Month: May 2014

  • Sending Yoke Mei’s 4 TNRM cats to a safe forever home, and meeting Ivan and Dolly!

    Yoke Mei arrived this morning with Cally, Fluffy, Ginger Mom and Siamese Mom, all in their respective carriers/cage. Siamese Mom is the fierce one. Heidi came over to say hello. Connie soon arrived and we transferred the 4 cats into Connie’s car. Everyone on board! A covering for Siamese Mom’s cage so that she won’t…

  • A cat family of 6: For urgent adoption in Johor Bahru – All adopted! (Norsyahidah Yep’s)

    Updates on 6th June 2014 – All adopted together!! The original post: If you are able to help, please contact Syahida directly: From: Norsyahidah Yep <syahidayep@gmail.com> Date: Sun, May 25, 2014 at 4:58 PM Subject: Urgent: Adopter needed for a family of 6 To: Chan Kah Yein <chankahyein@gmail.com> Hi Dr Chan,A stray mothercat recently gave birth to…

  • Bunny’s wound is healing well!

    Bunny wishes to thank everyone who has written in to ask about his wound and wish him well. I’m okay, everyone. Thank you very much for asking about me! There is no more soggy mass at all. I only sprayed the pet spray onto it and Bunny starts on a 10-day course of antibiotics (Clavamox)…

  • Igor and Otto, regular visitors to the Patio and Bunny’s Place

    Igor and Otto have been visiting regularly…for kibbles! They actually come in the moment the PatioCats have finished their food and happily eat up the remaining kibbles in Mr Zurik’s bowl. Or maybe Mr Zurik tells deliberately leaves some behind for them since they all belong to the KGB training camp! There’s Otto enjoying his…

  • Getting ready to go to their forever home (Wong Yoke Mei’s remaining 4 TNRM cats)

    Following the sad and unfortunate demise of Batgirl (due to poisoning) and she is the 4th cat discovered to have been poisoned in this colony, we wish to thank our reader for her kindness in immediately offering to adopt the 4 remaining TNRM cats looked after by Yoke Mei so that they will not be…

  • Man’s best friend…not loved by everyone

    We still have some way to go in education and compassion. http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/mans-best-friend-not-loved-by-everyone PETALING JAYA, May 24— It appears that a blind person with a guide dog cannot use public transportation. Worse, in an exercise by Malay Mail to test public response to man and guide dog, Stevens Chan and Lashawn — Malaysia’s first and only…

  • It’s hard for abandoned kittens to survive

    Sorry we have to start off this Sunday with sad news. http://animalcare.my/2014/05/02/urgently-required-mother-cat-and-adopter-for-2-newborn-kitten-carolina-keong-may-lees/ http://animalcare.my/2014/05/24/urgent-nursing-mother-cat-or-adopter-needed-for-4-newborn-kittens-cassie-fernandezs/ Carolina’s kittens were doing well with the mother-cat until last week when both passed on. Cassie’s kittens were fostered yesterday by an experienced kitten-fosterer who even found a mother-cat to nurse them, but two passed on in the afternoon and the other…

  • Talking about toxic foods to pets…

    Michelle Eng shared the following:   Our disclaimer holds. Please consult your veterinarian for accuracy of facts.  

  • Bailey the dog is adopted! (Michelle Eng Swee Choo’s)

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2013/09/20/bailey-rescued-dog-for-adoption-michelle-eng-swee-choos/ From: michelle eng Date: Sat, May 24, 2014 at 6:53 PM Subject: Bailey has found a home! 🙂 To: “chankahyein@gmail.com” <chankahyein@gmail.com> Dear Dr Chan, Bailey has found a home at last 🙂 🙂 🙂 I don’t know how to go about informing you in your blog. She was adopted on end of February. I have…

  • Definitive proof that cats are better than dogs (for laughs!)

    We need a break once in a while: http://3milliondogs.com/friends/proof-that-cats-are-better-than-dogs It’s very funny!

  • 12 unsuitable human foods for dogs

    A few readers shared this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/foodbeast/12-human-foods-you-didnt_b_5374731.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false Cheese is on the list. I remember when Bobby was 8 years old, he had 80% liver failure and was really sick. The vet at that time said it could be because we had been giving him processed cheese as treats for years. Bobby was treated with a natural supplement…

  • About poisoning in dogs and cats

    While I was at the vet’s, I took the opportunity to ask about poisoning in dogs and cats and this is what I’ve learnt. However, if there are any errors in what I write below, the mistakes are entirely mine. I asked what might be the chances of an animal surviving the ingestion of poison.…

  • Be forever safe at Rainbow Bridge, Batgirl!

    We express our deepest condolences to Yoke Mei for the loss of Batgirl. Batgirl, may you be happy at Rainbow Bridge now. We also wish to thank our dear friend for offering to take over all four of Yoke Mei’s community cats as Yoke Mei’s neighbourhood just isn’t safe for cats anymore. Despite Yoke Mei’s…

  • Bunny’s wound is infected but luckily he has no fever (and breaking news: Bunny is NOT obese anymore)

    So we took Bunny to the vet’s this morning. This is my after-breakfast siesta, where are you taking me? WHERE are we going??? Sorry Bunny, we have to take you to see the vet. It’s for your own good. I demand to go home!! There is nothing wrong with me! Take me home!! The bunny-orchestra…

  • Urgent: Nursing mother-cat or adopter needed for 4 newborn kittens (Cassie Fernandez’s)

    Updates at 7.54am, 25th May 2014: A reader responded to foster the kittens, but two passed on yesterday and another two by midnight last night. We thank the reader very much for responding and doing her best for the kittens. May the 4 kittens be in a good place now. The original post: If you…