Month: August 2011

  • Breakfast, Pole-hunting and making memories

    My typical day starts with Cleo (the alarm clock) waking me up, and usually, there would be at least two cats in the bedroom (Which two? They take turns and I haven’t quite figured out their system yet!). This morning, it was Bunny and Indy. Bobby is of course, still sleeping at my foot.  Usually…

  • Snowy Day 9 (at night)

    From Agnes:Now he’s lying down on one side, wide awake and calm. His breathing is very hard with fast rising and falling of his chest, and a faint wheezing sound. So far he has been a good boy swallowing all the AD and soup without any resistance. I bought a few tins of canned food…

  • Mr Wildcat is adopted!

    The adorable Mr Wildcat has been adopted!!Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/08/mr-wildcat-kitten-for-adoption.htmlKudos to Audrey for seeing this through! We hope Mr Wildcat will be happy and safe in his new home.

  • Snowy Day 9

    Agnes has taken Snowy home to foster because of the Raya holidays where the clinic would be closed.Updates:Snowy is still not eating on his own. At the clinic, I managed to spoonfeed him with some AD and mashed steamed chicken liver. He drank a bit of the liver soup by himself. I brought him home…

  • Updates on RetroGirl (tvt mother-dog)!

    I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. Even the vets are impressed at the speed the regression took place.Before: http://animalcare.my/2011/08/visiting-tvt-dog-at-local-shelter.htmlI’m calling this mum-dog, RetroGirl, for obvious reasons! It now looks like a female dog on heat.   RetroGirl was given RetroMAD1 for 5 days prior to her first chemo jab. Regression of the tumour was significantly…

  • The Koala Story

    Mrs Wong sent this: Koala Story…WOW   Unique to Australia ! It is not common for a Koala to have twins, and regrettably in this instance the Mum was struck and killed by a passing car. Fortunately, the driver stopped, and took the mother to the local vet, not knowing she was dead,  – where it…

  • Urgently required: Fosterer for two kittens

    From Eileen Ng (019-3203875):They were crying the whole of last night. My fren found them this morning n thinks someone abandoned them on the empty land behind her house. She had given them a hot shower n blow dry them with a hair dryer. One is a bit feisty n always want to climb out…

  • Snowy Day 8

    Updates from Agnes:Today Snowy has no appetite to eat. Maria and I visited him at 10.45am.He held up his head the moment he saw Maria and responded with a mew each time Maria called out his name and talked to him. When kibbles and water were served, he immediately reached out to drink water but…

  • Orange, spayed

    This morning, I brought June and Orange (Only-One’s mother-cat) to the clinic. Orange’s spaying is scheduled for today. Another physical examination to ensure that Orange is fit for the operation. After that, I took June to buy kitten food for Only-One and mum.   Orange has been spayed now and Wei Leng’s sister has taken…

  • Reunion with Christian, the lion (guaranteed to make you smile)

    Here’s another heart-warming reunion story:http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=FZ-bJFVJ2P0 Watch how Christian runs into his caregivers’ arms.Absolutely priceless!! Wildlife conservation is a different ballgame altogether – it is acclimatizing the animal back to nature, where he belongs. There is no need for spay-neuter or “training” of any kind.  It is REALLY back to nature, where animals truly belong.  In…

  • Man reunites with gorilla he raised (guaranteed happy story)

    After all the sad youtubes today, I owe you this.If only our ancestors had not domesticated animals as pets, we would be doing this kind of work now…http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=FZ-bJFVJ2P0(It’s a happy story of how Damian Aspinall reunites with a gorilla he raised.)Aeons ago, our ancestors domesticated animals as their companions and made a covenant with them…

  • Bising, a stray cat with mange

    Liew wrote to me a few weeks ago about this stray cat who appeared to be having a skin problem. All Liew wanted was some advice and the recommendation of a vet. He did not need any sponsorship as he would gladly take care of the medical expenses of this stray cat. So, we recommended on…

  • MDDB Northern’s Adoption Drive (in Penang) on 30th and 31st August

    From MDDB & MCCP Northern: Spend this meaningful holidays with us and the furry kids. MDDB PENANG will be holding our Adoption Drive on August 30th & 31st, at Juru Auto-City. The event from 7.00pm to 10.00pm will be held at Auto-City Phase 3. The Adoption Drive will be divided into 4 sections:- 1. Adoption…

  • Eighty Chinese monkeys spared from laboratories

    Source: http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2011/08/13/victory-eighty-monkeys-saved-from-laboratory.aspx?c=weekly_enewsAfter thousands of e-mails, hundreds of phone calls, and a PETA “monkey” paying a visit to China Southern Airlines’ L.A. office, the airline—which is the largest in China—has made the compassionate decision to cancel its plans to ship 80 monkeys from China to the U.S., where they were going to end up in the hands…

  • This is why we must take care of ourselves

    …so that our loyal companions do not suffer.  Warning – all of these video clips WILL make you cry. If they don’t, you’re probably not human or animal! I cannot even survive till the end for half of them.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v;=7zv7UGs8pRghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqjd4-Hixxw&feature;=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46AR-e7WE6k&feature;=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgIBS-ojy_4&feature;=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqp4NuzO7U4&feature;=related And there are so, so many more real-life stories of the unconditional loyalty of our…