Month: November 2019

  • Heidi’s addiction to NaturVet’s

    It is either Heidi is addicted to NaturVet’s digestive enzymes or she actually needs the enzymes, I really don’t know. But since Heidi knows how to choose grass to eat, I will respect her decision that she needs the enzymes. Ever since she demanded for the enzymes, she will not eat unless some of the…

  • The raw deal – protein rotation to rabbit

    I was very reluctant to try rabbit, actually. But finally, for the sake of the cats, I relented. Rodents are the natural food of wild cats, I know. Chicken or rabbit – they are all animals, so I’d be a hypocrite if I placed rabbit above chicken. Cats are obligate carnivores, like it or not.…

  • The poop question

    An interesting video comparing cat poop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m70ix2BCY4 Ever since going 100% raw, our seven cats have this dry, crumbly poop that does not smell at all (the picture on the right). Indy is still off-and-on. When we are lucky, we get semi-firm stools from him. When not so lucky, it is soft and still a bit…

  • How to think like a cat

    This is very interesting: https://feline-nutrition.org/the-blogs/how-to-think-like-a-cat The peeing isn’t vindictive – that is beyond the thinking of a cat – she is simply doing something to make herself feel better. It’s not about you. Relieving herself on an object makes it smell like her. It’s comforting. She is upset and does something that makes her feel better.…

  • Indy’s news

    Last night and all of yesterday, there was this ongoing tension between Indy and Bunny. It would be both taking turns to be the aggressor. This has been going on for a few days now. Making up after a fight. This morning I found semi-soft stools in Indy’s spot. Semi-soft, but well-formed. That’s good enough…

  • Saving an IBD cat from 11000 miles away

    The story: https://feline-nutrition.org/features/saving-alistair-how-lyn-thomson-helped-stop-ibd-11000-miles-away Over the next weeks, many nauseating hours were spent in butchers’ shops and in the kitchen, simmering bones and disembowelling poultry following Lyn’s recommendations. The commitment of the all-vegetarian cattery staff was tested to the limit both by the concoctions stored in the freezer and by the ever-increasing list of instructions on Alistair’s…

  • Feline inflammatory bowel disease

    This sure sounds like what Indy has: https://feline-nutrition.org/health/feline-inflammatory-bowel-disease-nature-and-treatment The article advises to use bone broth, which we are already doing. Indy loves the bone broth. It also advises to use probiotics, pinch by pinch. We are also doing that. And finally, to transition to raw food. All of the above, to heal the gut. We are…

  • Heidi visits Bunny’s Place

    VERY rare! We brought her in this morning. Bunny was sleeping and she walked right past him. Bunny didn’t know. But he soon found out and we quickly took Heidi out. Note: Heidi is not afraid of “lions, tigers, hippopotamuses or rhinoceroses”, she is simply terrified of Bunny. Bunny followed the scent. Tabs came in…

  • Another family portrait

    Thanks to yesterday’s sudden thunderstorm, we have another family portrait! Never before have Cow and Indy shared the bench!

  • The raw deal – what’s your deal, Heidi?

    I don’t know if it is coincidental or what, but Heidi avoids the kitchen whenever I open a jar of Quail or Duck for Ginger. Does the smell alone offend her so much? Then, she will also boycott Cubgrub Chicken (her staple food) and the only thing I could get her to eat would be…

  • Indy’s updates (firm stools!)

    I found firm (well, only a teeny weeny bit soft) stools at 5.30am today. It was Indy’s for sure, because there was a tiny bit of blood in it and it was in Indy’s spot. Yesterday, Indy had chicken fillet and Cubgrub, but separately. I noticed that if I mix the two, he will only…

  • Double Charity Donation to MunMun Furry Sanctuary

    Recipients: The dogs and cats at MunMun Furry Sanctuary Donors: Kok Khee Wee, Ahmad Amir Kamil, Wan Tai Seng, Andy Lew, Kathleen Tan, Indy Jones, In memory of Mr Chan Kam Loon, Donors from DoGoodwithBoost, AnimalCare donors (reserve fund). The petfood: Cindy Naturelle grainfree cat kibble – Salmon 13 kg – 8 bags – Chicken 13kg…

  • The raw deal – protein rotation: Bunny eats Quail!!

    Breaking news!!! Bunny eats Cubgrub Quail!! This is very pleasantly surprising! Bunny totally rejected Quail the last round (a few weeks ago). It was only Ginger who ate it. Today, Bunny devoured it! So now, we have two candidates who are eating Quail! Hooray! Updating the list for protein rotation: Cow – Cubgrub Chicken, Primal…

  • Look who is behaving himself….!!

    With the humiliating green-netting gone, Ginger voluntarily spends most of his time at the patio! This behaviour is akin to that of the typical human, ie. the forbidden fruit is always the sweetest!

  • Vaccination aid for 4 dogs in Balakong (Liew Wei Jane’s)

    We have provided a full sponsorship of RM100 for the vaccination of these 4 dogs. Their neutering is also sponsored by us (previous post).