Month: August 2013
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The fear of toxoplasmosis (for expectant (human) mums)
You might be interested to read these: http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/pregnant-women-cats-health-tips-toxoplasmosis-protection http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/toxoplasmosis-cat-poop-parasite-hype-hysteria Some excerpts: What is toxoplasmosis? Toxoplasmosis is a rare infection that can affect cats and be transmitted to humans. It’s caused by a parasite known as Toxoplasma gondii. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you’re probably “more likely to get toxoplasmosis from gardening or eating raw meat…
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Who is the proud owner of Blanket No.1?
The “anonymous” bidder who made her generous bid of RM450 at 1.57pm for Blanket No.1 was Lim Mei Leng, our friend who adopted Perky from us (from the Klang Pound Rescue) and also an ardent animal rescuer and caregiver. So, Perky is now the proud owner of Blanket No.1! What is this? Wow, Mummy…you bought…
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Boarding and spaying sponsorship for the 2 mother-dogs and their families (Then Lai Fatt’s)
Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/06/02/mother-dog-and-puppy-boarding-fund-then-lai-fatts/ A short recap: Ah Fatt made an urgent request for boarding sponsorship for a mother-dog and her 3 newborn puppies and another heavily pregnant mother-dog, all from SS19, because the residents had called the council but fortunately, the council had not managed to catch them in two attempts. A third attempt was in the…
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Medical sponsorship for Putih, rescued kitten (Maslinda Abd Talib’s)
We have fully sponsored RM200 for Putih’s treatment. This sponsorship comes from all donors through our Medical Fund (RM40), Berjaya Cares (RM60) and Angel Inc. (RM100). From: Maslinda AT Date: Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 9:43 PM Subject: pics To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hi On Puteh found yesterday with labored breathing. did an x ray.…
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More catfood for Maslinda Abd Talib’s community cats
We have sponsored RM222.50 worth of catfood for Maslinda’s community cats. This purchase is for 72 cans of Kuchinta wetfood and 1 bag of Blackwood 3kg kibbles. This sponsorship comes from all donors through our Food Fund.
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Joy (the adopted poodle) does her share for old folks!
We’ve heard of pet therapy and the Dr Dog programme, and we know these trained dogs bring a lot of joy to humans. Now, who is Joy? For those who may not recall: http://animalcare.my/2013/01/01/hillary-of-the-kinabalu-4-team-visits-with-joy-their-rescued-poodle/ Joy was left unwanted by her owner, and Kon’s family adopted her. Kon is our friend who organised the Kinabalu-4 project and…
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Blanket No.2 coming up (Opening bid…RM300!)
Here’s Blanket No.2 in progress…. Mum insists on using the finest needle (the one whose eye I cannot see at all)! So I could only help draw out the pattern. Although bidding hasn’t started yet, Jasmine Ong has already put her opening bid at RM300! Thank you, Jasmine! For those who are new to the…
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Catfood for Maslinda Abd Talib’s community cats
We have sponsored RM96 (96 cans of 3oz each) worth of Natural Balance catfood for Maslinda’s community cats. This sponsorship comes from all donors through our Food Fund. Four trays are from our Food Fund, the rest are given by the pet store.
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Timmy visits his old “home” and other stories
This afternoon, Timmy made a visit to his old “home”…. If you remember, Timmy was found crying in the middle of my road right in front of my gate on a Saturday morning sometime last year. Subsequently, he stayed in the blue dustbins (codenamed “Tardis”, an alien space vehicle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS) at the playground. It was only…
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Hero goes home! (Wong Kwai Foon’s)
Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/08/14/medical-subsidy-for-hero-injured-dog-wong-kwai-foons/ Wheelchair offer: http://animalcare.my/2013/08/15/wheelchair-offer-for-hero-the-dog-wong-kwai-foons/ Ms Wong says she will seek the advice of the vet to see if a wheelchair is needed for Hero. We thank Ms Cindy Lim-Tan for her very generous and thoughtful offer. Updates today! From: rswong3618 Date: Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 11:32 PM Subject: RE: Photos of Hero Re: Medical Fund for…
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Dogfood recall on 2 major brands
A reader sent us this: http://theilovedogssite.com/urgent-2-major-dog-food-brands-issue-recall/ There is, however, no date on the report and we have not been able to verify this with any other source. Therefore, please use your discretion to evaluate the reliability of the report. We just thought it might be better to be safe than sorry. Our disclaimer holds. Our reader…
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Medical subsidy for 4 “warong” cats (Norely Abd Rahman’s)
We have subsidised RM20 for Ginger’s treatment and RM42.50 from the 3 stray kittens. This subsidy comes from all donors through our Medical Fund (RM22.50) and Berjaya Cares (RM40). From: norely abd Date: Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 7:11 PM Subject: Ginger stray To: “chankahyein@gmail.com” <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Dr. Chan, As I was doing my once a…
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Follow-up medical subsidy for blind-in-one-eye cat (Pat Ong Swee Kim’s)
Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/08/05/medical-subsidy-for-2-cats-pat-ong-swee-kims/ This is a follow-up case. We have subsidised RM77.50 from the treatment for the blind-in-one-eye cat. This subsidy comes from all donors through our Medical Fund (RM27.50) and Berjaya Cares (RM50). From: Pat Ong Date: Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 9:07 PM Subject: Pictures of cats after treatment To: “Dr. Chan” <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Dr. Chan,…
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Medical and spaying subsidy for 3 TNRM cats (Koo Swee Por’s)
We have subsidised a total of RM161.50 for the following: Mamie’s spaying: RM125 (the additional RM25 is from Mr Kok Khee Wee). Frank’s vaccination and deworming: RM23 Tigress’ wound treatment: RM13.50 This subsidy comes from all donors through our Medical Fund (RM36.50), Mr Kok (RM25) and Berjaya Cares (RM100). From: TTDI Koo Date: Wed, Aug 14,…