Month: March 2019

  • The unbreakable bond between a little girl and her duck

    The story: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kylie-brown-girl-unbreakable-bond-with-duck-snowflake-2019-03-22/?fbclid=IwAR1UtVmN01OwJtJFv_xYFBhIBKA0Fmb1rhFVC8PSPV2Tn9MX2-hUjZCnqjU

  • Bunny’s Sunday subcut and the switch-a-lunch

    We did Bunny’s subcut just now. There were no problems except that before we started, Bunny sprayed onto the curtain…massively. His urine stank – glorious stinky pee!  After knowing what kidney failure cats go through, I am very grateful for stinky pee. Again, it wasn’t easy poking through his thick skin! How resilient is a…

  • Thank you very much (March 2019)

    ‘Tis time to thank everyone again for their very kind and generous support of our work. This month’s neutering aid: Number of animals: 64 (23 dogs and 41 cats) Amount paid out: RM4700 Recipients of the Neutering Aid: https://animalcare.my/category/aid-neuter/ This month’s vaccination aid: Number of animals: 13 (7 dogs and 6 cats) Amount paid out: RM325…

  • IronCat and the clan

    Today is the last day for Cow Mau’s antibiotics after his teeth extraction and scaling. Cow is so tough that I only gave him the Tramadol painkiller for 3 days. It was prescribed for a week, but I could see he was as comfortable as ever and it certainly looked like Cow felt no pain…

  • Breakfast, the plonkables and the unplonkables

    Back to many varieties, because we have the CKD diet and non-CKD diet. Actually, the only early-CKD cat now is Bunny. Indy and Ginger are borderline SDMA, but Indy has high creatinine. The SDMA may be a better indicator of CKD.  Bunny’s SDMA reading is 18.  Ginger and Indy’s are 15.  The upper boundary for…

  • Homecooked food for everyone!

    Since Ginger needs homecooked food, I decided to make a batch for everyone. This is blended chicken meat and chicken liver with lots of chicken soup. Since chicken alone is not balanced, this is my mixture of bone meal (for calcium), vitamin E powder and taurine. I have not added the vitamin B complex yet.…

  • We do not sponsor the spaying of any pregnant female animal

    This is a gentle reminder to all applicants that we do not sponsor or provide aid for the spaying of a pregnant female animal. This policy has been in place since the very start of AnimalCare as we have pro-life values. Ini adalah peringatan kepada semua pemohon yang kami tidak boleh memberi bantuan untuk pemandulan…

  • Neutering aid for 1 cat in Kuala Lumpur (Tan Ai Kian’s)

    We have provided an aid of RM60 for the neutering of this cat. Ms Carina Tan Ai Kian is a new applicant. Dear Dr Chan, This cat, Puteh lives in the park near our home. It is being cared for by the park cleaner (Kakak). Now and then we bring food for Puteh and pass…

  • Neutering aid for 1 cat in Bernam Jaya (Siti Khaulah bt Abdul Razak’s)

    We have provided an aid of RM60 for the neutering of this cat. Dear Dr Chan, This is the cat ( i name him tabby) that i have saved when he was still a kitten and abandoned by it mom. I found this cat at my neighborhood in Hulu Bernam, Selangor. Since then until now…

  • Neutering aid for 2 cats in Cheras Indah (Tan Chok Yen’s)

    We have provided an aid of RM120 for the neutering of these 2 cats. We are making further enquiries about the one-eyed cat. Dear Dr Chan, Good morning, It’s me again (Ms Tan Chok Yen). I have these 2 females cats that were found in my housing area at Taman Cheras Indah, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. It’s been…

  • Tabs, Heidi and Ginger’s check-up (again, girl power!)

    Today is Tabs, Heidi and Ginger’s turn. This new carrier was meant for Tabs (as it’s bigger), but since Heidi had gone in to make it her home, we let her be and just closed the door. Tabs had to use the smaller one, but it was big enough. Ginger was nervous and mewed all…

  • Fish oil for cats – a comparison

    A comparison between NatureMade (for humans) and Coatex (for pets): Coatex has borage oil and its fish oils’ source is not specified. NatureMade’s fish oil comes from mackerel, anchovies, etc. The smaller fishes are supposed to be less toxic because they are lower on the food chain. Borage oil is rather controversial. Some websites say…

  • Everyone’s breakfast

    I started by mashing the chicken feet broth with my turbo chopper. Heidi loves it. Ginger too, but not Tabs. Fuss-pot Ginger is difficult to please. Today, the only thing he would eat was the chicken feet broth and rehydrated Primal. His taste is unpredictable. Maybe today’s check-up at the vet’s will shed some light…

  • Cleo’s trip out

    Last night… Cleo likes being petted and would ask for it, but carrying her is taboo in her books. Petting okay, but not carrying.

  • De-stressing Cleo….how?

    We haven’t quite decided how to help Cleo de-stress yet…. When Tabs was living in Bunny’s Place, she was also stressed. We don’t know if she was just copying what Cleo did, but Tabs also had bald spots, similar to Cleo’s. Ever since Tabs moved out to the rest of the house, she’s obviously much…