Updates on 26th March 2024: Ms Chin contacted us again to ask if she could claim for a new ginger cat who is having runny nose whom she plans to get neutered. She says she doesn’t know what had happened to this white cat as they were under the care of the people “downstairs” and not looked after by her. We informed her that her initial agreement to look after the white cat was not fulfilled and therefore we are not able to help her anymore. We also reminded her that a sick cat cannot be brought for neutering until the cat has healed.
We asked her to check with her downstairs friends what had happened to the white cat. She called back much later to say the white cat had passed away “a year ago”. She didn’t even ask about the cat and she didn’t even know what had happened to her. We subsequently informed her that our aid is only for caregivers who look after the neutered animals themselves. As such we are not able to help her anymore.
Updates in Dec 2022: Ms Chin informed us that this black cat had died. She said she did not know that sick cats could not be neutered. We advised her that the spaying procedure is a major operation and sick cats cannot be sent for neutering.
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We have provided an aid of RM100 for the neutering of this cat.
The cat also went through a hernia operation which Ms Chin paid for herself.
Ms Chin is not proficient in English or Bahasa Malaysia. The write-up for the application is done by her daughter. But I spoke with her in Cantonese and learnt that she is truly dedicated in caring for these street cats.
In my conversation with Ms Chin, she explained that this black cat was very malnourished when rescued. She is now looking after the cat and ensuring the cat is in better health first. Ms Chin has also decided to adopt this cat. She has rescued many cats prior to this. Kittens are usually rehomed. She has also encountered cats owned by people but not cared for and she tries her best to help such cats too.
This is the cat after the spaying and hernia surgery.
The previous cat is doing fine. Ms Chin says she is eating well and has put on weight too. This is a female cat (please disregard the pronoun “he” in the write-up below).
