Month: February 2023

  • Kinta Dog to be released tomorrow

    Here’s an update from Mr Lu, the kind volunteer from Persatuan Pencinta Haiwan Kinta Perak, who helped with Kinta Dog when we made a callout for help. I asked if the red collar is necessary since Kinta Dog has already been microchipped and ear-notched. According to Mr Lu, it seems to be a necessity in…

  • Of botched spaying, ear notches, dog tags and other matters

    In the past few months, we have encountered several cases which I think can be shared (with identities kept confidential) for the purpose of education. Case 1 – The poor dog whose spaying was botched. Once in a while, we get requests from overseas. I guess the pet-parents are desperate and will go all out…

  • What is Tabs watching?

    Our Harimau Malaya (Tabs) is watching a lion dance performance which was done in front of Wong Fei Hoong’s memorial in China. REAL, solid kungfu!

  • The 2am feed

    I’ve just finished the 2am feed. Gerald came to make a lot of noise at the window. He always does, whenever I wake up in the middle of the night or at dawn. And Samantha wants to go out. I have a feeling she’s come into heat again. Can a cat get pregnant while nursing…

  • Indra’s white legs

    It’s just so cute! I’m not so worried now that the vet has checked and Samantha does have milk, after all. I just hope she won’t discard them out of the box again.

  • Frankie and Dentie return to Malaysia from Turkey, our HEROES!!

    The youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhmOBKyuA3g Have a good rest now, Frankie and Dentie. You are both our heroes!! Dentie Frankie. Our heroes!!!

  • New Neutering Aid Rates!

    In view of the rising cost of living, the economic slowdown, the rate of inflation and based on the receipts we receive from the claims, we have revised our Neutering Aid rates, effective today (24th February 2023). Please be informed that the above rates are still dependent on fund availability. If your vet offers a…

  • A clean bill of health for the kittens!

    I managed to get all the kittens and Samantha into the carrier without much problems this morning, then off we went to the vet’s. Gerald saw us off. The whole family in the car. The vet said all the kittens are fine. They are also not constipated despite me being unable to make them defecate…

  • A new visitor and the eagle

    There is yet another new visitor to our porch, probably trying to take Samantha’s vacancy. This time it’s a small tortoiseshell whom I will call “Misty”. So, there’s Socks, Pepper (the ginger with white socks), the earlier tortoiseshell who was pregnant and now, Misty, another tortoiseshell. Samantha fought off the pregnant tortoiseshell in a very…

  • Guess who is the heaviest now?

    This morning, Kai was cast out of the box. Sigh. But the good news is that through the night, everyone has gained some weight, with Indra leading now. 22-Feb 7pm 310 285 293 23-Feb 7am 339 294 312 23-Feb 6pm 339 310 330 24-Feb 6am 346 313 352 Feeding Indra. Feeding Akira. Feeding Kai. If…

  • More about the “white socks” on cats

    Here’s another article: https://www.livescience.com/why-cats-have-white-socks-on-paws.html And it answers a question which was bugging me: Does it mean that the developmental quirk happened in all the white patches of a cat? Looks like the answer is YES. These distinctive fur colors and markings emerge while a cat embryo is developing. The cells that give cat fur its color first…

  • How human extinction would change the earth

    A very, very interesting article: https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/how-human-extinction-would-change-the-earth/?dicbo=v2-jo8tqdo I picked out some bits: Cats are predicted to survive better than dogs after human extinction. Cats have already reclaimed Chernobyl Exclusion Zone where humans dare not go into. Some remnants of human existence might remain – plastic. Yes, that Tupperware might still be there. Animals will thrive after humans…

  • Why have big cats evolved but not big dogs?

    So, so interesting! https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/why-have-big-cats-evolved-but-not-big-dogs/ The equivalent of the tiger to a cat is a BEAR to a DOG! We colloquially group cats and dogs together because we keep domestic versions of both of them as pets, but they are different animals that have evolved to fit different niches. Cats and dogs are both in the Carnivora order,…

  • Oh no, now Kai is out of the box!

    Sigh… I went in to check and this is what I found: Kai is outside the box, all alone. Why did Samantha do this? Or even if Kai climbed out by himself, why didn’t Samantha carry him back? Well, the thing is, Kai has not gained any weight in the last 12 hours. Remember Kai…

  • Why do so many cats have white paws?

    Wow, I did not know this! Did you? https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/why-do-cats-have-white-paws/ These features are caused by a developmental quirk, which occurs whilst the embryonic kitten slumbers in its mother’s womb, and which stymies the ability of would-be pigment cells to mature properly.  Well, Indra not only has white paws, but white legs. Indra has two white hind…