Month: August 2011

  • Cleo the poodle passes away

    Cassandra sent me a video of Cleo yesterday afternoon. She looked alright, and had been given four blood transfusions.At around 7.45pm, Jessie (Cassandra’s sister) texted me to say Cleo had passed away about an hour ago. According to Jessie, when Cassandra visited in the afternoon she had given her blessings to Cleo to let go…

  • Lolo’s post-mortem results (Maslinda’s)

    Lolo’s blood test (sent immediately after admission) and her subsequent post-mortem has revealed that the cause of death was a severe (possibly prolonged) bacterial infection which had resulted in organ failure.  Lolo’s heart, spleen and lung was covered with a whitish bacterial growth. Her earlier blood test had already shown liver failure but the kidney…

  • Husky found – is it yours?

    This is from Jennifer (jenick.lee@gmail.com):Hi Dr. Chan,This morning when my bf is on the way to work, he saw a Husky wandering around Taman Connaught, Cheras housing area. He called me to save the dog and he is trailing the dog while I am on my way (I stay in Tmn Connaught too). It’s lucky…

  • Mama with gum disease

    Mama is a female cat who was treated for faucitis a few weeks back. She recovered but lately, had trouble eating again.  Gum disease is usually viral in nature.  The vet checked the inside of Mama’s mouth – yes, the ulcers are back again, but not as “cauliflower”-like as before, that means, it’s just beginning…

  • Updates – she came back to eat!

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/08/she-prefers-to-be-streeet-kitten-after.htmlWe think the smart little kitten came back yesterday for food because Aimy’s daughter, Natasha, saw a streak of grey running from the cage to the bushes, and the food is all finished.Aimy says there is no other tabby around her area, so we hope it was the smart little kitten. Aimy will keep putting food…

  • She prefers to be a street kitten, after all

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/08/street-kittennow-safe-and-sound.htmlAimy texted me yesterday morning to say that the street kitten had escaped from the cage, despite the cage door being reinforced with tubings.  How she got out remains a mystery, but cats are known to be extremely resourceful in doing and getting whatever they want. Until now, the kitten has not been found.I informed Prem…

  • Catfood for Pak Din’s 10 cats

    I met up with Chew today to pass him the money for Pak Din’s two dogs’ medical treatment. Pak Din has three dogs and two have already died of suspected food poisoning. One more is still at the vet’s with one of the 8 puppies. The other puppy has returned to Pak Din and seems…

  • Female cat for spaying and another for gum disease

    Mrs Goh and Amy Tham rescued this mother-cat two weeks back. Apparently, this mother-cat has given birth many times, but each time, her kittens would all die. This time, her kittens died again. The mother-cat was caught and sent to the vet two weeks ago, but her mammary glands were still enlarged and she could not…

  • Lolo, a kitten with a very complicated and rare health problem (Maslinda’s)

    Maslinda rescued Lolo and her sibling on 16th July. According to Maslinda, Lolo had since then been a little slow in her movements, but was eating well. A few days ago, Lolo did not look well and started going down. However, she was still able to eat on her own, but was getting very weak.…

  • Puppy fosterer needed (VERY URGENT)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/08/visiting-tvt-dog-at-local-shelter.htmlI have just found out today, from our vets, that the 5 puppies should not be kept together with the mum-dog who has TVT as TVT spreads through contact. Hence, I have informed the shelter about it and the puppies need to be isolated from the mother, given a bath and hand-fed. The shelter needs a…

  • Request to help an Aunty Angeline

    I received this, but there are no photos:Dear Dr Chan,   Today, aunty Angeline & I went to IOI Mall Puchong to support Pawsmission in its adoption drive and met a lady, Ah Pooi who recommended me to contact you.   We have highlighted our plight to Pawsmission in early June but so far no…

  • Helping Pak Din

    Now, let’s do more useful things and think of ways to help Pak Din and his puppies, shall we?Chew told me yesterday when I met up with him that Pak Din’s 2 adult dogs have died at the vet’s. The cause of death is poisoning. This piece of news changes things now. I don’t think…

  • While we spay-neuter, some people prefer the “natural” way

    I went over just now to speak with the distant neighbour whose kitten was run down on the road a few days ago. I offered him to help spay-neuter all his pet cats. I’ll pay, I said. The mother of all cats, Cash, was there, and he said she is probably pregnant again. It has only…

  • A strange case of a dumped Golden Retriever

    Someone called me yesterday, quite frantically too. Apparently, a Golden Retriever had been dumped in her house compound. This someone explained that perhaps another neighbour had taken some other neighbour’s Golden and dumped it on her.I did not want to hear the complicated details of her neighbours’ brawl. Can we just talk about the dog?…

  • I have watched the RISE

    The long-awaited movie…. If you have not watched but intend to do so, do not read on. Important: Do NOT leave the cinema the moment the credits come up – there is some more and that’s the last part which is really important. Today, one-third of the audience left and missed this part!   The price…