Month: February 2013

  • Starry’s once-a-day visits

    Starry comes back for food, but only once a day. And this also depends on whether Mr G is around. Mr G doesn’t like Starry. And one of the Patio-4 also does not like Starry….it’s Rosie. Yes, sweet Rosie does not like Starry. Rosie and Daffodil are very much at home nowadays.  Ginger prefers the…

  • Updates on Clover, Meeko and friends (Gan Shiu Kem’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/02/05/neutering-subsidysponsorship-for-2-dogs-and-2-cats-in-johor-gan-shiu-kems/ Here are some updates: From: Francis Gan <jump.francis@live.com> Date: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 2:16 PM Subject: RE: RM350 Re: Applying for neutering subsidy-4 animals To: chankahyein@gmail.com Dear Dr.Chan, I’m sorry for late reply as is busy during this CNY season. I hereby acknowledge receipt of subsidy of RM350 for the spaying fees. Thank you so…

  • A shelter manager speaks

    Today, I received an email from a reader who had heard that one of our local shelters, PAWS, puts animals down and people have seen bodies being carted out from the shelter. I wrote to the manager to seek clarification and his reply is reproduced (with permission) below: Yes, I won’t deny that we put…

  • Kitten for adoption – Adopted! (Chee Pooi Ling’s)

    Updates: Adopted!! From: Pooi Ling <plchee@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 1:31 PM Subject: kitten for adoption To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dr. Chan, sorry to trouble you again. My vet picked up a 1 month old tabby recently and would like to put her up for adoption. Attached are pictures of the kitty meow. Interested…

  • Spaying subsidy for Vanessa, female cat (JerMaine Wu Hui Ting’s)

    We have subsidised RM100 for this case. From: JerMaine HT Wu <lovejermaine@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 1:10 PM Subject: neuter subsidy To: chankahyein@gmail.com Dear Dr.Chan                    Gd day Dr Chan , i m here to apply neuter subsidy for Vanessa . After  2 vaccination at last she was done for neutered , everything went smooth god…

  • Spaying subsidy for 1 female cat (Naziah Norhaslinda Nazar’s)

    We have subsidised RM100 for this cat’s spaying. From: Linda Nazar Date: Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:31 PM Subject: Re: Neutering subsidy To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hello Dr. Chan, The cat I rescued has been spayed last Tuesday and has been recovering. Here is the details as per AnimalCare requirement to apply the subsidy.…

  • Northport dogs – another two spayed (Low Hong Hang’s)

    Mr Low brought another mother-and-daughter pair of dogs to be spayed last week. Both have recovered completely and were released two days ago. We are helping Mr Low with dogfood and the neutering of all the dogs on this piece of land at the construction site. All of these dogs have been dumped there. This…

  • Spaying and vaccination subsidy for 1 female cat (Nor Hayati Abdullah’s)

    We have subsidised RM100 for the spaying and RM20 for the vaccination of this female cat. In August last year: Norhayati Abdullah wrote: Dear Dr Chan, i have a new cat, female, black,  which i found near my husband’s workshop 2 months ago.  She was very skinny at that time.  However, after 2 months she become healthy and…

  • Spaying-neutering sponsorship for 2 cats (Toh Shia Lynn’s)

    Shia Lynn sometime ago seeking help to rehome a mother cat and her kittens. She has now got the three kittens spayed-neutered and we have fully sponsored RM200 for the neutering of 1 male and 1 female. If you would like to adopt these kittens, please contact Shia Lynn at her email below. Shia Lynn…

  • 2 dogs for adoption – both adopted! (Chee Pooi Ling’s)

    Update: Adopted! From: Pooi Ling <plchee@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 12:13 PM Subject: Lucky gal and Onion boy for adoption To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hi Dr. Chan, Happy CNY to you. Would appreciate it if you assist in posting the following dogs that are up for adoption? Both dogs are dumped at my vet’s…

  • The Patio-4 migrates indoors

    This morning Mr G came for breakfast.    I noticed what the Patio-4 likes a lot, besides the food, is the fresh water. They love drinking it each time I refill the bowl.  Timmy dwells in the dining room nowadays. Starry couldn’t join the Patio-4 because of Mr G, so he came later and had…

  • Eating steamed fish

    Every 3 days or so, I make steamed fish for the cats.  The inside cats eat first. Bunny LOVES steamed fish. Hey Bunny, that’s supposed to be for the Patio cats!  Going to chill out at the Clubhouse after a meal of steamed fish (with freshly cut wheatgrass).  The Patio-4 gets steamed fish. There is…

  • An update on Daisy (Joanne Lim Teng Teng’s)

    It’s always nice to receive updated follow-up news on the medical cases we’ve subsidised. Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/01/30/medical-and-spaying-subsidy-for-daisy-factory-dog-joanne-lim-teng-tengs/ From: Joanne Date: Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:49 PM Subject: Re: RM163.50 Re: Application for Spaying Subsidy : Daisy To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Dr Chan, Quick update on Daisy : These are pics taken last Sun, she is doing…

  • Neutering sponsorship for JJ, male cat (Serene Lai Huei Ching’s)

    We have fully sponsored RM100 for the neutering of JJ. From: Dimension Arts <d@dimensionarts.com.my> Date: Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 5:49 PM Subject: CNRM: JJ (SS2 cat) To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hi Dr.Chan, Thank you JJ’s subsidy approval (email enclosed below for reference) Write up: Recently, another white male cat (we call him JJ for ‘January’)…

  • Medical subsidy for Ah Boy, rescued cat (Joanne Teoh Jia En’s)

    We have subsidised RM33.90 for this cat’s treatment. From: Joanne Teoh Date: Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 1:00 AM Subject: [URGENT] Injured stray cat found. To: chankahyein@gmail.com Hello Dr Chan, Allow me to apologize for writing to you at this hour, it is an urgent case I suppose, at least for me. I am Joanne from…