Tango is one of the many stray dogs/puppies fed by Roselin at a construction site in Section 17, PJ. Roselin has gone through great lengths to rescue many of these dogs, and right now, she is still fostering Ms J, Molly and Tyra (it is so hard to find homes for adult street dogs). John Wayne is another foster of Roselin’s and apparently, he bit Roselin sometime last week.
It is no easy task for Roselin, managing dogs AND cats on a daily basis as sometimes fights would break out within the dog colony or even between the cats and the dogs! I was just told two days ago that Wii (my cat, adopted by Roselin) bullied Noi (a recently-spayed female street dog recuperating in Wii’s dry kitchen). Roselin had to take Noi upstairs to her bedroom because Wii the Cat was giving Noi the Dog a hard time. Gosh….
I can just imagine what a daunting task it is for Roselin. Bless her….for all that she does and her tremendous patience and never-give-up attitude.
With the help of a friend or sometimes alone, Roselin would go to the construction site at night and attempt to catch the dog or the puppy in need of spay-neuter or medical attention. She goes the entire length just to save these dogs.
Here is the facebook link to some photos of the Section 17 strays:
This is Tango, at our vet’s yesterday. Tango has been spayed already and is now recuperating at Roselin’s house. I hope Wii doesn’t bully Tango!
Tango and Noi’s spaying are sponsored from our funds.
We’re proud to be able to offer a bit of assistance to rescuers like Roselin who would go all the way for the sake of these street animals.
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3 responses to “Tango, stray puppy, spayed”
Dr. Chan,
I have followed your blog for several years already and I admire the great work you are doing.
I need your advice.
I stay in Shah Alam and I have a neighbor who has about a dozen cats in their house. I do not mind the cats but the irresponsible attitude of my neighbour is driving us nuts. My family and I have tried to bear with the cats and the neighbour for a long time. But our patience has been stretched to a limit now and we dont know what to do.
1. The cats come into our garden and leave their poo all over the garden EVERYDAY. Can you imagine your garden littered with poo from a dozen cats everyday?
2. Some of the cats also poo and pee in our house veranda, leaving a strong stench.
3. Some of the cats occasionally come into our house and cause a mess.
4. Recently one of the cats died and the neighbour refused to dispose the cat's body until several days later. It was only after our complaints that the neighbour removed the dead cat body by which time the carcass had attracted lots of houseflies, not forgetting the stench.
5. One of my children is allergic to cat fur and the constant intrusion by the cats into my house is causing my son to get constant asthma attack.
We have spoken to our neighbour urging them to be more responsible and to control their cats. But they dont seem to care and the cats are still running all over.
I am thinking of reporting my neighbour to the authorities. But I am worried that the authorities may come and catch the cats and euthanise them.
Why do you think I should do?
Thank you very much.
I truly empathise with your problem. Talking to your neighbour is one way, but this has not worked. Reporting to the authorities will result in the cats being captured and euthanised (and it isn't really their fault because they are ignorant and don't know human rules and code of conduct).
Would you like to try using lemons and other citrus scents to ward off the cats? Other things that might work would include eucalyptus scents, crushed mothballs and vinegar.
Have you tried wirenetting your fence and gate? But cats jump, I know.
You could also purchase some strays which can ward off cats (available from petfood shops).
I hope one of the above works for you.
The neighbour is the irresponsible one and the animals are innocent. It looks like he/she does not even care for the animals and most likely, he/she is selfish and only know to derive pleasure out of the animals without caring for their welfare in return, and not bothering to put in effort and $ to neuter them to prevent them multiplying, so now they are too many for him/her. If he/she loves the animals, he/she would immediately come to take back the dead cat to bury properly and mourn over the loss. So it really looks like he/she does not care at all, poor animals.