Month: January 2012

  • Pole STILL in cage at 12.48pm

    I’m almost going to freak out already, worrying if Pole made another escape attempt from the cage, but phew! She did not not. While teaching, I did worry. What if something unexpected happened?  Like maybe, someone left the sidegate open, and Cow leads everyone out, and they were now marching down the road, in single…

  • I’m…dreaming of a….big cage?

    Sung to the tune of White Christmas: I’m dreaming of a big cage… The one that’ll keep Pole safe. Where there’s space to stretch, And platforms to jump on, To keep her away from the rooftops… Sorry folks, I’ve gone slightly cuckoo, so please excuse the extremely lame lyrics up there….  Yups, this is my…

  • Possible trouble?

    I hope not! Guess who is visiting?    Huge and formidable, isn’t he? He has what I would call the “classic” elderly tomcat look.  Well, hello Mr Cat. Glad to meet your acquaintance.We just moved into your neighbourhood. Er…I hope you’re too big to come in through the gutter, Mr Cat. Please don’t, ‘coz we…

  • The nightmare begins again…at the break of dawn (but only for 10 mins!)

    Pole escaped again… We thought we had it all figured out? No, Pole is always one step ahead. And she’s smart and devious, too. This morning, everyone had breakfast and Pole had hers in the cage. After that, I cleaned her litter-box and let her out to stretch. Last night, when I let her out,…

  • The power of thoughts

    I thought (!) these came most appropriately in light of my experience today. I hope you find them useful too. We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.    – Swami Vivekananda See things as you would have them be instead of…

  • An update from Ipoh (Akmar’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/01/07/a-sharing-from-ipoh-akmars/ Here’s an update from Akmar: Hello Dr. Chan, I hope you’re in good health with your family members and your furkids. Something happened over the weekend and I would like to share it with you. On the day I sent you an email about Bobby’s diasappearance, Pretty had somehow managed to push through the…

  • Supper at Bunny’s Place

    The cats got up after their evening siesta and since I’m still awake marking papers and doing the laundry, and since I’ve just cooked a batch of food for tomorrow, why not give everyone a supper treat in celebration of Pole’s return? Chicken and some other minced meats given by a friend, carrot, celery, hairy…

  • About Mr Baby and Fifi in her new home (Lee’s)

    Some news from Lee: Dear Dr. Chan, Just to update re this Cutie Maltese (Mr. Baby) case, Leann told that one of your reader might be interested to adopt him. Leann will arrange meeting with her on this weekend. Hopefully this cutie can find his forever home soon. And  thanks again for blogging Mr.baby. And…

  • Skinny cat in need of help in UiTM Shah Alam (Najwa Jamaludin’s)

    From Najwa: From: Najwa najwa.jamaludin@yahoo.com Message: There is a stray cat at my campus ..uitm shah alam… The cat is in a very poor condition…so skinny…im afraid that something bad might happen since in aweek  my campus will be close for 2 month for the semster break…and no on onna feed her…plz help There is…

  • Pregnant cat in need of help (Tjong Yen Chian’s)

    From Tjong Yen Chian (azlan_yenchian@hotmail.com): Hi, Dr Chan. I saw this cat at Perhentian Dengkil with the Restaurant name Satay Kajang. I just got back from Singapore and I have no cage, box or anything. I have suggested to my parents maybe we take it home to pass it to one of the rescuer to help…

  • Medical subsidy for Fitri, another sporo-cat (Myza Nordin’s)

    There is also another sporo-cat, Fitri, under the responsibility of Myza Nordin, currently undergoing treatment at the same clinic where Silver is boarded. Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/12/28/fitri-the-sporo-cat-myza-nordins/ We have subsidised RM150, which is 20% of last month’s bill of RM750. Myza has applied to three funds – AnimalCare, SCRATCH and PetFinder.my and we have agreed on a joint…

  • Medical subsidy for Silver, sporo-cat (Elaine Tan’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/11/25/updates-on-silver-the-sporo-cat-elaines/ We have subsidised RM262.50 for Silver’s treatment, which is 35% of the bill for the last month. Since Elaine has applied to SCRATCH as well, we have worked out a joint total of 70% considering the fact that Elaine is a student and she runs a small business to support herself. Elaine had initially…

  • Pole is home, safe and sound (7.15pm)

    No sooner had I written that previous post where I was resigned to the fact that maybe Pole did not wish to come home anymore (until she’s had enough of her freedom) than I heard Pole mewing and the sound was very near this time. I quickly rushed out and found Pole had jumped onto…

  • “I see you, but I don’t want to come home…yet”

    At 6.45pm: Nothing could entice her to come to us. Not food, not Tabs’ feather toy, nothing. She just sat there, looking at us, and after a few minutes, retired to the niche in the roof. My husband says Pole is a free spirit and does not like being confined. She has now found a…

  • Pole refuses to come down (6.40pm)

    I spotted Pole on the roof again just now, so I quickly called her. She mewed and walked down the roof, but stopped.          As you can see from the photos, she just strutted on the roof, rubbed herself on the tiles and refuses to go to my husband. It was a…