Month: June 2012

  • The new faster-than-lightning escape artist

    Indy and Pole have been trounced as the king and queen of escape. There is a new faster-than-the-speed-of-lightning escape artist in my colony. Who is it? Call me Supertabs! For many weeks now, she has perfected the art of zipping out of the grille the moment we open it to come into the room or…

  • Oh my goodness…what are the dogs doing there?

    Bernice sent this over the weekend. Anyone from Penang knows what is going on? She was out canoeing and noticed two doggies on this floating structure. Have they been abandoned or are they left there was guard dogs? The floating structure is 100m from land which makes it impossible for the doggies to swim back.

  • Can-C eye drops (from Martin Lui)

    Dear all, Martin would like to offer his remaining Can-C eye drops because his rabbit has passed on. I’ve suggested that we open the offer to anyone here who might need it more than Bobby since I’m using it on Bobby and also for Bunny occasionally. If anyone of you would like to have the…

  • Thank you for your prayers for Bobby – he is fine today

    Thank you very much, everyone, for your prayers and good wishes for Bobby.  There was no seizure this morning and he was fine when I returned home from work. I think you know what it is like, when you return from work, walk in and peep into the room with bated breath to see if…

  • PetWorld 2012

    Here are some photos taken at the three-day event, PetWorld 2012. This would be the biggest crowd I have ever seen in any pet event in this country!  George and Weiwen opened the booth on Friday at 9am as I was still at work. Luckily they could take leave. I only got there after lunch…

  • Dog found in Solaris Dutamas car park (Edward Lee’s) – is it your dog?

    Please help to forward this link to friends in Solaris Dutamas in case it is their lost dog. From: Edward Lee <eduardo.lee@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 2:48 PM Subject: Dog found in Solaris Dutamas car park To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Dr Chan It was nice meeting you yesterday. My friend Adeline who works…

  • Spaying subsidy for 1 female cat (Wong Kok Man’s)

    Wong Kok Man is a cook. According to her, a cat came to her house with a collar. She suspects it must be abandoned by the owner. She understands the importance of neutering and the vet advised her that she could apply for a subsidy from us. We have subsidised RM100 for this case. It…

  • Spaying subsidy for 1 female dog (Suey Lili and Teh BC’s)

    We have subsidised RM120 for the spaying of a rescued female dog, brought in by Suey Lili and Teh Boon Chuan. From: suey lili <lili_suey@hotmail.com> Date: Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 12:50 PM Subject: Apply for spay subsidy for a puppy. To: Chan KahYein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Cc: Boon Chuan Teh <bcteh@ymail.com> Dear Dr.Chan We would like to apply for…

  • Five puppies for adoption – adopted!! (Jegatheswary Navaratnam’s)

    Updates: All adopted!! From: Jegatheswary Navaratnam <njega78@gmail.com> Date: Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 8:28 PM Subject: Appeal for Adopters – 5 Cute Puppies of ~2 weeks old To: chankahyein@gmail.com Hello Dr.Chan, I came across an article about yourself and My Animal Care in Malay Mail. My heartfelt thanks to you for such an effort in helping to manage strays animal…

  • Bobby starts having old-age seizures

    On Friday morning, Bobby went into a seizure at 5.30am. It lasted quite long and he was salivating excessively. After the seizure, he was totally disoriented and kept turning around in circles for almost two hours. The only way to stop him was to corner him, put boxes around him, but still, he kept turning…

  • Adopters needed for abandoned puppies (Adeline Khaw’s)

    Updates on 20th June – All seven puppies have been adopted!! Updates on 17th June – Four have already found good homes. Another three more to go. The original post: Ah Fatt texted to say someone had dumped some puppies at the SS15 market and he would like to appeal for adopters for them. Below…

  • The 5th Pet World Malaysia (15th – 17th June 2012, 10am – 9pm)

    This is the first time we are participating in Pet World Malaysia. We’ll be selling our tshirts and giving out free books. There will also be kueh for sale at our booth on Saturday and Sunday. The kueh is courtesy of my mother. Other NGOs will also be there with animals for adoption. Please come…

  • Buy cookies to help the doggies (Jennifer SL Leong’s)

    One of Jennifer Leong’s rescued dog, Terry, suspected abandoned by the owner, was recently diagnosed as having heartworms. The two-day treatment is expected to cost RM800 or more, if complications arise. We have pledged to subsidise 50% up to a maximum of RM500 as per our policy. Jennifer is trying to raise the additional funds…

  • Spay-neuter subsidy for 3 female dogs and 1 male dog (Cammy Low Wei Wei’s)

    Cammy Low recently rescued 4 dogs (3 females and 1 male) and applied for neutering subsidy. We have provided RM120 for each female dog and RM100 for the male. The total subsidy is RM460.        

  • Neuter subsidy for a male cat (Dr Veeranoot Nissapatorn’s)

    Thong Mee was rescued by Dr Veeranoot on 25th May. Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/05/25/thong-mee-neutered-cat-for-adoption-dr-veeranoot-nissapatorns/ He has since been neutered and vaccinated. From Dr Veeranoot: Yesterday, I went to the clinic and Thong-mee was vaccinated and also for his 2nd time of deworming. After we were back to Pantai area, I offered him an afternoon snack and he seems…