Month: September 2012

  • Bunny’s updates…and Tabs’ too

    So how is Bunny so far? He seems okay though I had not taken his temperature again. I’ll do it tomorrow. So far, he has been eating very well so that ‘s a good sign.  Bunny in his famous Jabba-the-Hut pose.  Poor Cow, he must be feeling quite sorry for what he had done because…

  • A huge fight…and Bunny lands up at the vet’s

    In the past few days, Bunny had been taking it out on poor Tabs. Don’t know why…but he had been picking on the poor girl very often until we had to intervene to stop the bullying. Each time, Tiger would be nearby to protect her. But Tiger’s mode of protection is just to be nearby;…

  • “K.I.S.S.” kittens for adoption – adopted!!(Megaa Velayuthan’s)

    Updates on 25th Nov 2012: Adopted!! Hi Dr.Chan, The siblings Kirby & Sassy found a family 2 weeks ago and now and bonded well with their family. Thank you The original post: From Megaa: Dear Dr.Chan, I would highly appreciate your help to post the K.I.S.S clan’s adoption profile on your blog, Thank you I…

  • Neutering sponsorship for 1 male cat (Shahrizad Mahat’s)

    We have fully sponsored the neutering of this neighbourhood male cat. Shahrizad and her friends are doing One-Street CNRM in the SS19 area. The cat will be returned to the colony. From Shahrizad: Hi. I finally caught a male stray that I have been aiming for months. Attached is his pics. Will send him to…

  • A sad dog-case at Bandar Kinrara 5

    Today, a reader texted me for the contact details of Pet Memorial Services. This reader had spotted a dog lying lifeless at the roadside at Bandar Kinrara 5. The dog had a collar so it probably belonged to someone in the neighbourhood. The reader has requested that I post this just in case the owner…

  • Updates on the two dogs in Penang (Mah Chun Huey’s)

    If you are able to help Huey, please contact her directly at her email below. From: Huey <huey@nottypooch.com> Date: Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 5:08 PM Subject: Updates Hi Dr Chan. Two things to update: 1) I’ve confirmed that this dog in this post has been adopted by the kind lady in the neighbourhood: http://animalcare.my/2012/04/07/did-you-lose-your-dog-in-tanjong-bungah-mah-chun-hueys/ Which also leads…

  • Home-nursing for Juling, a sporo-cat (Anne Suhana Kassim’s)

    Anne Suhana wrote to seek advice on how to nurse Juling, a sporo-cat who has been neglected by his owner. We are deeply touched that Anne has decided to nurse Juling herself despite not having any experience at all. We have got Anne in touch with two of our readers who had successfully home-nursed their…

  • Is this your dog? (found in Desa Aman Puri Kepong on 16th Sept by Myza Nordin)

    If this is your dog, please contact Myza Nordin at her email or hp below. If you would like to adopt this dog (later), please also contact Myza.  From: Myza Nordin <myza@armada.com.my> (016 371 7692) Date: Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 2:48 PM Subject: Found dog To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hi Kah Yein, Appreciate it if…

  • Spaying subsidy for 1 female cat (Nur Suraya Najidi’s)

    We have subsidised RM100 for the spaying of 1 female cat, brought in by Nur Suraya. From Nur Suraya; Dr Chan A pretty cat came by for food and found to be pregnant. She gave birth to 3 beautiful kittens and has finally weaned them off her. Took her for neutering and she is healing…

  • Neutering subsidy for 1 male dog, Kopi (Nyeow Miow Leng’s)

    We have subsidised RM100 for the neutering of Kopi, a male dog, rescued in Batu Pahat by Nyeow Miow Leng. From: NYEOW MIOW LENG nyeowmiowleng@hotmail.com Message: Good Afternoon, Dr. Chan. Selamat Hari Raya. This is a male dog called “Kopi” from Tongkang Pecah, Batu Pahat. I wish to castrate him. I will try to find a foster…

  • Neutering subsidy for 1 male cat, Puteh (Suzanna Juwita Adnan’s)

    Suzanna’s mother in Klang adopted this male kitten, Puteh, sometime in March this year. We have fully sponsored RM75 for his neutering, done last week. We are not able to subsidise the vaccinations of Puteh because he is a pet. From Suzanna: Dear Dr. Chan, I am applying neutering & vaccination subsidy for Puteh. The…

  • Here for a Reason in San Francisco!

    Here’s our cover artist, Angeline Thong’s cat, sniffing at two copies of my latest book, Here for a Reason, and our tshirt, in San Francisco! We wish to thank Angeline Thong again for contributing the cover to this book. It is an original drawing by Angeline. We printed 3000 copies of this book for free…

  • Fosterer needed for mother-cat and kitten (Angelina Ng’s)

    Updates on 19th Sept – Help is no longer required. Angelina has found a fosterer. Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/09/14/fosterer-required-for-mother-cat-and-kitten-angelina-ngs/ From: Angelina Ng angelicious22@gmail.com Message: I am looking for a fosterer for a stray mother cat and her kitten for a week. The mother-cat is back from the vet now. Location is Taman Setiawangsa. Please contact me at 012-6529197.…

  • The Patrick Miracle

    I found this in a friend’s Facebook page (this has a happy ending, so it’s a “must-see” – just keep clicking on the photos in the link below to see the remarkable transformation): March 16, 2011: An emaciated Pitbull-mix is discovered in a garbage bag by maintenance workers at the bottom of a 19-story tall…

  • Humans and animals possess the same consciousness (The Cambridge Declaration of Consciousness)

    On 7th July 2012, a group of neuroscientists signed the Cambridge Declaration of Consciousness: We declare the following:  The absence of a neocortex does not appear to preclude an organism from experiencing affective states. Convergent evidence indicates that non-human animals have the neuroanatomical, neurochemical, and neurophysiological substrates of conscious states along with the capacity to…