Month: January 2012

  • A new cat on the block?

    We’ve been having many human as well as cat visitors ever since we moved in. Well, there are Mr Gorilla, Shadow, a ginger cat (good friends with Mr Gorilla) and the Snow White Sisters (an adult version of the Blueys). Today, we had another visitor….  It looks like a bluepoint and it’s a female. The…

  • Indy and Bobby’s acupuncture

    Today, Dr Susanna came over for Indy and Bobby’s acupuncture. Indy is still anaemic (from the paleness of the mucus membrane), but Dr S said the animal’s clinical condition is a better gauge than anything else, so since Indy appears to be fine, it should not be a cause for grave or immediate concern or…

  • Do you dry-pill your animal?

    That means, do you, like me, force-feed your animal a pill or capsule without giving it liquids? If you do, you may wish to read this: http://catinfo.org/?link=pillingcats It’s from Dr Susanna. I think it makes a lot of sense. Just thinking about how painful it is for us to swallow a pill dry, I already feel…

  • Yes, HOPE did get the AUD5k prize in Sept 2011

    Dear all, Some of you have written to me asking if the Sunsuper Dreams Contest is a scam. As far as I know, it is NOT a scam. HOPE was nominated in September and it won. Please see this: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=255273584518854&set=a.156371867742360.31092.134246123288268&type=1&theater So, please do vote for us!  We have just another five more days to sustain our…

  • Updates on Cucu, rehomed elderly cat

    My cousin, Lilian, asked for help in rehoming her domestic helper’s cat when the latter went back to the Philippines way back in August 2009. Lilian has 4 dogs and her helper looked after this cat, called Cucu. After the helper left, there was no one to look after Cucu anymore and Lilian wanted a…

  • Pole news for the day

    This morning, Pole made no attempt at all to get up on the gutter-ledge. Has she already conceded defeat?? Instead, today’s mission is to “gazelle” over the cat-grille, to explore the rest of the house.  It looks like she only wanted to explore the rest of the house, so she went upstairs and downstairs, on…

  • Appeals and requests from rescuers

    Please be informed that when you write in to me (which means, to AnimalCare), your appeals and requests will be published verbatim. This is stated very clearly in our policies. We hope you will not reveal the names of clinics, vets and individuals who might not like their identities to be made public. The same…

  • A bird story

    Yesterday, a friend called me with an S.O.S.  His friend had just rescued a bird (didn’t say which type) off the street and was looking for a vet to treat it. Unfortunately, the vets he went to could not treat the bird (this is true because most vets do not have the proper medication for…

  • Updates on the baby alligator (Nandhini’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/01/24/baby-alligator-found-in-small-aquarium-at-restaurant/ Nandhini has been updating me on the progress of this case. Today, she checked with the Wildlife Department and apparently, the Deputy confirmed that his people have left for the restaurant now. Nandhini will call back in the afternoon for updates. Hopefully, the Wildlife officers will rescue the poor alligator and release it back…

  • Alvin, Simon & Theodore adopted!

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/11/07/alvin-simon-theodore-kittens-for-adoption-nandhinis/ Nandhini just informed me that the three kittens have been adopted! It’s taken more than 2 months, but it’s certainly been worth the time. We wish the three “chipmunks” a great life in their new home.

  • Little white dog’s owner found!

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/01/22/little-white-dog-found-in-kpg-pandan-area-is-it-yours/ The owner of this little white dog has been found!  

  • The Pole Show, prickly cat-mats and the shadow of Shadow

    This morning, Pole’s in-built mechanism was at work, so she tries again…      She walks the entire length, looking for possible loopholes.  While our Houdini-Girl was doing her job, I had to do mine – yes, my janitor’s job of cleaning cat toilets.  Husband had put some prickly wires here yesterday. It seemed to…

  • Come play with Tabs!

    Tabs wasn’t feeling too well for the past 2 days. She looked a little tired. I think it could also be because some children came to visit and they played with her…a bit too much. I gave her Vetri DMG and she is back to normal now. These are the games Tabs plays with her…

  • Physiotherapy for animals

    We’ve had requests to learn physiotherapy for animals as we can see for ourselves how much good it has done for Sunshine. Lydia has shared the below and wishes to emphasize that she does not hold any qualifications on physiotherapy for animals. What she knows is based on whatever skills she has picked up while…

  • An angpow for Sunshine!

    We’ve given an angpow from our Food Fund for Sunshine. Lydia did not want any “repayment” for all she has done for Sunshine, and we certainly cannot repay her with all the money in the world (!). This is just a small token to cover a bit of Sunshine’s food for a few weeks. It’s…