Month: December 2012

  • The Quack successfully transported to clinic with no incident

    It was a good two-and-a-half hours to wait before the clinic opened. I had texted the vet to inform him and asked if he had time to neuter this “terrorist cat”. He said okay. Meanwhile, I left it to my husband to secure the carrier. First, the Quack is afraid of him so he would…

  • Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present…Mr “Q” (Plan D)!

    The day started at 5.30am where I fed Ginger first, then my brood. As my brood was eating, we heard a loud thud on our pantry roof. Cleo was the first to investigate. Oh no, it’s the Quack. He’s here… Before you know it, the Quack was right in front of Ginger’s cage. I tiptoed…

  • 2 metres from the Quack

    More Quack news, folks. This evening, I saw Mr Quack doing the ledge-route heading for Mr G’s house, so I quickly texted Mr G’s owner and asked her to please apprehend the Quack (the Quack goes to her house to eat). The owner called me back and asked, “Where??”. “I saw him heading to your…

  • Tiny, rescued Silky Terrier cross, for adoption – adopted!! (Koo Swee Por’s)

    Updates on 22nd Dec 2012 – ADOPTED!! From: Ttdi Koo <ttdidog@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 10:08 PM Subject: Tiny for adoption To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hi Dr Chan, Firstly, thank you very much for posting about the lost dog back in 20 November 2012 (ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/11/20/is-this-your-dog-found-dog-in-tmn-tun-koo-swee-pors/ ). A scan by the vet indicated that…

  • Working towards an end to factory farming

    Bernice shared this: http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/2012-year-in-review/?r=DZYD3fDDdYGFEFzdFdZ7 Thank you, Bernice! Love the stickers!! Things we can do to work towards less cruelty on animals: 1. Buy free-range animal products. 2. Go veggie once a week. Twice? 3. Eat less meat. 4. Tell others about the cruelty in factory farming. Share with them what they can do (Nos. 1, 2…

  • Medical subsidy for Vanessa (JerMaine Wu Hui Ting’s)

    We have subsidised RM98.85 for Vanessa, a kitten looked after by JerMaine Wu and related to Van Ness (who passed away of FIP amd toxoplasmosis a few days ago). Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/12/15/updates-on-van-ness-jermaine-wu-hui-tings/ From: JerMaine HT Wu Date: Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 11:22 AM Subject: update To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Dr Chan ,      …

  • Medical subsidy for cat with ear infection (Sandy Ooi/Lee Keng Seong’s)

    We have subsidised RM14 for this cat. From: Sandy Ooi <sandy@mouse.com.my> Date: Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 8:05 PM Subject: Re: kitten found, adopter needed. To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> dear kah yein, how are you? can i apply medical subsidy for this little kitty? i notice she was scratching its ears a lot, so i took…

  • Medical subsidy for a dog and a puppy (Loh Foong Yee’s)

    These two are follow-up cases. We have subsidised RM29.50 for the mother-dog and RM27 for the puppy (with distemper). From: foongyee loh Date: Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 10:00 AM Subject: Request Subsidy For Mother-Dog (Mange Injection & Medication) To: chankahyein@gmail.com Dear Dr Chan,My mum have brought the mother-dog to the clinic for check up on…

  • Neutering and spaying sponsorship for 7 cats (Linda Seow Siew Kean’s)

    We have fully sponsored RM700 for the neutering of these 7 cats (4 males, 3 females), formerly fed by Linda Seow at her back alley, now all adopted (including the kittens) through the help of her vet! Linda’s husband, Danny Teh, writes: From: Danny Teh Date: Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 1:35 PM Subject: Cats To:…

  • Neutering and spaying subsidy for 2 cats (Nicole Kuang Wei Fen’s)

    We have subsidised RM100 for the spaying of the ginger cat and fully sponsored RM100 for the neutering of the male (white) cat. From: NiCoLe * Date: Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 10:08 AM Subject: Application for Neutering Subsidy for 2012 TNR – 01 & 02 To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Kah Yein, I met…

  • To catch the Quack (more tips)

    Here are two tips from friends who have been successful: This is how i lay my trap.. roasted chicken butt… no other cat food inside but catnip lay around… try not to put towel or anything on top..sometimes the towel may have other smell and it makes them even more cautious … if you do…

  • Veterinary help needed for a bird in Ipoh (Nathiya Sivananthan’s)

    If you know of any vets in Ipoh, kindly respond directly to Nathiya. Thank you. From: Inthra Retnam natnesh@hotmail.com Message: We found a bird stucked in a rat glue.We saved the bird but till now the bird could not fly. need medical help. I am willing to pay for it. kindly reply as soon as…

  • A pre-dawn attempt: The Quack walked right in…and out!

    I was determined to carry out Plan B. So before 6am, I had already fed Ginger and my brood. I then went to the pavilion with a carrier, a towel and one piece of fish head. If the Quack was there, maybe we’d try Plan A (the grab-with-towel plan. It worked with Abg G, for…

  • The Quack resurfaces…and terrorises

    No sooner than I had finished writing the previous post than I heard the sound of catfight in the porch. I quickly rushed out and it was the Quack! He was trying to attack Rosie. Oh no…I grabbed the house keys and opened the door. But the Quack is much, much faster. Before you know…

  • No Quack in sight

    Ginger slept through the whole afternoon. He seemed to be exhausted. Many it’s the excitement from the visit or just the excitement (human vibrations can be transferred to the animals, I was told). So we had a totally peaceful and quite afternoon.  Dinner time! Plonking the pill in was as easy as the previous times,…