Month: August 2012

  • Medical subsidy for a rescued dog (Liew Pei Yi’s)

    We have subsidised RM80 for this case.  From: Pei Yi Liew Date: Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 4:24 PM Subject: Appeal for Medical subsidy – Ariel a.k.a Scurvy To: chankahyein@gmail.com Dear Dr Chan, Hope this email finds you well. Really sorry i didn’t use your form in your site. Can’t sent the message don’t know whats…

  • Erythropoietin (EPO) for Baggy

    Took me a whole morning and many phonecalls, but I’ve finally got the erythropoietin for Baggy. Baggy lost another 0.05kg today. We’ve given her the first erythropoietin jab. Have to wait for 3-5 days for the body to respond. Praying hard this will help. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythropoietin I’ve spoken to three vets – all three did not…

  • Anaemia in cats – looking for Erythropoietin for Baggy

    I found this site: http://www.floppycats.com/anemia-in-cats.html Also, if you happen to let your cat outdoors, you might notice an odd behavior of licking rain water or melted snow. They are craving minerals if they are anemic, and try to acquire such minerals from those sources. This explains why Baggy was licking the spade, the soil, and today,…

  • Baggy thanks everyone for the positive wishes

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/08/09/baggy-has-leukemia-and-there-is-little-hope-left/ Baggy was diagnosed with leukemia this afternoon (the blood test showed a “strong positive”) and the vet says the prognosis was very poor even based on the paleness of her mucous membrane and gums. The severity of her condition came as a shock to me as she had not shown any signs of weakness…

  • Medical subsidy for Ms Jackie (Rozita Mohd Rudin’s)

    We have subsidised RM25 for the first bill for the treatment of Ms Jackie, brought in with an eye injury by Rozita. We will continue to subsidise for whatever treatment or surgery that is necessary for her. From: Rozita Mohd Rudin Message: Hi Kah Yein I just read your policies about how to apply for the…

  • Spaying subsidy for 1 female cat (Nur Ezati Solikin’s)

    We have subsidised RM100 for the spaying of this female cat, brought in by Nur Ezati Solikin (Adi Solikin). From: Adi Solikin Date: Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 8:53 AM Subject: Neutering subsidy To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hi Dr. Chan, My aunt has been feeding this one female stray cat for few months now and…

  • Baggy has leukemia (and the prognosis is poor)

    My worst fears were realised today and it explains why Baggy has been losing weight and is still very pale. Baggy is FeLV positive. Her blood PCV is only 8% now. She is extremely pale. The vet says she is already dying and there is nothing we can do. The only thing we can give…

  • Transport help needed to save many dogs (from Wani Muthiah)

    This is a request from Wani Muthiah of MDDB: From: Wani Muthiah Date: Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 10:55 AM Subject: Can post on blog please? To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> KY, can share this on your blog please. HELP urgently needed to remove some dogs from a premise in Ampang. We are certain you have…

  • Spaying subsidy for 1 female dogs (Gan Lily’s)

    We have subsidised RM120 for the spaying of 1 female dog brought in by Gan Lily. From: Lily Gan Date: Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 8:52 PM Subject: Neutering sponsorship To: chankahyein@gmail.com Dear Kah Yein Thank you very much for helping me in the subsidy of neutering this stray girl that i have recently rescued. she has…

  • Sunshine Courage, still looking for a home

    Updates on 9th August: We are still looking for a home for Sunshine. Sunshine was rescued in a paralysed condition, but she recovered and is as good as new and as normal as any other dog now.  We’d really appreciate it very much if you could help spread the news and help us find a loving…

  • Spaying subsidy for a rescued female dog, Hope, also up for adoption (Ng Ai Ling’s)

    We have subsidised Rm120 for this case. Hope is also up for adoption. Please contact Eileen Ng directly if you are interested. From: Eileen Ng <ngeileen.a@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:20 PM Subject: Neutering for rescue pup To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> hi Dr Chan I would like to request for neutering sponsorship for Hope.…

  • To neuter or not to neuter – is there still a question?

    We’ve written many times about the benefits of getting animals neutered, but it doesn’t hurt to arm ourselves with the latest statistics to convince others to do it too. According to a recent local news article, 5 million unwanted animals are euthanised every year in Malaysian shelters (by simple arithmetic, the 575 figure per day…

  • Spaying and vaccination subsidy for 1 female dog (Jane Wee Chui Yong’s)

    We have subsidised RM120 for the spaying of Jingle, a street dog, and also RM20 for her vaccination. Jingle was brought in by Jane Wee Chui Yong. Here’s something about Jingle, written by Jane: After feeding Jingle for two weeks, I managed to gain her trust. One day, I opened my car door and asked…

  • What an “Angel”! (updates from Thean Kim Sim)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/07/20/medical-subsidy-for-angel-the-cat-thean-kim-sims/ On 16th July, Kim Sim rescued a cat off the streets. The cat had been attacked by a dog and his stomach skin was ripped open and hind legs swollen (please click on the above link for photos). Kim Sim named him “Angel” and we helped subsidise his treatment. Angel not only recovered fast…

  • Dogfood for Meiji

    Meiji came down to collect another 13 bags of dogfood this afternoon. This sponsorship of RM1430 is partially subsidised by Andy Lew of Avant Pet (RM455) and the rest of the RM975 comes from Kok Khee Wee, Jeanie Tan Lai Fun and Peggy Tiong. Many thanks to all donors. We have sufficient funds for another batch of…