Month: March 2012

  • A gentle reminder: Please resize your photos

    Dear all, Could I please appeal to everyone who writes in for help to please resize the photos being sending them to me? http://animalcare.my/2012/03/26/could-you-please-resize-your-photos/ Please do not send me large photos that are above 1MB. I do not need high resolution photos for posting on a blog. In fact, I do not need photos above 100kb for posting. If…

  • Kitten fosterer needed (Adi Solikin’s)

    Updates at 4pm – Fosterer found!! Megaa Velayuthan (bless her kind heart!) has volunteered to foster until 17th April. Thank you very much, Megaa. Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/03/27/very-urgent-kitten-fosterer-required-adi-solikins/ Adi Solikin wrote to say the kittens’ eyes are already open, so it isn’t so worrying. They are both doing fine. Adi needs a fosterer as she works all day…

  • Doggone it! A stairlift for “prosperous” dogs?

    Yen Ling shared this: http://www.dailychilli.com/news/17500-doggone-it-a-stairlift-for-fat-dogs Again, if I may say so, there are no obese animals in the wild, nor were there any in our household, perhaps 40-50 years ago?

  • Please vaccinate your cats and other pets, if you have many

    In just this one week, I’ve received two cases of outbreak of Feline Panleukopenia (also known as feline distemper), which is caused by the deadly feline parvovirus. Please see this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_panleukopenia In both cases, the persons concerned are keeping MANY cats but have never got them vaccinated. All it takes is to bring in one single…

  • What diseases did pets have 30-40 years ago?

    I ordered Andi Brown’s book from Amazon.com and am reading it now. I’m attracted to this quote on Page 13…. It says: “In speaking with vets that practised thirty or forty years ago, before the pet industry grew, they state that they did not see the diseases in dogs and cats that we are seeing…

  • Would you like to adopt some gerbils and save them from being euthanised? (Dr Veeranoot Nissapatorn’s)

    Updates on 9th September 2012: So far, 34 gerbils have been adopted. This adoption drive is ongoing, so is you are interested, please contact Dr Veeranoot directly at nissapat@gmail.com. The original post:  Dr Veeranoot Nissapatorn is a medical doctor lecturing in one of our local universities.  Her research does not involve the use of animals, but…

  • Chicopee dogfood for Pak Din – from Avant Pet

    Avant Pet’s Andy and Emily (of the Blueys fame!) recently donated some sample dogfood, and we’ve given all to Pak Din’s dogs. Chew came to collect this afternoon.      Thank you, Avant Pet!

  • Pak Din’s house is all “upgraded” now!

    After three days’ work, Connie James’ workers, Panjang and Riyanto, have completed the work. We’d like to thank Connie, Panjang and Riyanto for all their efforts at helping Pak Din! I met Chew today, and he said the dogs are secure inside the area now and there is no more danger of them escaping anymore.…

  • Bobby, the bull mastiff-spitz cross, is out of surgery

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/03/25/please-pray-for-bobby-bull-mastiff-spitz-cross-doing-in-for-surgery-on-tuesday-morning/ We’ll like to ask all our readers to please send positive thoughts and healing energey to Bobby, the 12-year old bull mastiff-spitz cross, who went in for surgery today for removing of a cancerous tumour in his leg. Updates: The doctors removed as much of the tumour as they could, but one area, they…

  • Garfield – ok after surgery (Nur Zulianas’)

    From Nur Zulianas: The surgery started at 5pm and ended at 9.30pm yesterday…today,Garfield quite moody maybe tired and still feel the pain at his leg. Doctor say Garfield condition is ok..and can take him back home… Nur Zulianas Shazyanty Bt Zulqurnain As pledged, we will be subsidising a maximum of 20% of this surgery since…

  • Two rescued kittens in need of a home, one with a leg chopped off (Bernice and Donovan’s)

    ADOPTED!! Bernice Chee and her husband, Donovan Chin, feed many street animals around their neighbourhood. Last night, Bernice managed to rescue two kittens (from a litter of five), and one was discovered to have had a leg chopped off (but it looked like an old wound). Bernice and Don would like to rehome these kittens…

  • In loving memory of Gandhi-George

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/03/27/urgently-required-our-prayers-for-gandhi-george/ DT just texted to say her vet just informed her that Gandhi-George passed away moments ago. We are deeply saddened to hear this and we extend our deepest condolences to DT and Gandhi’s rescuer, Choy-Foong, who is currently back in the U.S. As I would always say, time is relative and lifespan is predetermined…

  • Urgently required: Our prayers for Gandhi-George

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/03/14/urgent-fostererrehomer-needed-for-injured-cat-wong-choy-fong/ Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/03/20/kitty-george-is-now-named-gandhi-surgery-successful-no-amputation-required/ DT just texted to say her vet informed her that Gandhi is infected with a virus that is fatal. His chances of survival are 50-50. They are doing everything they can to save his life. His leg is healing well, but this virus is fast-acting. DT will visit later today and find out…

  • Rescued female cat, for adoption (Prem’s)

    Updates on 28th March, at 12.03am – Adopter found!!  Maslinda will take the cat after she has been treated for the mange, vaccinated and spayed. Thank you, Maslinda. Prem (017-6228452) rescued a female cat from the street and the cat was found to be mangy. The cat is currently receiving treatment from the vet, ie.…

  • Popeye is having a great life now (from the anonymous angel)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/02/25/ruptured-eyes-but-he-will-have-a-home-an-anonymous-angel/ Popeye was rescued with severely infected eyes, both eyes needed to be enucleated to save his life. Popeye is thus blind, but his kind rescuer and her family decided that he deserved a loving home…their home. The rescuer wrote to me, and I recommended our vet. The surgery was done, and Popeye went home.…