Month: May 2012

  • Baggy gains confidence!

    Baggy had been hissing at everyone all morning. Everyone tried to be friendly, but the poor girl was not ready yet.  The only person she did not hiss at was good old Uncle Bobby! All was well this afternoon, so I quickly made a dash for the post office to send off a few packages…

  • Baggy at mid-morning

    Some milestones this morning…  Baggy venturing out to the pantry on her own.  Drinking water!  Poor Tabs wants so much to play, but Baggy keeps hissing at her.  I brought the little box out, hoping Baggy would use it. She still has not pee-ed.  She preferred to scratch on her fish pad.  I put the…

  • Subsidy for spaying of 1 female cat (Noraini Mohd Noor’s)

    We have subsidised RM100 for the spaying of 1 female cat brought in by Noraini Mohd Noor.

  • Subsidy for spaying of 2 female cats (Hew Sook Yean’s)

    Hew Sook Yean is a butcher in the USJ area and she is getting as many cats as she can spayed in the market where she works. We have subsidised RM200 for the spaying of 2 female cats brought in by her.

  • Guinea pigs for adoption (Bernice Chee and Donovan Chin’s) – adopted

    Update: Donovan’s brother is now taking care of the guinea pigs.   Bernice and Donovan are our volunteers. They will be migrating soon and they are taking their cats along, but cannot bring their guinea pigs. Their 4 guinea pigs are female, and Bernice and Donovan are looking a loving home for them. Dear Dr.…

  • Kitten for adoption (Khoo Lian Hua’s)

    ADOPTED!! From: Lian Hua lianhua84_1@hotmail.com Message: Hi Dr Chan, Last Friday, a kitten was found in my car engine. I’m not sure if it is a female or a male, but it should be approximately 1-2 months old. Colour: Grey + Slight orangy & Black. (Sorry, I dont have a clear photo of the kitten) The…

  • Shihtzu with broken jaw looking for a home (Lim Swee Yen’s)

    From: Lim Swee Yen sweeyenlim@yahoo.com Message: Hi, Dr.Chan. I have a Shih Tzu with a broken jaw that needs a home. Would appreciate if you can help post it up on your blog. Gender: Male Age: ~2 years Vaccinated, Dewormed, Neutered: Yes Description: The rescuer of this dog, Miss X, has been tricked into taking…

  • “Janganlah menipu”

    It has been brought to my attention that two rescuers (let’s call them No.1 and No.2) are planning to get someone else to put in some claims on behalf of them because they do not wish to reveal their names to us. Hmm…but why? What is wrong with revealing their names?  Unless they are running…

  • Vets and Docs Review at PetFinder.my

    Following my post (http://animalcare.my/2012/05/02/where-was-the-cat-during-those-lost-hours-a-sharing/), a moderator at PetFinder.my wrote to me about this forum where readers could share their experiences about vets and their clinics. http://forums.petfinder.my/forumdisplay.php?f=46 If you have anything constructive and useful to share about vets and clinics, you may wish to do so at this forum above. Let our intention of doing so be…

  • Baggy begins her 3rd day with my cats

    Last night, I let Baggy sleep in her Holey Box beside me as I slept on the bench in the room. This morning, I found she had made herself a little sanctuary in the room, surrounded by two boxes. It was cute. Sorry my camera battery ran out on me, so no photo. I thought…

  • Sometimes we need closure

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/03/18/lost-cat-please-help-to-look-out-for-it-jay-lams/ Jay wrote yesterday to say he has finally found out what happened to Ozee: Found out from one of my neighbours. It’s most unfortunate that Ozee was run over by a motorcycle late one night about a month ago. Apparently the rider was trying to avoid a car, and so hit my cat. The…

  • Dog seller?

    I received this a few days ago: Message: Greetings, I am currently working at a pet store in KL. Recently our area is being occupied by a stray female dog and her two pups. The two pups are at the back of our store and the mother would go off (so far to the front…

  • Yes, animals do grieve for their lost companions (a sharing), and the Universe has a way of making things happen

    Here’s a sharing from one of our readers: Hello Dr. Chan, Hope that you, your family and furkids are in the pinkest of health (although I’ve read that Indy is not in his element at the moment). I’m writing in to share about what had happened since the disappearance of my cat Bobby… (sad to…

  • Where was the cat during those “lost” hours? (a sharing)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/04/24/this-is-almost-unbelievable/ In response to my post above on the case where a trainee vet opened up a male cat to be SPAYED without first checking if he was male or female just because the rescuer mistakenly thought and said the cat was female, and how the vet said, “Why did you tell me it was…

  • A bad eye, but she is still wanted (Dani Irwan’s story)

    From: Dani Irwan Message: Hi there Dr Chan. I am in great need of your help, advice & opinion regarding the matter of a stray kitten that I’m currently fostering together with her sibling & mommy cat. Please bear with me as my story is quite a long one… It goes like this. The mama…