Month: April 2012

  • Injured dog’s spine is completely broken (Evelyn Wong Su Moi’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/04/12/very-urgent-injured-dog-left-by-roadside/ This is an update from Koo, after he got home last night: Hi Dr Chan, The dog is female aged about 2-3 years old.  She put the dog, temporarily named as USJ1, on drips and painkiller. The vet noticed that the dog did not have any leg movement. The vet also took blood for…

  • Very urgent: Injured dog needs help

    A lady by the name of Evelyn just called me. She said a dog had been knocked down by a car and is injured (could not move). Evelyn carried the dog away from the road and later called me. She asked what to do. I said to bring the dog to the vet but she…

  • Remembering the 12 dogs aboard the Titanic

    When the Titanic took off on its maiden (but fateful) voyage, there were 12 dogs on board. Only three made it – a Pekingese and two Pomeranians (all from First Class). This year is the 100th anniversary of the tragedy. http://itineraries.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/10/11126072-remembering-the-12-dogs-aboard-the-titanic *Sniffs* May the doggies be in a heavenly place.

  • Subsidy for 14 puppies (Sharon Elizabeth Tan Tai Ching’s)

    We have subsidised a total of RM330 for the vaccinations for 14 rescued puppies and RM50 for two mange jabs for two of them. From Sharon: Happened to meet this old couple and they been helping strays for a while now. They were using space of an empty lot next door to their place until the owner came…

  • Sunsuper Dreams – Vote for Mutiara Rini Shelter, Johor

    Mutiara Rini competed in last month’s Sunsuper Dreams, but did not win. This month, they are trying again. Let’s help them make their dream come true this round. Please cast your vote! http://sunsuperdreams.com.au/dream/view/dream-of-mutiara-rini-dog-shelter

  • Subsidy for Fang, newly adopted cat (Nurul Firdaus Abd Rahidin’s)

    On 1st April: From: Nurul Firdaus A.R faye2687@gmail.com Message: Dear Dr Chan.. This is Fang.An unspay male , probably one year old cat. I adopted him from ” Free cat for Adoption” at Danau Kota on 29th March.These cats were saved from DBKL .. I always wanted to adopt a cat but my dad said…

  • Subsidy for neutering a male cat in Johor (Jacquelyn Ng Lee Woon’s)

    From Jacquelyn Ng: Dr. Chan, I’m in kluang, johor now. A male stray cat in my neighbourhood who sometimes feed by my malay neighbour is found losing weight but appetite maintained. I will bring him to the vet to find out his problem and what can be done. Is this qualified for the subsidy as…

  • Cat in urgent need of a home in Penang (Loh Lay Peng’s)

    From Lay Peng (laypeng_loh@hotmail.com): Dear Sis,i only hv till thursday to take Or Niau out of my apartment.or else she will b thrown away.i cannot take her so i need to know where can i send her?i heard fr friend saying that if i send to spca,they will put her to sleep.i dont want them…

  • How Mr G comes…

    Follow the Yellow Brick Road? More like the Black Railway Sleeper Road…. It is very interesting how Mr G comes every day. He follows the same, exact route, without fail. Cats are creatures of habit, and they would rather die than change a habit. Talk about persistence, they definitely win hands down. Here’s how Mr…

  • Do you want to be a leopard, a gopher or a fish?

    I wrote this the other day when we were talking about the various poses that our cats adopt: http://animalcare.my/2012/04/03/all-about-the-leopard-pose/ Cats are such interesting creatures, because despite their aloofness and occasional arrogance and callousness, they have this uncanny way of entertaining us and making us laugh, just by being who they are. Back to the leopard pose…

  • Litter tales, again!

    After weeks of experimenting with various litter, I have settled for OKO Plus. Note that I said “I” and not my cats, because my cats still prefer Ever Clean. But there have been enough brainstorming sessions to come up with a solution that doesn’t distress both the cat and their owners. And so, the idea…

  • Ber and Cher are 6 weeks old now! (Sumitra Siew’s)

    Here are some lovely photos for Ber and Cher sent last week when they were 5 weeks old. Ber and Cher were found abandoned somewhere in KL. They were picked up and Sumitra offered to foster them. Look at them now:    A maze….or, if you like, a mini theme park?        …

  • 3 male cats neutered in Melaka (Catherina Tay’s)

    We have subsidised RM240 for the neutering of Smokey, Moses and Nicky, all male cats living in Catherina Tay’s neighbourhood. From Catherina: Dear Dr, Please find attached the photos of the 3 kittens, to be spayed this Sat (31 mar) under the sponsorship of Animalcare fund after prior approval from you. 1st photo: All white…

  • Mangy has a home now with Maslinda

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/03/27/rescued-male-cat-for-adoption-prems/ Mangy was rescued about two weeks ago by Prem. At that time, Mangy was…well, very “mangy”. Prem asked if Maslinda could take Mangy and if so, she would see to the mange treatment, vaccination and spaying. Maslinda agreed and today, Mangy received her last jab and is well enough to join Maslinda’s cat-neighbourhood. Mangy?…

  • Super is spayed (Maslinda’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/02/06/updates-on-the-shah-alam-cat-family-koosmaslindas/ The Super family (a mother-cat and her very young babies) was living on the five-foot way at the shoplots in Shah Alam when Koo spotted them in February and sourced for fosterers. I asked if Maslinda could help and she very graciously agreed. Hence, Super (the mother-cat) and her kittens, Maxie, Jamie and Sunny…