Month: December 2012

  • Operasi Quack, Plan B

    I spotted the Quack twice this morning. He was at the playground. My friend, Agnes, had already made plans to bring her trap over and we’d try to catch the Quack this morning. But by 10am, four workers had come to the playground to do some construction work and it was very noisy. Anyway, Agnes…

  • Ginger Day 8 – an amazing shrinkage of the “lump”

    I checked Ginger’s “lump” this morning and I was totally amazed. It had shrunk to 1/3 of its size in just 24 hours. My guess is, the one week’s antibiotic jabs and the follow-up of oral antibiotics are working. Hopefully, the lump will disappear soon.  Good morning, Ginger! Notice the extra platform on top? We…

  • Vaccination sponsorship for two rescued kittens, Crystal and Pedro (Molly Brown’s)

    We have fully sponsored RM40 for these two vaccinations. From: Molly Brown Date: Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 6:10 PM Subject: Kittens – vaccination and deworming To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Kah Yein, Attached are pictures of Crystal (female – 4 mths – white and silver tabby) and Pedro (male – 3 mths – white…

  • Vaccination subsidy for Spitfire, the feisty kitten (Wong Yoke Mei’s)

    We have subsidised RM20 for this case. On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Yoke Mei Wong wrote: Dear Kah Yein, Little Spitfire came for dinner 3 weeks ago. That was the first time i spotted the little fella. He was so fragile and thin. I tried to lure him into my backyard, but he was very very…

  • Van Ness passes on to Rainbow Bridge (JerMaine Wu’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/12/15/updates-on-van-ness-jermaine-wu-hui-tings/ Van Ness passed away yesterday afternoon. We express our deepest condolences to JerMaine Wu, Van Ness’ devoted caregiver, and we salute her for having provided so much love and care to Van Ness, especially during her final week. May Van Ness be in a happier existence now, free from pain and suffering.  

  • Pilling Ginger

    It was 9pm, time to feed Ginger his next dose of antibiotics. It’s always been a nightmare feeding any pill or liquid medicine to my brood of 7, so I braced myself for the task. What more when Ginger is a community cat and not even my pet. So I armed myself with a toweling…

  • Don’t mess with Cleo (a story of feline hierarchy)

    With 7 cats, there is often room for change in the feline hierarchical ladder in my brood. Currently, it goes like this: Tabs bullies the outside cats. Bunny bullies Tabs. Cow bullies Bunny. Indy bullies Cow (yes…this is something new which started recently).  An Indy-Cow confrontation.  Note Cow’s lowered ears? For now, nobody bullies Indy. I think it’s…

  • Diatomaceous Earth for the inside brood

    Today, I decided I’d rub the diatomaceous earth on the inside brood. No one seemed to mind it. After all, it’s just a massage on the fur…  I even managed to do Pole… …and Cleo!  But someone was SO interested to get more of it!  Me, me, me….I want some more!!  Me!!  Me, please! Me!!…

  • Ginger Day 7….another one more week….*sigh*

    Last night, I noticed another wound on Ginger’s underside.  Now, how did I miss this the other day? (This photo was taken after application of iodine on it)  I had been rubbing the Diatomaceous Earth on his fur but I did not notice this wound on his underside.  The flesh around it was hard.  Could…

  • A new escape artist in the making?

    Who?  This was taken a few weeks back…  The “training sessions” started then.  Yes! Ding, Ding, Ding!  Then, sometime last week…  A midnight attempt was made. But that was as far as Tabs got.  But when Pole tries…that spells trouble and action MUST be taken.  So, action was taken yesterday…and it’s about time too as…

  • Next step, Animal Abolitionism

    Food for thought, from the VSS e-newsletter, 16th Dec 2012: Next Step, Animal Abolitionism How should we treat non-human animals? Is it enough not to cause them harm? In this episode of Philosophy Bites, Gary Francione, Distinguished Professor of Law at Rutgers School of Law-Newark, argues that we need to go one step further than…

  • PETA saves 70 beagles headed for cruel testing lab in India

    The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQgkejEO6MI An excerpt: Following a dynamic international PETA campaign, 70 4-month-old beagles destined for painful experiments in an Indian laboratory have just been saved! An investigation by the government of India prompted by a PETA India complaint found that the dogs were wrongfully imported, including being misleadingly identified as “pets” on required paperwork. The dogs,…

  • Neutering sponsorship for 3 cats (Norely Abd Rahman’s)

    We have fully sponsored RM50 for the neutering of 1 male cat and RM140 for the spaying of 2 female cats (done at Klnik Kembiri). From: norely abd Date: Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 7:29 PM Subject: Subsidy To: “chankahyein@gmail.com” <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hi Dr. Chan, I have posted a few times on your blog to advertise cats…

  • Updates on Van Ness (JerMaine Wu Hui Ting’s)

    Here are some updates: From: JerMaine HT Wu Date: Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 1:48 PM Subject: Re: RM85 Re: we will pray for Van Ness To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Dr Chan ,                      sorry for the late reply Dr Chan cuz i hav been busy to ‘catch’ the other 2 stray cats tht used…

  • Ginger out on a (short) leash (no escape!) and Quack visits

     There was an alert at the pantry last night, and this time, it was Tabs who raised the alarm.  It’s the Quack lurking on the ledge!  Looks like only the tabbies were able to detect the scent this time.  Yes, Mr Quack?  The rest soon saw him on the ledge.  Do not react…and he might…