Month: September 2012
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More gerbils adopted! (Dr Veeranoot Nissapatorn’s)
In March this year, we published gerbils for adoption from the laboratories in University Malaya. Dr Veeranoot Nissapatorn, a lecturer in its Medical Faculty, felt sorry for the many, many gerbils that would be euthanised when there are no longer useful for the laboratories, so we took a long shot and publicised them for adoption.…
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Tiger misses Bobby
All evening, Tiger was mewing for Bobby. It was not his usual mewing sound. This was different and we understood. Tiger was looking for Bobby. Flashback: Tiger usually spent the evenings with Bobby. The big cats (Cow, Bunny & Tiger) always accompanied Bobby. But this evening, Tiger could not find Bobby…. So he mewed at…
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Bobby’s last rites and send-off
The living has to continue living. Responsibilities have to be carried out. I still had to go to work today or 36 students would have come to college for nothing. Luckily my husband could stay back until 10.30am before leaving for work and my mother could come over so Bobby would not have to be…
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In loving memory of Bobby (October 1996 – 6th September 2012)
As Bobby lay resting peacefully by my side now with his feline friends beside him, I want to celebrate his wonderful life and everything he had done for us through the years. This is my pictorial tribute to Bobby. November 1996 Bobby’s first encounter with kittens, Cow, Bunny and Pole. What makes…
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Bobby passes away (October 1996 – 6th September 2012)
Bobby passed away peacefully in his sleep at about 3.30am this morning. Yesterday morning, at 5am, he threw another seizure. We managed to stop the seizure using the icepack and diazepam. I fed him a good breakfast after that and he was still able to walk around, though a little disorientated. All afternoon, he slept.…
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Making it simpler for applicants (NEW forms!)
Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/09/05/a-short-course-in-filling-up-our-forms/ We have simplified our forms for all applicants! Kindly download our new forms if you wish to apply for neutering or medical subsidy. We’ve changed it to a table so that you only have to fill in the no of animals in the correct column. If you happen to rescue a rabbit, tortoise, etc.,…
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Spaying subsidy for 1 female cat (Noraini Mohd Noor’s)
We have subsidised RM100 for the spaying of 1 female cat, brought in by Noraini Mohd Noor. From: Noraini Mohd Noor Date: Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 2:58 PM Subject: Ref: Spay Neuter For Female Cat To: Chan Kah Yein <Chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Dr Chan…. Good afternoon, I would like to send female cat to the clinic…
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A short course in filling up our forms
Recently, we’ve had a spate of incompletely filled forms coming in. So, please treat this as an appeal from us to all applicants to PLEASE fill up all details before submitting your forms so that we do not have to write emails or make phonecalls to ask for your details. We want to pay out…
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Be very careful when purchasing treats for your pets
My daughter, Ming-Yi, shared this: http://www.dogheirs.com/events/195 Always read the labels on the package before purchasing any type of foods for your pets. They cannot read; they depend on us. This is a heart-wrenching photo of an owner singing to his pet dog before it passed away: http://imgur.com/gallery/KwTpC The suspected cause of death was the doggie treat.
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Another thumbs-up for home-cooked food
Here’s another happy owner who has seen the results of giving home-cooked food to her cats. From Lynn Yap: Dear Dr. Chan, I am writing to thank you for introducing and encouraging owners to cook for their pets. Here is my experience with home cooked pet food so that you can tell more people to…
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Spay-Neuter subsidy for 3 Indah Water dogs (Ah Fatt’s)
We have subsidised RM340 for the spaying of 2 female dogs and 1 male dog rescued by Then Lai Fatt (a.k.a. Ah Fatt). These three are from the Indah Water facility. One more dog was rescued and he was found to be paralysed. Even after treatment for many weeks, he failed to recover. His condition…
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Spaying subsidy for 2 female cats (Shahrizad Mahat’s)
We have subsidised RM200 for the spaying of 2 female cat in Shahrizad Mahat’s neighbourhood. Sharizad is a teacher and she and her friends are doing CNRM for the cats around their houses. We have now subsidised the neutering of 5 cats for her.
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Medical subsidy for an injured street cat (Chong Yeen’s)
Mdm Chong Yeen rescued an injured cat from the street. The cat had fever for many days and the cause of that was severe infection in his tail. Finally his tail had to be amputated in order to save his life. We have subsidised RM230 for the procedure.