Month: April 2019

  • Cat tunnels for the cats!

    Seeing how Heidi loves the laundry basket, we decided to buy cat tunnels from Ikea today! Also, Ginger needs to exercise so we are hoping he will play in the tunnels. Heidi was the first to try out the tunnel. She wasn’t scared. She ran in and came out, and sped off into her safehouse!…

  • Zurik plays with Heidi

    Heidi is an old cat, but she still loves to play. Very often, she plays with Tabs. But since Tabs is a timid cat and Heidi can play rough, Tabs is often scared of Heidi. Lately, Heidi has been playing inside our laundry basket. She loves going inside to scratch, roll about, then run off…

  • Zurik’s blunt teeth and still more on FIP

    Zurik has “blunt” teeth.  You’d think that is less dangerous, but it isn’t necessarily so. He can inflict blunt force trauma on me when I feed him his medicines! But I suppose blunt force trauma is less painful than sharp teeth injury!! There is less likelihood of puncture wounds which warrant a tetanus shot! It…

  • Kudos, Thailand!!

  • Debunking the myth of L-lysine benefits for cats

    “Cats with FIP, those that have been exposed to and have the coronavirus and those who are at risk of developing FIP should never be given L–lysine. The reason is clear. Arginine is necessary for a good, healthy immune system. As explained, L–lysine prevents arginine from being taken up in the body.” The article: http://fipcaregroup.com/pages/l-lysine-FIP-cats.html There are certain buzz words in the feline…

  • Zurik’s saliva-spitting technique and more about FIP

    Every day, after medicines, Zurik will ask for a reward from the kitchen. His reward is Cindy’s Salmon Recipe (with chicken) kibble. This is his current favourite kibble. He eats raw chicken fillet for breakfast. Zurik has also perfected a saliva-spitting technique because he hates having liquids syringed into his mouth. Here is how he…

  • Pole’s vomiting problem

    Pole vomited many times yesterday. I think it could be due to a different brand of fish oil that I tried out with wetfood. After eating that, she vomited no less than 10 times, but initially, it was the food she had eaten, then followed by many rounds of small amounts of whitish bile. It…

  • Mr Zurik’s news

    Zurik is on twice-day steroids now, but still within the anti-inflammatory dosage. We can only hope that this will reduce the inflammation and thus, reduce the effusion. As explained by the vet, his body will adjust and get used to the fluids in the lung cavity. So it will appear that he can breathe “quite…

  • The alpha-amigos

    Bunny can sleep for HOURS in the same position. But nothing beats sleeping on someone for the warmth. When I’m in the room, he will sleep on my lap. And he is heavy, so pins and needles will surely follow! Indy seldom gets the wooden chair these days. The group dynamics have changed ever since…

  • Neutering aid for 1 cat in Kepong (Wong Kun Tai’s)

    We have provided an aid of RM60 for the neutering of this cat. Ms Agnes Wong is a new applicant. Dear Dr Chan, TATO is a stray cat living around my apartment and I have been feeding him over a year. I am going to move out the apartment soon so now I decided to…

  • Double Charity Donation to community cats and dogs

    Recipients: Community cats and dogs cared for by a feeder Donor: In memory of Callie Boo Thompson & Mary Tan Thompson The petfood: Monge Kitten kibbles 10 kg – 6 packs Cindy’s cat canned food Tuna with Goat’s milk for KITTENS – 3 boxes Cindy’s cat canned food Tender Chicken with Goat;s milk for KITTENS…

  • Eggs, Zurik?

    I scrambled an organic egg with butter, for Zurik. Let’s hope he eats it. If he does, it would be so easy to make this for him daily. But no. Zurik sniffed at it and walked OVER it. Eggs? You expect me to eat eggs? I’m a descendant of the tiger. I don’t eat eggs!…

  • Zurik’s check-up (3rd aspiration of fluids)

    I was optimistic and hopeful there would be less fluids in the lungs, or even less. Zurik’s breathing doesn’t seem so laboured anymore now. He looks so alert and he seems more energetic and interested in life compared to the past few months when living outside. Zurik’s appetite has improved so much and he eats…

  • Double Charity Donation to community cats

    Recipients: Community cats cared for by a feeder in Kelantan Donor: In loving memory of Callie Boo Thompson & Mary Tan Thompson The petfood: Monge kitten kibbles 10kg – 1 pack Cindy’s original canned food for KITTENS with goat’s milk Tender Chicken with goat’s milk – 2 boxes Tuna with goat’s milk – 2 boxes…

  • What plan are you brewing, Mr Zurik?

    He’s up to something, I know. I think he is planning an escape so we are on Code Yellow and high vigilance today. I “measured” Mr Zurik’s breathing last night while he was asleep. It was 11 breaths for 30 seconds! Previously, it was 15 breaths. While I know this is a very unscientific way…