Month: August 2011

  • Another cat from Hazlina spayed

    Today, we sponsored the spaying of one more of Hazlina’s female cats. Hazlina has collected her cat now. All is well.

  • Pecky, cat with suspected Calici virus

    Wannie wrote to me two days ago about this cat that she had adopted from the street. The cat had stopped eating for three days and is limping.Arrangements were made for an appointment today. Wannie could not come, so her housemate, Alia, brought the cat, named Pecky.  Pecky wouldn’t come out, so the vet had…

  • Snowy Day 5 – to take RetroMAD1

    Since Snowy is FeLV positive, it occurred to me last night that rather than just providing palliative care for him, we could try RetroMAD1 as well.  So, first thing this morning I contacted the scientist and he said in their earlier trials, the drug did kill off human Non-Hodgkins Beta Lymphoma cells and did not…

  • Dog rescuer needed

    This is a request from Vivian (012 5905255):I’ve been tried to write up to PAWS, SPCA, DDB & FFF , unfortunately I couldnt get any positive respond from them but I am still trying my luck to find someone could help me to rescue the stray dog in my factory (Balakong ) car park. There…

  • Two community dogs spayed

    Dawn wrote me to sometime ago requesting help with the spay-neuter of some community cats and dogs that she looks after. For her geographical convenience, she would use her own vets. Dawn sent two dogs for spaying last week and we have subsidised the cost based on our rates.  Catching the dogs.  At the vet’s.…

  • The little girl and her pet rabbits

    Whenever I give talks at the Bandar Utama Buddhist Society (BUBS), the Sunday School children will come see me after the talk to either get my autograph for my books, or talk to me about their pets or about my pets (!) whom they have read about and believe me, they know every single detail,…

  • Little Missy’s devotion to her kittens

    CP came by yesterday to return one of my big cages. I had wanted to lend it to Wei Leng for Only-One.Anyway, CP just got Little Missy spayed and Little Missy is looked after by the Filipino domestic helper, May.May had a story to tell….(get ready to go “aww….” or maybe shed a tear or…

  • Bobby’s lunch routine and other idiosyncracies

    It has been quite a challenge feeding Bobby for the last two years or so ever since he became extraordinarily picky over his food.   I have to try all sorts of food just to entice him to eat and at one point, nothing worked. He refused to eat, or would just pick at his…

  • Updates on Dr Veeranoot’s 4 kittens

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/08/dr-veeranoots-4-kittens-all-back-now.htmlDr Veeranoot wrote today to say that all the 4 kittens are doing well at the vet’s, after just 3 days’ of boarding for treatment.Even the weakest one, Thongkon, is doing well, and all can be discharged, one by one, probably by next week.Dr Veeranoot has also spoken to the sanctuary’s president and he said…

  • Snowy Day 3 (leukemia and lymphoma)

    Updates on Snowy on Day 3 – it’s not good news. Snowy is FeLV positive (which means he has leukemia), but FIV negative. However, he has lymphoma, which is a malignant cancer. From Agnes: Snowy has been taken out of the bubble from 10.00pm last night and has been breathing on his own. This was…

  • Ginger has Crptococcosis

    Peggy Tiong had been telling me about this male cat whom she had noticed about 6 months now. He has wounds on his face and he definitely looks like someone’s pet. Yesterday, Peggy managed to catch the cat.She sent me this photo:  Take a look at the wounds. An appointment was made today and Peggy brought…

  • All is well with Only-One and mum

    Only-One poo-ed twice today and it was FULL of dead worms. We’re glad the dewormer is working now and Only-One has finally poo-ed. His abdomen is also not so bloated. He is eating well, fed regularly by Wei Leng and June.The cat-mum seems happier in feeding Only-One now. Maybe she also feels better since she…

  • Cat-proofing your garden and Home-Made Cat Enclosures

    Su Ann shared these:http://www.cat-world.com.au/cat-enclosureshttp://www.cat-world.com.au/cat-enclosures-home-made-enclosuresThank you, Su Ann.

  • The good, the bad and the evil (again!)

    A sharing from Peggy Quah: Forgot to tell you when I came home today, my hubby said he had released a cat put in a cement bag dump in the construction bin at the back lane of the house under renovation.  We have a this sadist man who is a cat hater in our housing area…

  • Cindy, Tiger and Ebony spayed (Peggy Ng Suat Ha’s)

    Peggy Quah (Ng Suat Ha) is currently looking after 20 cats in her back alley and around her neighbourhood. We are helping her with the cost of the spay-neuter for all these cats. Peggy lives in Klang and there is a vet near her place, so she uses her own vet.  We’ve done seven so…