Month: August 2011

  • Nuzul and Terry at the vet’s

    Amy Tham brought Nuzul (yesterday’s kitten) and another (abandoned) kitten, Terry, to our panel vet for a check-up today.    This is Terry. Terry was dumped at the restaurant and apparently, the workers had fed him “all kinds of food” and now Terry has diarrhoea. Anyway, the workers were not going to feed him anymore,…

  • Puteri has no more sporo growth

    Puteri was rescued on 29th June by Mary Yap from the middle of the road in Taman Tun. She was brought to the vet’s and diagnosed with a skin problem and flu, and was treated for the flu first. Only after three weeks, the vet’s assistant noticed the growth on her nose looked like Sporotrichosis and…

  • A new kid on the block? Mr Lat Tat Miao!

    So, Little Missy (LM) and His Royal Terrorist Mr Nonsense (finally!) got spayed-neutered, and how are they?From CP:They’re both ok – but LM very noisy – 5am mewing away – guess she’s in pain and looking for her kittens – i went over to see her around 7am and she was mewing again at me…

  • The Chimp, the Cabbage and Me

    How similar are we to the apes?See this: http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/tj/v17/n1/dnaPreviously, it was thought to be 98% – 99% similar, but the figure has now been downgraded to just 95% based on latest research on the genetic codes in humans and chimps. And how similar is our DNA compared to that of the humble cabbage?About 57%, I read.…

  • Chubby passes away (parvo virus)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/08/two-more-dogs-on-retromad1.htmlEileen just called to say Chubby has passed away.  Chubby was diagnosed with Canine Parvo Virus. He was put on drips and treated at the vet’s. Eileen came to get some RetroMAD1, but it did not seem to help. Chubby developed jaundice two days later, was given blood transfusion but succumbed to the disease today.May…

  • Dr Veeranoot’s 4 kittens all back, now warded at clinic

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/08/another-sad-story-from-dr-veeranoot.htmlWe can finally heave a sigh of relief. Dr Veeranoot has taken back the remaining three kittens from the adopter and now, all four are warded at the clinic for fungal infection.We are relieved they are not in any critical state.  According to Dr Veeranoot, the adopter is financially well-off and feeds the kittens Hill’s Science,…

  • SimplyGiving (Leona Liman’s cause)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/07/simply-giveat-simplygiving.html Leona Liman’s birthday pledge was to go vegetarian for a month to raise funds for us. Please see this: http://www.simplygiving.com/Leo_AnimalCare Let’s support her and cheer her on! I really like what she says, that being vegetarian is an animal-friendly way of life. Put so simply, yet so true. This is Leona: Hey there!…

  • “To Amy…with Love”!

    Amy Tham came to my house today, to collect some RetroMAD1 for Mama-Cat. Mama has faucitis and is fiv+. There is no known conventional treatment for faucitis except for periodic steroid jabs and since Mama is fiv+, this gum problem will be chronic and might get worse with time.  By the way, all the RetroMAD1 I have left now…

  • S.O.S – very urgent (pet-dog in stolen car)

    From Apple Ng: Emergency!!! Please help me look for my FEMALE dog named Glamour.  White Maltese.  My dog was in a grey MVVI BHW9881 (15-8-11 at 3pm).  Kepong area nearby Brem Mall.  The car was stolen by two Indian riding motorcycle with my dog inside.  I miss her a lot, do not know what will…

  • Rozita needs a kittysitter for Puma for a week

    Rozita will be going back to Johor from 30th August to 3rd September. She needs a kittysitter for little Puma, the latest kitten in her home.If you are able to help, please contact Rozita directly on 019-2336067.

  • Wawa, rescued pup from the MMR2 highway

    Phoebe rescued this pup from the MMR2 highway on Sunday. She was found lying on the divider and was later discovered to be limping. Phoebe and her sister, Sew Yen, brought the pup to our panel vet today, for an evaluation. They came all the way from Batu Caves!  See the limping leg?  This is Wawa…

  • Two community cats spayed-neutered

    Ever since CP became an active CNRM practitioner, she has been doing her bit to help educate and encourage her neighbours to do the same.First, it was her neighbour, Mrs Wong, and next, it’s a Filipino domestic helper who has been feeding cats for many years. In fact, it was this helper, May, who had…

  • Mimi is on drips

    Mimi, Mayo’s other resident-cat, sister to the demised Dodo, became unwell last week.  She has been put on drips since then, and according to what I hear, the prognosis isn’t good.  It is suspected to be kidney failure, just like her brother, Dodo.Mimi is also 12 years old.    Please pray for Mimi to be…

  • Remember Ms Husky (with the 300 ticks)?

    Ms Husky was one of the 23 puppies we took out from the Selayang Pound when the Selayang Pound was thrown into the limelight way back in January 2010.  Eight of the puppies did not look well, so I brought them straight to the vet’s while the rest stayed at the shelter.  Flashback: Plucking out…

  • Another sad story (from Dr Veeranoot)

    Sigh…this seems to be a month of sad stories.  Yesterday, I received a call from Dr Veeranoot. She was crying in between trying to tell me what had happened to the four black kittens she had rehomed to a sanctuary in Segambut and were subsequently adopted by one person.A little background first – Dr Veeranoot…