Month: October 2019

  • The raw deal report (after 1 month)

    I made the decision to convert all our cats to raw food on 27th September 2019. There is a lot of literature about the benefits of raw food for cats because cats are obligate carnivores. The literature says that converting your cat to a raw food diet is about the best thing you could do…

  • Who’s afraid of fireworks?

    Whenever there are fireworks, it’s never good for the animals.  Bunny is not afraid of fireworks. With fireworks booming, he can still eat. Indy is also not afraid of fireworks or thunderstorms. But Cleo is (that’s her hiding on the far right). But why is Cleo hiding there? Because Cow took her basket. Cow is…

  • Indy’s news

    With Bunny “down” with his eye injury, Indy started targeting Cow instead. I have had to break up a few war-crying posturing episodes between the two. Cow did not start them; Indy did. Then, just now, Indy chased Cleo all over the garden to the room. Maybe he is just playing, or maybe he has…

  • Indy: It is probably giardiasis

    Is there good news today?  I don’t really know. There is still blood-tinged soft stools. Once, yesterday at 12.30pm and again today, at 8.20am. But it isn’t as frequent as before, though, and there is no shooting diarrhoea anymore. It looks like Indy can retain the raw chicken fillet. I also begun adding back some…

  • Bunny’s eye – to the vet’s

    It’s been practically a month of frequent vet visits for us. On Saturday night, Bunny got bullied by Indy. Indy has been taking it out on Bunny lately. I think perhaps Indy is a little moody because he hasn’t been getting his full meals, so he took it out on the easiest cat to bully…

  • Indy’s updates

    I wish I had better news, but I don’t. Indy was able to retain the raw chicken all night without vomiting or passing loose stools. I waited until after midnight and kept checking. This morning, I found a few patches of small soft stools. I guess his intake is little, so the stools would be…

  • The big jealous-pot!

    Ginger is a big jealous-pot!  He is jealous of Tabs, Heidi and now, Indy. He has been going on a hunger strike for days now. But I didn’t let him go hungry because he had to eat his antibiotics, so I force-fed him just enough food. It’s not that he had no appetite, he did…

  • A 4th shelter to be included and it’s all about gratitude

    This is a follow-up to yesterday’s announcement: https://animalcare.my/2019/10/26/to-all-donors-an-important-announcement/ We would like to further elaborate on why the initial three shelters were chosen and now, a fourth one will be included in our stopgap to use up excess funds. Through the years, these four shelters have helped us before and we are very grateful for their unconditional…

  • Happy Deepavali 2019

  • To all donors (an important announcement)

    Updated on 27th Oct 2019:  To all our dear donors, As already announced previously, there has been a significant reduction in neutering claims since March 2019 and there seems to be a downward trend. So, we are now channeling our excess funds to support the following four shelters with petfood: PAWS, Petaling Jaya Mun Mun…

  • Indy’s food trials

    The quest continues… Indy has been back on ID ever since his loose stools started again. But this afternoon, things took a turn for the worse. Right after a lunch of ID, Indy went straight to the sandpit and passed out a patch of very thick brown liquid. It reminds me of how we sometimes…

  • The Princess and the Pea and the Queen

    Doesn’t this remind you of your childhood fairy tale of the Princess and the Pea? “The leg”. The Queen’s leg, of course.

  • Indy’s reward – a trip to the patio

    Indy has been REALLY good, especially to me. He didn’t like the ID, but after I explained that he needed it, he started eating it. Now, it seems that he actually likes it. Then, he didn’t like the Slippery Elm at all, but again, after he realised I was pinning my hopes on it working,…

  • Cleo discovers Indy’s secret

    Cleo is lining up too. This is Indy’s secret dining place, which he decided for himself. It makes it easy for me to feed him his ID and the rest cannot disturb him or hound him for it. But Cleo found out about it yesterday and starting lining up too. Sorry, Cleo. This is not…

  • Cleo and Pole’s check-up

    Today was Cleo and Pole’s check-up after 6 weeks. Cleo has been quite stressed during the twice-weekly subcut sessions, so I was really hoping she wouldn’t need it anymore after this. As usual, Cleo mewed all the way in the car, at the clinic and during her check-up. The vet suspect she might be hyperthyroid…