Month: March 2019

  • The gates opened and Vincent EATS!!

    Right after work, I went straight to the shopping mall to get “fresh” chicken fillet and I also bought sardines (to steam). Then, to the clinic to buy two bottles of subcut fluids and I rushed back home. As I was approaching the house, the electric gates suddenly opened by themselves. How did THAT happen?…

  • Vincent eats breakfast

    Our morning started at 5.30am. I came down to the kitchen and Vincent was in the bathroom. So, I took out all the tupperware containers of food left from last night (because I had opened so many cans of food to entice Vincent to eat – the gang would have to finish all these today).…

  • Short-lived joy, but it’s okay

    We came back from taiji at about 9.30pm and I quickly took a bath so that I could feed the cats. Vincent was excited too when he heard me preparing food in the kitchen. He came to join everyone. I offered him canned food, but he couldn’t eat it. Offered raw food, he also could…

  • Vincent’s sponge bath and sauna

    Vincent likes sponge baths (but only with a wet towel). Whenever Ming-Yi visits, she will give him one and he really likes it. So, I gave him one today too. This is also especially to clean up the remaining layers of mucus which had resulted from more than a week’s thick drooling due to the…

  • Neutering aid for 3 cats in Air Panas (Janiah bt Salih’s)

    We have provided an aid of RM180 for the neutering of these 3 cats (all males). Sabtu (3/3/ 2019) saya telah hantar 3 ekor kucing jantan untuk dimandulkan di klinik. Saya selamatkan emak mereka yang ketika itu mengandung. Saya akan adoptkan mereka, tetapi jika ada orang hendak, saya akan serahkan. Ibunya saya telahpun mandulkan melalui…

  • Vincent…….eats!!

    Vincent’s long nap lasted many hours and he finally got up around 1pm. I took him up for subcut. Absolutely no resistance at all. 250ml done. Then, he hid under our bed and that took some effort to get him out. I brought him downstairs to the kitchen to offer him some food. His breakfast…

  • Vincent-no-tube

    The morning started at 4.30am for us. Vincent was still in his new nest, the cage in the patio. Luckily he allowed me to put in towels and did not reject them. I fed everyone else at about 5.30am, then it was Vincent’s turn. Unfortunately, he showed absolutely no interest in the food offered. Raw…

  • Two divers free a momma-whale caught in fishing net

    Will bring tears to your eyes, it has a happy ending.

  • Vincent changes “nest”….and the tube came off

    This afternoon was our cleaning day and I told the part-time cleaner that she doesn’t have to clean Vincent’s bathroom as he was sleeping there. She did not. And I had already cleaned the whole bathroom whenever possible and also cleared out all the pails to make it more like a “room” for Vincent. We…

  • Vincent, back from the vet’s

    I rushed back from work today, did Vincent’s subcut and off we went to the vet’s. I requested for a housecall, but the vet was packed today. I drove slowly so that Vincent would be as comfortable as possible. He seemed okay in the car and was sitting on his tummy. A side story: I…

  • Vincent’s breakfast

    Last night, I was so sick, I went to bed at 9.00pm.  I’ve been having his horrible sore throat and cough for 3 weeks now. It just wouldn’t go away. I know my throat is the weakest part of my body, it’s been like this since I was very young. Once infected, I need medicines…

  • Taking time to listen to the birds with Vincent

    In the mornings, especially on weekends, we get a lot of birds in our area and their happy chirping fills the air. I took Vincent out to the patio to listen to the birds. My modified e-collar is working well. The drool on the plastic can be easily wiped off. Tabs says hello to Vincent.…

  • Vincent’s modified e-collar

    I modified Vincent’s soft e-collar, for his needs.  I sewed a piece of soft plastic on the area under the chin so that I can wipe off his drool without wetting the e-collar. It works. Meanwhile, Vincent is using the towel to urinate on. The soft e-collar serves as a convenient pillow/cushion for him to…

  • Istanbul, where street animals are treated as PETS and not pests

    Watch and learn, Subang Jaya and the best of Malaysia: https://www.facebook.com/sarastakeofficial/videos/vb.2126437630719979/1227768990712890/?type=2&theater Please share this widely. We can and should emulate Istanbul. The full article: http://sarastake.com/the-stray-animal-city-istanbul/?fbclid=IwAR0fn6WwFAkoOrW7kLDMC4ZLYiadaKPBtGfPE4RfXRfdYK-sAe8-xrir8Fs

  • Vincent’s breakfast

    I could barely sleep all night. I think I woke up every 15 mins.  However, I decided not to come downstairs to check on Vincent because a cat’s sense of smell and hearing is so much sharper than ours, it will only wake him up and disturb his rest. I finally got up at 4.30am…