Month: March 2014

  • Does posting bad news do any good?

    This is not about all the rumour-mongering and speculative posts that have flooded the social media over the sad and mysterious disappearance of MH370. Rather, this is about the many posts on animal welfare that we see on the social media, including this blog, on a daily basis. You might have noticed that we seldom…

  • Tiger Day 10

    We are now using the e-collar on Tiger before applying the Lamisil cream to prevent him from licking the cream and his sores. Then, we leave the e-collar on for 30 minutes before taking it off. Of course Tiger doesn’t like it and is stressed though he just sits quietly in his cage. But the…

  • Tiger Day 9 – The effect of the Lamisil cream

    From what I’ve seen so far, if the sporo sores are detected early (which means on the same day they appear), application of the Lamisil cream seems to be able to shrink and dry them really fast. This is assuming that it’s the cream that’s doing the work. Of course, we cannot be sure of…

  • Thong-saa “found”…after 3 months, safe and sound and happy! (from Dr Veeranoot Nissapatorn)

    Sometimes, what is meant to be…just is. Here’s some happy news to share: From: Veeranoot Nissapatorn Date: Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 5:13 PM Subject: What a great day!!!- a sharing To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Sis Chan, http://animalcare.my/2013/09/09/the-life-of-thong-saa-a-sharing-by-dr-veeranoot-nissapatorn/ Thong-saa has disappeared from the temple area for more than 3 months. I tried many times…

  • Poor Willy!

    Willy came late for dinner this evening. I spotted him coming in when I went out to throw the garbage. He is very brave these days, and comes right to the patio. But today, Vincent and Ginger confronted the poor little boy and refused to let him approach the patio. Willy fled out of the…

  • A present for Tiger!

    Since Tiger misses the Clubhouse chair so much, I ordered a new chair for him, to be placed in the house while Tiger is under quarantine. The moment I put the brand new chair down, before I could even remove the plastic, Tiger went onto it. I’m glad he likes the chair. Of course Bunny…

  • Tiger Day 9 – new sores again

      There was good sun today, so after breakfast, Tiger was taken out for a sunbathing session. Since he was being carried, I was able to use the small scissors to trim off some of the fur around his sporo sores. That’s when I noticed new sores…on the right front paw and on the tail.…

  • Tiger Day 8 – more new sores

    This morning, I went to see the first two vets today to let them know how Tiger is faring. Apparently, it’s not uncommon for new sores to appear since the spores are already in the deep muscle and they have to come out. However, it’s very common to see “progress” within a few days of…

  • Spaying sponsorship for Moomoo, female dog in Johor (Francis Gan Shiu Kem’s)

    We have fully sponsored RM120 for the spaying of Moomoo. From: jump Francis <jump.francis@live.com> Date: Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 3:39 AM Subject: Application of neutering subsidy for Moomoo To: “chankahyein@gmail.com” <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hi Dr.Chan, Good day to you…Me and friend we have spayed a female stray dog on 5/3 and sincerely hope to apply neutering subsidy for…

  • Spaying subsidy for 2 female dogs in Kluang (Tan Mei Lian’s)

    We have fully sponsored RM150 for the spaying of one female dog and subsidised RM150 for the other. The vet charges according to the weight of the dogs. From: Tan Mei Lian Date: Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 1:55 AM Subject: SPAYING 2 FEMALE STRAY DOGS To: “chankahyein@gmail.com” <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Dr.Chan this 2 females dogs was…

  • Missing dog in Ipoh (Kylie Chah Khai Lee’s)

  • Pavi Mehta’s “Gif-tiv-ism”

    A sharing from Agnes Cheong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_QLGvp_stI It’s something that all of us KNOW deep in our hearts, so it has to be something that we ought to DO too! Do good for the sake of doing good. Period. No other reason.  Whoever you are, it’s a must-watch! And, Pavi Mehta talks about her uncle’s Aravind Eye…

  • Tiger Day 8

    Yesterday, I heart dropped when I found new sores on Tiger. But granted, the existing spores probably have to germinate, so I think that’s what is happening. Everything has to come out. Besides the new sores on that front paw, I later found a few more, but all on the left side of his body.…

  • Bunny says “No, no, no!!”

    This morning, after giving Tiger all his medicines, I tried to give the Omega-7 capsule to Bunny but he really put up a fight and almost bit me real bad. He growled and hissed and would have bitten me if I had not dodged his jaws in time. And all I did was approach him…

  • Intruder alert! Intruder alert! On the roof!!

    There was the sound of loud thumping on the roof this morning… Who might it be? It’s from the roof!! It’s Vincent?? Yes, it’s Vincent! And from the looks of it, he was trying to get into Bunny’s Place from the roof. No, Vincent, no. You don’t want to cross Cow’s path, please. Our masked…