Month: March 2019

  • Vincent’s tube feeding and subcut for the night

    Since all the medicines were given at the vet’s before we left, I only have to do the tube feeding and 200ml subcut tonight. Vincent was clearly so happy to be home. After settling him in his downstairs bathroom (which is is current chosen “nest”), I went upstairs to take a bath. When I came…

  • Blanket No 211 (fundraising!)

    In between, I managed to finish another blanket! This one was ordered by Ms Sharon Ooi for her mother and Ms Ooi has already banked in her kind donation of RM500 into our Fund! Thank you so much, Ms Ooi! Here is the finished blanket: It’s made from 9 different blue fabric of squares and…

  • Vincent is home again

    This morning, I waited by my phone. I know if I get a call from the clinic around 9.30am, it cannot be any good news. Vincent looked pretty bad last night. By 10am, there was no call, so that’s good. I drove to the clinic. Upon my arrival, the vet said Vincent is still very…

  • Neutering aid for 5 dogs in Seri Manjung (Mohd Khalil Sofi bin Harun’s)

    We have provided an aid of RM500 for the neutering of these 5 dogs. Our extended limit of a maximum of 5 animals per week for Perak was offered on 1st February 2019 and will end on 31st March 2019. En Khalil has provided many photos of the dogs in the 4 colonies that he…

  • Neutering aid for 2 cats in Sibu, Sarawak (Frankie bin John’s)

    We have provided an aid of RM120 for the neutering of these 2 cats. This is the joint efforts of En Frankie and his sister-in-law in Sibu.

  • Vincent at the clinic

    I reached the clinic before 5pm and brought home-steamed chicken with chicken soup, for Vincent. Vincent was sleeping when I arrived. It is good that he can sleep and rest. I spoke with the vet and Vincent had already been fed twice through the nasal tube. No vomiting so far. The vet will increase the…

  • Vincent has a nasal tube

    Vincent’s condition deteriorated from yesterday. I managed to force-feed him 4 times, but as the day wore on, he looked more miserable. When he first returned from the clinic, after the IV-drip, he was active, happy, alert and very interested in food. But yesterday, he took a downward turn. This morning, he rejected the food…

  • “What I eat” (by Carl Safina)

    Here is a whole different perspective to eating compassionately: http://carlsafina.org/2016/04/07/what-i-eat/ Some quotes: In nature, if a predator kills an animal for food, that prey animal got to be who it was supposed to be until the moment it was caught. By stark contrast, animals on modern farms seldom experience one single moment of life as they…

  • The wisdom of Prof Carl Safina

    These are found from some of his many books: “People in Japan and the Faeroe Islands kill dolphins and pilot whales by running steel rods into their spinal columns while they squeal in pain and terror and thrash in agony. (In Japan, it’s illegal to kill cows and pigs as painfully and inhumanely as they…

  • Zurik’s latest plan (and yes, Prof Carl Safina is absolutely right)

    For a few days now, Zurik does not come for food in the mornings. I think I know why. This morning, Buddy was waiting as usual. So I gave Buddy his snack and looked for Zurik. Zurik was on the neighbour’s roof and he did not want to come down. Smart, isn’t he? He waits…