Month: January 2012

  • The games that Tabs plays

    We’ve been going in and out of the house a lot in the past week because there is just so much to do for the new house. But each time we go out, Tabs would be waiting to dash out of the door. My husband devised a method to keep her occupied with a game…

  • Getting ready to move

     It’s been a month since Bunny started behaving strangely, ie. looking not his usual self and sleeping only upstairs. This morning, he came down for breakfast with Bobby. Bunny likes the home-cooked food, and for the past month, he has not asked for snacks in between. It does make me wonder if he’s trying to…

  • Can’t please everyone…

    I know the New Year should not be a time for lamentation, but for me, every day (no, every moment), we make a fresh clean start and it is reality that every day, we will encounter problems. And we attempt, with our best possible efforts, to SOLVE the problem. But some problems just cannot be…

  • Helping Kim and her dogs

    We seem to be starting this year with happy news and that’s really encouraging. Recently, we subsidised the spay-neuter of eight of Kim’s dogs at her shelter. Kim is a single lady looking after 30+ dogs including a paralysed one. Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/12/14/7-female-and-1-male-dogs-spayed-neutered-kims/ KT Tan read about Kim’s selfless efforts and decided he wanted to help her…

  • Fifi is adopted!! (Lee’s)

    This would be one of the highlights of the New Year!! On 21st Dec 2011, a lady by the name of Ah Yoke called me regarding an owner who was about to throw her two-year old Husky out on the streets because she (the owner) did not have time to look after the dog anymore.…

  • Me Jane, you Tarzan (Mei Leng’s and Hanie’s)

    Mei Leng rescued a little kitten (now named Jane) on New Year’s eve.  Mei Leng needed a fosterer urgently as her dog, Perky, was trying to bite little Jane. Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/12/31/kitten-urgently-in-need-of-fosterer-lim-mei-lengs/ Mei Leng brought Jane to the vet’s for a check-up the next day and the vet said there is no major problems with Jane. On…

  • Rabbit for adoption (Dr Premnita’s)

    Adopted!! From Dr Premnita: From: Dr Premnita solid_acid87@hotmail.com Message: A male rabbit was found roaming around stray at a housing neighborhood. The kind person who took in the rabbit has too many pets to handle and cant look after the rabbit at a long term basis. The rabbit is physically healthy and fully grown. A…

  • Jane the Kitten is fostered (Lim Mei Leng’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/12/31/kitten-urgently-in-need-of-fosterer-lim-mei-lengs/ Good news from Mei Leng: Dear Kah Yein,  Happy New Year. Just to inform you that i managed to find a fosterer for Jane (the kitten) yesterday. Really have to thank this lady named Hanie and she is the member of KTAJ. I took Jane for medical check up at the clinic, looking at…

  • Rescuers are actually happy…I’m glad!

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/12/30/new-policy-from-4th-january-2012/ I had thought the new policy above would be met with complaints from rescuers but so far, my fears have been unfounded. The few people whom I spoke to say it’s good to revise the policies to make rescuers more responsible. This morning, I called one of the rescuers who have sought our sponsorship…

  • Cat in need of help (Jacqueline Thien’s)

    Jacqueline Thien has requested that we post this. Our disclaimer holds as this is a third party request. Good afternoon Dr Chan, There’s a cat fall from 8th floor in Cheras Bukit Segar, i read it from Kakimotong facebook page. I sms-ed the rescuer Kak Badariah (012-9062980)  telling her to bring the cat to the vet…

  • Treasure every moment – wisdom for the new year

    Permit me, if you will, to share this little story with you. Long, long ago, a wise man asked his three disciples: How long is the human lifespan? The first answered: As long as a few days. The wise man said: You have not learnt the truth. The second answered: The space of a meal.…

  • The Hundredth Monkey

    Here’s a sharing from an older and well-seasoned rescuer who has seen decades of rescue work: I hope the coming year will be better than all the years before. Please do not despair if you faced with challenges; it only serve to make you stronger in person and in spirit. If what you have tried…

  • A young rescuer’s sharing (Chandrika Ashni’s)

    We’ll roll off the new year on a positive note with hope for the future, and as I’ve always said, “Our future lies in the young’. Here’s a sharing from Chandrika Ashni from Ipoh. Chandrika is 24 years old, studying to be a teacher (welcome to the club!) and has been rescuing animals for sometime…

  • AnimalCare readers’ wishlist for 2012

    OUR WISHLIST Chen gave me a brilliant idea – in the next few days, we’ll have an AnimalCare readers’ wishlist for 2012. I’ll keep adding to this list as you all send me your wishes for the animals, and TOGETHER we will all wish for them and hopefully, our collective positive vibes will make our…

  • Happy New Year 2012

    Here’s wishing you and all your animals a wonderful year ahead, filled with love, compassion and forgiveness (for the small and big stuff)! Happy New Year 2012!! Cheers!!!