Month: August 2011
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4 cats spayed-neutered today
Today must be our record-breaking day….how many cases did we have today? I’ve lost count!Four cats, from four different rescuers, have been spayed-neutered today. May’s female cat (Ampang) Eddy Chng’s female cat (SS12, Subang Jaya) Peggy Tiong’s female cat (SS14, Subang Jaya) Mrs Tan’s male cat (USJ)(He has two fight-wounds on his ears.) All the…
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Puteri is on the way to better health (sporo-free)
I went to see Puteri today. She was tested positive for Sporotrichosis, treated with Itraconazole (supplemented with RetroMAD1) and the recent test turned up negative for Sporo, which is good news.She will still continue with the Itraconazole for another 2-3 weeks and the test will be repeated to ensure that there is really no more…
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Mimi in a very critical condition
I went to visit Mimi today. Mimi is Mayo Clinic’s other resident-cat. Her brother, Dodo, passed away last month of kidney problems (no warning, just one day, and that’s it). Mimi also has kidney problems but has hung on (on drips) for four days now…. Mimi does not seem to be conscious. She has lost…
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Snowy, in critical condition
Is this a season of cat-sicknesses or is it because it’s the seventh month in the Chinese calendar?I don’t know, but coincidentally, many of our cases seem to be serious ones. And there have been more deaths than usual too. Say what you will, but I have noticed for decades that calamities, disasters and personal ill-fortune…
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Wei Leng’s “Only One”
Wei Leng is 16 years old and her mum runs a hair-dressing salon down my road. This evening, Wei Leng and her domestic helper, June, came a-knocking at my gate with a little basket. There was a tiny little kitten in the basket and he did not look too well. Wei Leng was hoping I could…
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Wolverine and Mama-X at our vet’s
After Amy left, it was Jessy Lian’s turn with Wolverine and his mother, Mama-X.Jessy texted me today to say Wolverine had not been looking too well and seemed “wobbly”, so I said not to delay and quickly bring him to our vet. The vet checked little Wolverine’s reflexes. He doesn’t look too good though he…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…