Month: March 2010

  • Bandit is adopted

    I have been communicating by email with Wani Mohd for about a month now.  Wani had written to me earlier asking to adopt Bandit.  And Bandit was supposed to have gone to Wani earlier, but he came down with a blood parasite after his deworming.  Bandit recovered after one day of Doxycycline, but I had to make sure…

  • Thank You

    I gave a talk this evening at the Subang Jaya Buddhist Association.  The topic was not about animals at all, but about the sublime virtues of loving-kindness, compassion, joy and serenity.  On the topic of compassion, I touched a wee bit on what we can do for the stray animals in our neighbourhood – CNRM. At…

  • Huge territorial problem in my house

    Cow, Bunny and Pole were my first rescued cats, and being male, Cow and Bunny naturally became the alphas of the household.  I have noticed that they are very kind to little kittens, but the moment the kittens grow up, the two alphas would start bullying them.  Their current target is Wii.  Wii, who is…

  • Why must we be so judgmental?

    I refer to this posting: http://animalcare.my/2010/03/three-female-dogs-spayed-but.html And I received this email today: Dear Dr Chan Kah Yein,I have been an avid reader of animalcare.my for some time and cannot express enough my appreciation and admiration for all you have done for the strays especially the rescued pound dogs who really deserve so much better.I am…

  • The PBJ gang eats soft food

    I started the PBJ gang on moistened (softened) solid food two days ago, and they are taking it very well.  But my poor fingers are all swollen because I have to hand-feed them as they cannot take up the food on their own yet.  And, their teeth are mighty sharp! Here are today’s photos: Butter…

  • Talk at Nottingham University

    Yesterday evening was my scheduled talk on “Kindness to Animals” at Nottingham University, organised by the Nottingham Buddhist Society.  The crowd was small as there was a function for the pre-prom to the Mr and Ms Nottingham Ball.  But still, small is beautiful, I always say, and if I can reach out to just one person…

  • Sr Brown passed away last night

    Sr Brown was the one who was the perkiest of the Subang-Selayang lot.  He was tested distemper positive two weeks ago, but displayed no symptoms except for diarrhoea which was monitored and kept under control through diet.  Two days ago, he started having nasal congestion, and yesterday, he became very pale and came down very…

  • Thank You

    We’d like to thank the following donors for their contribution to our fund: Sumitra Siew David Hui Parameswary Namebeley May you all be blessed for your kindness.

  • With a little help from my friends

    Stock-checking of tshirts is always a tedious process.  And whenever I do it, I will always miss Suki, my quality control supervisor. But I have some new helpers now… Xiao Li seems to have taken over all of Suki’s duties.  I wonder if it has anything to do with being Calico…  Xiao Li’s little band…

  • A male cat neutered

    Ms Quah is a feeder who manages a colony in her area.  Today, rescuer Agnes Cheong brought one of the male cats in Ms Quah’s colony to be neutered under our sponsorship.  Here’s the cat: Agnes will help collect the cat and return him to Ms Quah’s colony on Thursday.  This is the sixth cat…

  • Let the vets prescribe the medications

    I remember a discussion with a very seasoned rescuer sometime last year, and she advised me, through her years of experience in rescue work, that I could save a lot of money (ie. vet’s fees) if I kept some medicine (including antibiotics!) and administer the medication myself to the rescued animals under my care. Of course I…

  • A truly sad case

    I received a call late last night, from a cat feeder and rescuer.  And this is truly a very sad case.  This lady looks after 25 cats, and had accidentally mistaken the ivermectin (for another cat) for deworming medication for four little kittens. So, the four little kittens were given ivermectin instead of the dewormer. …

  • Three female dogs spayed, but…

    I guess it takes all kinds to make the world.  A lady whose name shall remain anonymous (to protect her identity) called me last week and said she would like to use our spay-neuter services for three female stray dogs whom she is feeding. I said ok, and plans were made for an appointment today…

  • Sean and Tara’s updates

    Sean and Tara went for their booster vaccination today.  Tara was given a clean bill of health. Tara is now very, very strong. Sean’s demodex doesn’t seem to have recovered as much as it should have, so the vet thinks he may have a food allergy as well.  He will continue with the oral ivermectic,…

  • In loving memory of Ebony

    As I reflect now on Ebony’s short little life, I can’t help feeling how deeply interconnected we are, and how things happen for a reason, and how we sometimes can intervene, but only to a certain limited extent.  Ebony was one of the 23 rescued puppies from the Selayang Pound.  She found to be very…