Month: August 2012

  • 4 kittens for adoption (Juliana Abu Bakar’s)

    From: Juliana Abu Bakar thatgirl.julie@gmail.com Message: I have 4 healthy kittens ready to be adopted. they are half breed, between domestic and also maine coon.one is male, fully black fur, another one is female, gray fur, and another one is also a female kitty, browish fur. all three of them have long thick fur and…

  • Baggy eats breakfast…then licks the rocks

    I stayed up till almost 2am with Baggy last night. She “seemed” much better late last night so I thought I should monitor to see if there were any positive significant visible changes in her. At the same time, I was also surfing the net for more natural remedies and I thank Connie and Lydia…

  • A sharing – natural treatment for feline leukemia

    Lydia shared this: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Feline_Leukemia_FeLV_Virus_Natural_Treatment_-_Success_Story.html It talks about the use of colloidal silver water. Has anyone used this on their cats before? Please do share if you have.  

  • Can aloe vera gel be given to cats?

    Connie and I have been exchanging emails on this. A friend from Ipoh also is trying to find out if cats can be given aloe vera. Kelly Tan swears by aloe vera, which has miraculously cured many of her distemper dogs. She uses a certain bottled aloe vera, not the raw plant. We’ve looked at…

  • Transfer Factor for Baggy

    This evening, after buka puasa, Maslinda was so kind to drive all the way to give me some Transfer Factor capsules for Baggy. The TF capsules, to be mixed with AD. I fed Baggy one capsule about an hour ago. I opened the capsule and mixed it with AD. Gave it to Baggy in three…

  • Aloe Vera injectables for leukemic cats

    Connie shared this: This is an excerpt that I copy from http://zooveterinary.com/complementary-medicine/felv-fiv-fip “In an uncontrolled study of leukemic cats, acemannan from Aloe vera gel was given for 6 weeks intraperitoneally to clinically symptomatic cats. It significantly improved both quality of life and survival rate. It was noted that 12 weeks after initiation of treatment, 71% of the treated…

  • Baggy’s supper

    Given her condition, I would feed Baggy as much as she can eat, whenever she is willing to eat. Since she rejected her AD dinner, I thought I would try a home-cooked supper.  I laid everything out and waited for her to show some interest. When she did, I offered a little bit, but she…

  • Baggy on Friday

    Baggy has been very “assertive” today, but I’m not sure if that’s good, because she only ate a tiny bit of AD this morning, and thereafter, she assertively refused food. I only managed to force-feed her a few mouthfuls after which she would kick off from me and run away. She took her medicine (the…

  • Medical subsidy for 1 female cat, Dalilah (Baharum Hamzali’s)

    We have subsidised RM159.65 for this case of a cat rescued by Baharum Hamzali. The total bill was RM319.30. The appeal was made by Roshan Robbin (as below) and verified by the vet who attended to this case. The vet also verified that it was Baharum Hamzali who brought in the cat. The subsidy has…

  • Neutering and spaying sponsorship for 4 dogs (Lydia Lim on behalf of Kim Fho)

    We have fully sponsored RM460 for the spaying of 3 female dogs and neutering of 1 male dog. The vet’s rates are the same as our subsidy rates, hence, it is a full sponsorship. These dogs are under the care of Kim Fho and Lydia Lim made the application on behalf of her as Kim…

  • Spaying subsidy for 2 female cats (Loh Yee Yeeng’s)

    We have subsidised RM200 for the spaying of these 2 cats brought in by Loh Yee Yeeng. We wish to gently remind all applicants that they have to write in to apply for the subsidy before posting the form and receipt. If the latter is done first (without any application), we cannot guarantee they will…

  • Found: Dog in TTDI – Is it your dog? (Koo Swee Por’s)

    From Koo: Dear Dr Chan,It would be very much appreciated if you could publicise this possible lost dog case: A dog has been found at a residential road very near to the neighborhood mosque at Taman Tun Dr Ismail, KL. She has been on that road for 3 days and residents have never seen her…

  • Medical subsidy for 2 kittens (Ven Sonam Wangmo & Ven Karma Tashi Choedron’s)

    We have subsidised RM428.45 for these two cases from our Medical Fund with the following breakdown: Dawa’s total bill: RM620 Our 50% subsidy: RM310Nyima’s total bill: RM236.90 Our 50% subsidy: RM118.45 Extra funds from a few readers: RM300  Ven Sonam and Ven Karma Tashi have three more adopted cats (who have been adopted for more than 1 year)…

  • Neutering subsidy for 3 cats (Dr Aniza Abdullah’s)

    We have subsidised RM260 for these 3 cases. From Dr Aniza: Hello Dr Chan, Sorry for taking my time writing to you regarding the cats that i brought for spay/neuter. I managed to bring 2 males and a female cat. Initially there were another 2 males but while transfering into the car, the managed to…

  • Spaying subsidy for 1 female dog (Ang Ooi Bee’s)

    We have subsidised RM120 for the spaying of this female dog, brought in by pensioner, Ang Ooi Bee.