Month: May 2012

  • Baggy has visitors

    This afternoon, Mr Teh and his family came by to visit Baggy.  Mr Teh says Baggy has put on weight.  Lili and Felix Yesterday, Andy Lew wrote me an email from Europe and he said Baggy can stay with me. So it looks like Baggy is one of the gang now!  Baggy had been rather…

  • Kitten for adoption (Marianne Edwina Santa Maria’s)

    ADOPTED!! (14th May) From Marianne (mesmmarianne@gmail.com): Hi Dr Chan, I found a  stray kitten that was abandoned/ left by its mother nearby my apartment. It was crying and hungry. We took it in and fed some milk and food. We decided to temporarily call it Salem. I currently have 3 cats at home and we…

  • Bern, Don and Baby Mayo visit Yoshee!

     I do believe Yoshee is friendly to cats…now, isn’t that an added bonus?  Hi Baby Mayo! Just how small are you?    He is small, isn’t he? We don’t know his/her gender yet, actually. Look at Yoshee. She’s like my personal bodyguard.  One little Bunny meets another Bunny? Even the markings on their heads are…

  • Yoshee, rescued and home with me now – is it your dog? (found in SS17, Subang Jaya)

    I was really worried about the local council doing a doghunt in the light of the bull terrier case, so as soon as Bernice and Don confirmed they could foster, and PAWS agreed to take should we fail to find the owner or adopter, we had a plan laid out, I drove over to pick…

  • Ber will be adopted, Cher is still available (Sumitra Siew’s)

    Ber & Cher are the two very loving cat-siblings, rescued and fostered by Sumitra Siew. From Sumitra: This should be the last photo of Ber and Cher staying together. Tomorrow they will be separate as Ber found his forever home at Pandan Perdana. Sob!Sob!   And photos sent last week:    Ber (will be adopted…

  • Speaking up for the animals in the factory farms

    Here’s a sharing from Kim Pin, who has recently read my book, Do We have a Choice: Dear Dr.Chan, Hi, I’m Kim Pin, a friend of Soi Chee’s. I believe I’ve caught a glimpse of you at the charity concert on 22/4. Soi Chee has been very enthusiastically promoting the animalcare t-shirts and recently, your…

  • 3 puppies adopted! (Edward Lee’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/05/08/mother-dog-and-puppies-for-adoption-edward-lees/ Lola Lim read the post and responded, saying she was interested in adopting three of the puppies! From Edward Lee: Dear Dr. Chan Great news indeed! Lola (who’s copied this email) has come to pick up 3 puppies..2 for herself & 1 for her parents. I’m really thankful that Lola & her parents are kind enough to provide…

  • 10 Mongolian gerbils adopted, saved from being euthanised!! (from Dr Veeranoot)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/03/27/would-you-like-to-adopt-some-gerbils-and-save-them-from-being-euthanised-dr-veeranoot-nissapatorn/ On 27th March, I posted Dr Veeranoot’s appeal for adopters for the gerbils that are due to be euthanised at the laboratories in her place of work. A few days ago, Dr Veeranoot was delighted when Nadia Hanin Nazlan wrote to her, after reading the post, expressing interest in adopting the gerbils. Dear Dr…

  • Updates on Mayo Baby (Bernice and Donovan’s)

    For those who would like to follow Mayo Baby’s updates, here it is: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/107476446834597129052/albums/5741187598328856177 Can’t help but copy some of the photos here, with Don’s permission:    

  • “Yoshee”, lost dog in SS17, Subang Jaya (Pn Rahah’s) – is it your dog?

    Pn Rahah, a bank officer at Al-Rahji Bank in SS17 noticed this dog (picture below) since yesterday morning. The dog is very hungry, has a collar, and Pn Rahah and her friends have been feeding him catfood. He/She is also very friendly. Looks like a lost pet. The dog has a tag, and Pn Rahah…

  • Dogfood recall in the U.S. (please take note)

    Please take note of the following: http://www.petfoodindustry.com/46144.html (human diseases link to petfood) http://www.petfoodindustry.com/46148.html http://www.petfoodindustry.com/46147.html  (please read this) http://www.petfoodindustry.com/46149.html http://petfoodindustry.com/Sub_Level_-_News/46131.html Also please take note that if a particular company (manufacturer) recalls its particular products, it does not necessarily mean ALL its products are affected. There is a significant difference in the manufacture of dryfood and wetfood. For…

  • The case of the Bull Terrier and the unfortunate death of an elderly jogger

    I have not written anything about this case ever since I heard about it on the morning of 8th May when it happened because I did not know enough information to pass any comment. There were also too many uncertainties in this case as there were no eye-witnesses to relate what happened before the dog…

  • Cici’s visit to our vet (Anna’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/05/02/a-bad-eye-but-she-is-still-wanted-dani-irwans-story/ Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/05/07/medical-subsidy-for-cat-kittens-dani-irwan-bin-masbahs/ Today, Anna (the adopter) and her brother, Joe, brought Cici to our vet for a third opinion on her bad eye. I managed to meet up with them at the vet’s.  Here’s Cici.  According to Anna and Joe, Cici is still very active, she is eating well, and everything seems alright except that…

  • Spaying subsidy for 1 female cat (Lim Swee Yen’s)

    We have subsidised RM100 for this case from Lim Swee Yen. From: Lim Swee Yen sweeyenlim@yahoo.com Message: Dear Dr.Chan, I would like to apply for a subsidy to spay a female cat. This cat is from Taman Beringin, Jinjang. She is one of the many cats in that area and the population is increasing dramatically as people…

  • Spaying subsidy for 2 female dogs (Angie Ng Chew Khui’s)

    We have subsidised RM240 for the spaying of these two dogs. From: Ng Chew Kui angie_ckng@hotmail.com Dear Dr. Chan , Good Afternoon. These 2 females dogs were found in Tongkang Pecah, Batu Pahat last week. We are going to spay them this week and then help them to find new home or Tuan Sejati. Therefore, we…