtail was a wee bit more active this evening. He could walk from the floor back into the cage, lifting his legs up to step into the cage.  He even walked to his bowl to drink…

  • Spaying of a female cat, Metta

    Yap Han Yih wrote to me a few weeks ago, asking about the spaying of cats.  He said his aunty who previously did not like cats, had read my book, Pawprints, and now, has just adopted a stray cat.  Han Yih looks after the cat.  So, Han Yih asked if we could do the spaying of…

  • A quick check on the 8 Selayang puppies

    In between nursing Bobtail and Teddybear, I dashed back to Subang Jaya for a quick check on the 8 Selayang pups now boarded at Healing Rooms for treatment.  According to Dr Vijay, they are all doing well as of today.  Only one had a bit of nasal discharge.  Here are their photos, taken today: Cutie…

  • Updates on Bobtail and another shocker

    From last night after I left the hospital until this morning before I entered the hospital at 9.45am, I think I experienced “hell on earth”.  I must have been in shock all night over Bobtail’s plight.  As I was driving to the hospital this morning, I did not even know if Bobtail would still be alive.  But…

  • Bobtail is in a very critical condition

    It is with an extremely heavy heart that I write this posting, and post these photographs.  I refer to this morning’s posting about Bobtail’s S.O.S : http://animalcare.my/2010/02/sos-for-bobtail.html I requested that the fosterer bring Bobtail immediately to Gasing Hospital.  One of our volunteers attended to him and I was told that everything was under control.    I only managed…

  • The 13 Selayang puppies

    Today, we attended to the 13 Selayang puppies.  Our vet advised that if they are eating well and are not displaying any signs that warrant medical attention, it may be wiser to leave them be, as all the travelling to the vet might stress them again.  Yesterday, we brought nine to the vet, and all…

  • Cat rescue case

    Yesterday, besides the Selayang puppy rescue, we also had a cat emergency.  Mas, a rescuer, brought one of her many CNRM-ed cats to our panel vet for treatment of dog-bite.  This is Duke.  He is a very gentle cat. One of the bites.  Dr Vijay says not to worry about any damage to the spinal…

  • Updates on the first adopted Selayang puppy, Tiger

    First, my humblest apologies to David and Terry for getting Terry’s name wrong.  I wonder how on earth I could have misheard it as “Nicholas”!  I must be getting very old.  Terry’s name has been corrected in the previous posting.  Here’s an update from David: Its been a nice experience for my son Terry Tang,…

  • S.O.S for Bobtail

    Bobtail is one of the six kittens we took over from Khine, the Myanmar lady.  Bobtail and Teddybear are fostered by Ramzee.  This morning, Ramzee informed me that Bobtail is very sick – breathing heavily and could not even move.  We are now arranging for Ramzee to take Bobtail to Gasing Hospital for emergency treatment.…

  • Two female cats spayed

    Ramzee brought two of his rescued female cats for spaying at our panel vet today, under our full sponsorship.  Here they are (photos taken before the procedure): As long as we still have funds, we are committed to offering free spaying-neutering for stray and rescued dogs and cats at our panel vets.  A donation from…

  • First adoption of a Selayang rescued puppy!

    Would you believe it?  We actually got one of the 23 puppies adopted this evening itself. This is David Tang and his little son, Terry.  Terry liked this little puppy from the 10 small ones we had.  David says it is Terry’s first pet and he is going to learn how to take care of the…

  • From Selayang Pound, straight to the vet’s

    From Selayang Pound, we took nine of the sick-looking puppies to our panel vet, Healing Rooms, for diagnosis and treatment. One of the sick puppies had LOTS of ticks.  Gives you the creeps?  I’m used to picking out ticks, so I’m ok.   As I sat outside Healing Rooms, waiting for the vets to finish two…

  • 23 puppies rescued from Selayang Dog Pound

    Today, we brought cooked chicken to feed the dogs at the Selayang Dog Pound.  Earlier on, our volunteer, Ainey, had said she would like to foster one of the puppies whose photo we had highlighted earlier, so I said I’d ask permission from the pound to take the puppy out.  Hopefully, the pound would let…

  • Ruby, lost chihuahua

  • More grissly photos from the Selayang Pound

    You need a strong stomach to look at these, but this is reality and the problem needs to be addressed very urgently. These photos were taken yesterday: That was all they had previously, plain rice strewn on the floor whenever the caretaker managed to gather scraps and leftovers. A decent meal, yesterday. The one at…