Month: June 2013

  • Catfood subsidy for Maslina Omar’s cats in Chini, Pahang

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/05/25/updates-on-obot-from-chini-pahang-maslina-omars/ Do you remember Maslina Omar? She is the rescuer of Obot, the cat with sporotrichosis and pyometra who is now doing well. We subsidised RM1000 for Obot’s treatment. Maslina looks after many cats in Chini. Her sick cats are brought to Kuantan to seek medical treatment from the vet there as there are no…

  • Medical subsidy for Kitty (Nur Adlina Mansor’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/05/25/updates-kitten-is-much-better-now-nur-adlina-mansors/ Kitty was one of two siblings, rescued by Nur Adlina. Both kittens were still being nursed by the mum-cat but Nur Adlina noticed that Kitty wasn’t doing too well and his eyes were bulging. Kitty was brought to the vet and some medicines were given. We have subsidised RM25.95 for this treatment (50% of…

  • Medical subsidy for Miao Miao, injured cat (Deng Cheng Poh & Wendy Ong’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/05/19/medical-subsidy-for-injured-cat-deng-cheng-poh-wendy-ongs/ We have subsidised RM500 (our maximum) for this case. This subsidy comes from all donors through our Medical Fund (RM250) and Berjaya Cares (RM250). This application is by Deng Cheng Poh.  His friend, Wendy Ong, has also applied for a subsidy for the same case under PetFinder.my. We are aware of this and have…

  • The most incredible news of the day: Ongsan is getting better and now, adopted!!

    I’ve had a past week of “difficult” cases, much of which are in dealing with “difficult” applicants. I don’t publish such stories anymore these days because (1) I’ve grown accustomed to the task of having dealing with them. (2) It’s the same old story again and again (demanding, unreasonable, dishonest, etc.). (3) I have learnt…

  • Medical subsidy for Little Simba (now RIP) (Norely Abd Rahman’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/05/19/simba-is-going-to-be-adopted-norely-abd-rahmans/ Little Simba was rescued by May Ann but she needed an adopter, so we blogged and Norely offered to foster Little Simba and rehome him later. Simba was doing really well, had two deworming done and was adjusting to solid food. Norely had even found an adopter for Little Simba and he was about…

  • Navy blues: Stamped and approved by Tabs & Associates and ready to roll out!

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/06/04/a-navy-blue-speak-up-tshirt/ Connie dropped in to help me check stock. Our boss is… Ms Tabitha Jane Spencer, CEO of Tabs & Associates! The Yellow Speak Up and the Navy Blue Speak Up! The yellow has been completely sold out after several reprints. Assisting Ms Tabs is Tiger. We are helping too. Quality cannot be compromised.…

  • A navy blue Speak Up tshirt!!

    We’ve often been asked why we don’t have a blue tshirt or why we don’t have more dark-coloured tshirts, especially by rescuers who say a white tshirt isn’t suitable for rescue work (for obvious reasons!). So… We decided to do a navy blue version of our Speak Up statement. After all, many readers say they…

  • PetWorld 2013, here we come! (21st June – 23rd June, at MidValley Mall)

    We wish to thank PetWorld 2013 for inviting us to participate in this year’s exhibition. See you there!

  • Sunway puppies rescued, but mother-dog elusive – more help needed (from Jessy Lian)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/06/02/calling-dog-rescuers-help-needed-for-a-family-of-dog-and-puppies-in-sunway-area-maslinda-and-talibs/#comments We wish to thank Jessy Lian and her friends for rescuing the Sunway puppies. The puppies are all secured but the mother-dog could not be caught. Meanwhile, there are another two limping dogs and Jessy is requesting help to work together to rescue these three remaining dogs. If you would like to help, please…

  • Hello Mr Shrew and other stories

    Way back in my old house, the tree shrews (popularly known as “Malaysian squirrels”) used to come into our kitchen and eat our bananas or cat kibbles. Our cats allowed them to eat. Even way, way before the cats came, Mac shared his dog kibble with them too. None of our dogs or cats attacked…

  • Thank you!

    We wish to thank Dr Karmen Wai for her generous donation to celebrate her parents’ birthdays and to remember their family’s loyal companion and loving “brother”, Rusky. Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/02/27/a-loving-tribute-in-memory-of-a-great-friend-rusky/

  • Neutering sponsorship for 4 male cats in Bukit Mertajam (Farose Adam/Basirah Mohd Ibrahim’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/05/31/food-subsidy-for-farose-adams-community-cats-and-dogs-in-bukit-mertajam/ We have fully sponsored RM160 for the neutering of 4 male cats managed by Farose Adam in Bukit Mertajam. Basirah Mohd Ibrahim is his niece and she is doing the emailing for her uncle since En Farose does not have internet facilities. This sponsorship comes from all donors through our Medical Fund (RM80) and…

  • Neutering, medical and vaccination subsidy for the TNRM cats in TTDI (Koo Swee Por’s)

    We have subsidised RM405 for all these cases below, which is Koo Swee Por’s efforts in doing TNRM for the community cats in TTDI. The breakdown is below: Navy: Vaccination and deworming (RM23) [all from Berjaya Cares] Simba & her 3 kittens: 3 vaccinations and 1 deworming (RM64.50) [RM32.50 from our Medical Fund, RM32 from…

  • Medical subsidy for Kutty, accident dog-victim (Lester Hiew Thiam Hock/Jenny Khong Chin Chin’s)

    We have subsidised RM420.50 for this case (the total bill is RM541). This community dog, Kutty, was found with a head injury. Lester Hiew and his mother, Jenny Khong, who feed the community dogs, brought him to the vet and Kutty underwent surgery to remove an abscess in the head. He was hospitalised for 18…

  • Neutering sponsorship for 1 male cat (Wan Lily Kartini bt Wan Malek/Amir Shah Hassan’s)

    We have fully sponsored RM100 for the neutering of this male cat. I met Wan Lily and spoke to her today. She feeds and looks after many stray and community cats in the USJ area, around her home and workplace. We have offered our subsidy for the neutering of all these cats. Amir Shah Hassan is her…