Month: July 2013

  • Vaccination subsidy for Marima, rescued cat (Mutharam Vasthilingam’s)

    We have subsidised RM20 for the vaccination of Marima, a cat rescued by Mrs Mutharam. From: Mutharam sha Date: Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 4:39 PM Subject: To: chankahyein@gmail.com Good evening to you. My name is Mutharam(vtara sha). I am staying at Tmn Bkt Segar,Cheras. I give shelter to cats in my flats. I help those…

  • Updates on seeking the assistance of our parliamentarian for more compassionate ways to manage the stray animal population

    Before the elections, I wrote to the candidate-to-be and asked if he would be interested to discuss the issue of a more compassionate way to manage the stray animal population. I met him too, and he said to wait until after the elections. I wrote after the elections, and was told to wait until after…

  • Operasi menembak….so, so sad

    One of our readers wrote to me last month to ask if there was anything that anyone could do about people shooting dogs in her area. I made some calls and was told that the Department of Veterinary Services (the DVS) had already banned the shooting of dogs, but apparently, people with certain authority can…

  • Newborn kitty on her way to her foster mum-cat

    Yesterday evening, the vet called. Someone had left a tiny newborn (eyes closed) kitten at his clinic. Would I know of any fosterers or anyone with a mum-cat who can nurse the little one? I made a few phonecalls to friends and luckily Connie had a friend who has a nursing mum-cat. Here’s the little…

  • Loki, lost pet cat in Melaka (Lee Guat Eam’s)

    We received this request from Jay Lam, on behalf of his aunt who has lost her pet cat. Jay’s aunt is not IT-savvy, so she has asked Jay to send this on her behalf. If you are in Melaka or have friends there, please help spread the word. Thank you. From: Jay Lam Date: Wed, Jul…

  • Willy-O seems a-ok now!

    There was whining at the patio this morning and no prizes for guessing who it was. Yes, it was Mr Zurik. He was just sitting on Timmy’s chair and whining. And whining. Loudly too. I think he just wanted attention OR maybe to prove a point. So anyway, I fed everyone and everyone was happy.…

  • Responsible cat feeding (from Cat Welfare Society, Singapore)

    Please share widely (applies to dog-feeding too): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSTHS1Y7BGw&feature=youtu.be We’ve received email complaints from a few people regarding irresponsible dog-feeding in certain areas in the Klang Valley. The people who wrote to us were reporting these cases out of goodwill because if such news gets to the council, you know what will happen to the poor dogs.…

  • Mr Zurik, Heidi, Tabs and little Elmo

    After I finished cleaning Willy’s bum, Mr Zurik came again to antagonise Vincent. I must have chased him off at least 3 times this evening alone because he was making too much noise and I was afraid the neighbour would be disturbed. But he is very persistent and keeps coming back. You see what I…

  • Willy’s soothing bum gel!

    After feeding everyone, I decided I’d try my luck at cleaning Willy’s bum and applying the lemongrass soothing gel. This is my first-aid kit. It consists of the lemongrass gel, Dermacyn (for cleaning the wound area) and cotton pads.   Oh…and Halo too, because… …I needed a tasty enough snack to lure Willy to stand…

  • Mr Zurik keeps Willy company?

    At least that’s what I thought! I rushed back from work today as I was a little worried about Willy being left alone for 8 hours. The first thing I did was to clean up his cage and I noticed he had well-formed stools and just traces of pastiness. The faeces are definitely firming up.…

  • A visit to Shibuya train station (Hachiko’s station)!

    My son flew to Haneda International Airport recently and visited Shibuya train station. That’s the very train station that loyal Hachiko waited for his master for many, many years. Sobs, I know…I cried buckets after watching Richard Gere’s movie. I don’t think I have ever cried as much after watching any movie in my entire…

  • The case of seeking consent, acknowledging receipt of funds, etc.

    We refer to the previous post: http://animalcare.my/2013/07/17/a-case-of-using-an-rip-cat-to-solicit-donations/ and wish to add the following: Using photos, write-ups and materials from our blog without consent Previously, we’ve had a case of an organisation copying our brochure, translating it into Chinese and publishing it in a Chinese newspapers as their own material, without giving credit to us, the original source.…

  • A case of using an RIP-cat to solicit donations

    We subsidised the treatment of Tuah in November 2012: http://animalcare.my/2012/11/29/medical-and-neutering-subsidy-for-rescued-cat-in-melaka-nora-faswanti-bt-ibrahims/ Nora Faswanti informed us today, through email, that a certain organisation is using Tuah’s photograph to solicit donations, but Tuah has already passed away on 31st May this year. We have advised Nora to inform the said organisation of Tuah’s demise. Let’s hope it is just…

  • Willy, the still water and street-fighter???

    And how is Willy? Oh, he decided to bite me today, so giving him his medicine was a bit of a struggle. And Willy is a very smart cat. Since yesterday, he had mastered the art of tightening the muscles around his neck so that I cannot get a good grip of the scruff of…

  • Guess who came after breakfast?

    Yes, no more surprises…Heidi came over to say hello after breakfast today. I was preparing to go to work when I spotted a little tabby at the grille. Indy was already on the defensive (look at the slant of his head). Tabs meets Heidi. Heidi went to the kitchen. I thought she might be hungry…