Month: July 2011

  • Apple and Simba, two more cats spayed-neutered (Peggy Ng Suat Ha’s)

    Apple and Simba are two more of the 21 stray cats being looked after by Peggy Quah. Peggy writes: Here are photos of Apple (spayed on Tuesday),  and  Simba, one year old male cat going to the vet and back yesterday.  the rest of the spayed females have finished their medication but happily coming to be caged in at night…

  • Mulan, Penny and Lilo, kittens for adoption (3 more Popsicles)

    ADOPTED!! Mulan, Penny and Lilo are three of the five kittens (the Popsicles) that were left in front of my gate in a stryrofoam box many weeks ago.  Nandhini offered to foster them, and two gingers have been adopted now (thanks to our vet who allowed us to put them in his clinic for adoption). …

  • A generous heart, and two kittens now have a home (Cindy & Stuart)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/07/race-against-timekittens-adopted.htmlCindy and Stuart are the two kittens we were frantically trying to find an adopter for two days ago because the rescuer said he had no choice but to send them to the shelter.  Kittens this young would probably be put down.  Thank goodness Devi came to the rescue and offered, not just to foster,…

  • After the carnival….

    This is what I have to do after every event we participate in:  Stock check!  Cleo wants to help….  Bunny too.  Tiger and Bobby…will keep me company. We have 12 sizes for Gold, 14 sizes for Cute and 12 sizes for Black.   It’s quite a bit of work…. After an hour….my helper is fast…

  • Winnie and dad – new rescuers in the making!!

    I wrote this about a week ago: http://animalcare.my/2011/07/appeal-for-help-to-catch-stray-dogs-in.html.  It was about Winnie Low and her father, who feeds the stray dogs at his workplace in North Port, appealing for rescuers to help capture the dogs to be spayed-neutered.  Since no one volunteered, Winnie and her father decided to try to do it themselves.  So, Winnie and her…

  • A wonderful carnival at SS19/1

    We starting setting up our booth at 7am this morning.  The moment I arrived, the children and residents of the neighbourhood were right there to offer to carry all our stuff from my car.  The committee members of the SS19/1 Residents’ Association were very helpful too.  One cannot help but feel the warm hospitality and…

  • Remembering Dodo, Mayo Clinic’s resident-cat

    This is a short but very sweet tribute to Dodo, Mayo Clinic’s resident-cat who passed away a few days ago.  It’s from Cheryl Poo:Sigh Kah Yein, I just read your blog post about Dodo. I’m feeling sad as I’ve always liked the ginger guy. He was one of the most gracious cats I’ve ever seen.…

  • An S.O.S. trip to the hospital for Bunny

    After Indy came home and all the hustle and bustle in feeding him medicine and trying to deworm the rest, we noticed the Bunny was unusually quiet.  It was after dinner that we felt his body and it felt really warm.  He was also sleeping and not looking too good.  The previous two days, he…

  • Young adult male dog for adoption

    Here’s another request: This is the picture of the young dog my selfish and irresponsible neighbour threw out. She said, “he’s naughty” and she “can’t accept” it. He is around 7 months old – he’s a puppy, of course he would be energetic and high spirited!! He’s now in my garden, too intimidated by my 4 to go into…

  • Kitten for adoption (Jessy Lian’s)

    Here we go again….I know, it’s endless, but that’s the reality, and if we give up and say, “there are so many of them, how many can we help”, then everybody will stop helping and the animals will suffer.So, here goes:Dear Dr.Chan,I would like you to help me post the photo of this kitten on…

  • Indy goes to the vet’s

    I’ve always been concerned that Indy drinks a wee bit too much water.  He only drinks from the running tap and no where else.  He would call us (yes, he CALLS us) to go into the kitchen and turn on the tap for him.  Then, he licks the running tap water.  And it has always…

  • Karuna’s old age problems

    Yesterday the vet called me in the evening.  Apparently, one of Karuna’s lesions had ruptured and needed either dressing with antiseptic, or surgery under sedation.  The vet was concerned about putting Karuna under sedation because of her age.This afternoon, there was another swelling on the side of her body.  The vet decided not to use…

  • End-stage kidney failure cat

    This afternoon, Mary and I spent some time accompanying Mary’s colleague at the clinic.  The colleague’s cat is suffering from end-stage kidney failure.  There seems to be little that allopathic medicine can do for a cat at this stage of kidney failure except to put him on drips and to force-feed.There are numerous causes of…

  • A race against time….kittens adopted!

    Punitha, Nandhini and I must have spent a fortune on smses and phonecalls this morning, racing against time to find a fosterer or adopter for the two kittens (the ones I named “Creamie and Crackers”).  A very long story cut short, Devi responded and said she would adopt the kittens.  More phonecalls to make the…

  • Urgently required – fosterer for two baby kittens

    I blogged this two days ago, but we have not been able to find any fosterer or adopter for these baby kittens.  The rescuer, Wei Kien, only has until today after which he plans to surrender the kittens to the shelter where there is a strong possibility they would be put down because they are…