Month: November 2011

  • More on the disagreement of having “community animals”

    The same reader writes again to share her views below. I can truly empathise with why she feels so strongly about NOT having community animals. It is based on her experience with their local council. If my local council were that mean, I also would not recommend returning any animal to the street again. Thank…

  • Do Do, dog for adoption – Adopted!! (Pooi Ling’s)

    Updates: Already adopted! The original post: From Pooi Ling: Hi Dr. Chan, would appreciate your assistance to blog for adopter for Do Do. She has been loitering around my housing area 2 weeks before I took her back in early Oct 2011. I’ve posted abt her in petfinder and MDDB online adoption page to get…

  • Sunshine Courage’s car ride and her 3rd acupuncture session

    Being a public holiday today, I was able to drive down to help my friend take Sunshine Courage for her 3rd acupuncture treatment. My friend thinks Sunshine might welcome a change of scenery and a car ride…. Hello there, Sunshine! She looks so well, doesn’t she? That’s her Baby Wipes. And her MamyPoko XL diapers.…

  • Updates on Pretty Mama and Blacky (Jessy Lian’s)

    From Jessy: Dear Dr.Chan, Last night I went to visit Pretty Mama in her new home. It was the 4th day since her spay operation, and she was release from the cage. She was a bit scare at first & look for place to hide, but I managed to pacify her with a new toy…

  • We’ve been hacked today

    Dear all, Sorry to all who tried to get into our website today and couldn’t do so – our website was hacked this morning and restoration is still in progress.  You’d notice the past few days’ posts do not have photos.  Please give me sometime to reload and insert them. It is a reminder of…

  • Miu Miu, missing cat in Tropicana area

    This is a request from Jennifer Lee on behalf of her friend: Hi Dr. Chan, Would appreciate if you may post the missing cat notice on your blog. Her cat Miu Miu meant everything to her and her family. Thanks a lot. Taken from my friend’s FB: “I’m sure most of you know how much…

  • You are not forgotten…

    …for you are just as important and precious as anyone else. Thank you, Jasmine Ong from Melaka, for sharing this priceless photograph.

  • The Magic Mirror, etc.

    This evening, I took a break from the usual routine. My friend invited us to watch the musical, Magic Mirror, so it was an evening of theatre for us. I love the theatre, musicals and the performing arts, if only just to watch and be transported to a magical world, so to speak.   Guan…

  • A gopher says “thank you”

    Ref: http://www.care2.com/causes/woman-helps-little-gopher-in-trouble-stunning-thank-you.html     Written by Wendy Bays of Ontario, Canada I was the oldest of six children along with numerous rescued cats and dogs.  Our (late) mother was on her own and it was a struggle for her but, she would always take in another needy animal that found its way to our doorstep.  One day, down the street where we lived…

  • Kitty-3 down to Kitty-2, and one fading…

    It’s so sad….one of the kittens passed away a few days ago, and today, one is very weak.  I just called and the vet assistant said she has put the weak one on the heating pad. Its temperature is subnormal. Apparently, the cause of death is unknown. They had already been dewormed by the vet…

  • A happy kitty story from Penang (Lay Peng’s)

    Here’s a happy story from Lay Peng: Dear Sis,gd mrg.i would like to share a happy story with u.this black mama kitty stays at the lift area in my apartment.quite a lot of ppl feeding her.but she is very protective.after feeding her for abt a yr,v still cant touch her.she will bite!she delivered 2 kitties…

  • Veggie lunch for dummies (in 20 minutes!)

    Ever since I wrote the post about my blended veggie and fruit breakfast, there had been a few comments saying there should be more TV shows on vegetarian cooking, and since everyone is so busy these days, it should be simple cooking, too. Well, here’s my contribution below. I just cooked vegetarian fried beehoon just…

  • Looking for puppy fosterers (Jennifer SL Leong’s)

    Updates on 24th Dec – all adopted! From Jennifer: Dear Dr Chan The pups are in their 4th week for this week.  One male has been fostered on 20 November 2011. As they grow bigger now, they are very demanding and noisy.  I am worried for the neighbours at the back because I have 4…

  • Whoa…here we go again!

    Each time I deal with challenging humans, our policies expands! And maybe once in a while, I need to put up a post to ever-so-gently remind everyone what we can provide and what we cannot. It’s all here: http://animalcare.my/policies/ In short: What we cannot provide: A.  We are NOT a shelter and cannot take in your…

  • The search for a vet in Klang continues…(Taman Eng Aun)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/11/looking-for-a-vet-in-klang-near-taman-eng-aun-or-a-house/ Last night, I wrote to another friend in Klang to ask if she could help with sourcing another vet or a place to do the spay-neuter for Uncle’s street dogs. She says she will ask the vets around Taman Eng Aun and spread the word around. For those who have not been following this…