Month: July 2023

  • Akira’s case of eating contaminated cockroaches (Part 2)

    This is a follow-up to today’s crazy day where Akira had a fever and was down and out. The vet says it is most likely a gastrointestinal problem and the only thing I could think of is that the Blondies are keen hunters and they are so attracted to the drainhole and cockroaches. Initially, they…

  • Akira rushed to vet’s with Kai tagging along (Part 1)

    It started with Kai not eating well yesterday. Then, in the evening, I saw a lot of vomit on the floor of the pantry, which I suspected was Kai’s. Then this morning, Akira refused to eat. This was followed by her vomiting. I was hoping the vomiting would stop but it did not. She kept…

  • Malaysian architects against the felling of trees

    The news as reported by TheStar: https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2023/07/08/architects-against-felling-of-street-trees The newspaper article: We need to protect our trees and greenery. Many animals live on them or/and depend on them for sustenance, shade and shelter. A few weeks back, our neighbourhood made a complaint about the felling of trees in our city (yes, Subang Jaya sudah ada taraf “bandaraya”…

  • Samantha escapes…

    …from Bunny’s Place into the house. Not onto the road. Just into the house. But it was bad enough. She sneaked out when I opened the screen door from Bunny’s Room last night, at about 9pm. Then, it was impossible to get her back. As you know, Samantha refuses to let me touch her. Even…

  • Mother-dog caught for neutering (updates from Loke Siew Fong)

    With all the puppies adopted (we sponsored the vaccinations for four of them), it was time to get the mother-dog neutered. Ms Loke asked us for suggestions and our dog-rescuer and TagTeam member, JoTong, was in communication with Ms Loke. Finally, on 5th July 2023, Ms Loke and her friends managed to secure the mother-dog!…

  • Imm’s Shelter project put on hold (failure to catch the two TVT dogs)

    Judy has been updating us on this project involving the two suspected TVT dogs, named Fluff and Dora. Imm’s Shelter requested our aid for their treatment and we had already agreed to a maximum of RM1,500 per dog. Ref: https://animalcare.my/2023/06/24/helping-imms-shelter-with-the-treatment-of-2-cnrm-dogs-with-tvt/ However, after days of trying to catch the two dogs, including efforts by a darter, both…

  • Vandana Shiva on diversity in farming and “artificial foods”

    There is much to learn from this amazing lady and let us see how we can apply the knowledge from this one short video when it comes to feeding our animals: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ff55FfZjbXU Look at the last part where she talks about “artificial foods”!  

  • Ancient children walked with elephants and rhinoceroses!

    What a paradise it was back then!! The story: https://www.businessinsider.com/fossilized-human-rhino-elephant-footprints-europe-germany-2023-6 Photo credit: Benoit Clarys The article says: 300,000-year-old footprints are some of the oldest in Europe and show how our ancient ancestors co-existed with rhinos and elephants on lake and river shores. Photo credit: Senckenberg Some of the human footprints are believed to be those of…

  • The Monsters visit…and it ends with a fight

    It’s been very long (about a month, at least) that the Monsters have not been allowed to come over to Bunny’s Place to eat grass. The reason is that the Blondies would also go over to Ginger’s Catio, climb up the platforms and attempt to escape. They still haven’t grown big enough, so they might…

  • Breakfast at Bunny’s Place

    This morning’s breakfast was a rare occasion because… …I managed to get all three Blondies eat by themselves without the need to handfeed them!! It is very, very rare indeed that they would be interested in food because almost always, they would be more interested in playing and just like how human mothers go everywhere…

  • Jackson Galaxy’s 5 ways to extend your cat’s life

    Here are Mr Galaxy’s 5 tips: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ytClp05By98 Proper nutrition – wet or raw diet. Get rid of the dry food. Annual check-up at the vet’s. Dental check-up every 1.5 years. Play with your cat; they need the exercise. Cat-proof your home.

  • The residents of Bunny’s Place

    Photo shoot day at Bunny’s Place! Riley was showing Kai how to find remnants of serai leaves among the grass. Samantha, the Blondies and Cleo in the background. Super Cow Mau. The dirty paws will be washed afterwards. He uses his paws to wipe the eye discharge from his eyes. I’m giving daily Beazyme to…

  • Updates on Brown1 (from Wong Su Moi)

    We fully sponsored Brown1’s neutering and partially sponsored her scrotal ablation, a surgery done during neutering because of a maggot wound. Unfortunately, the wound opened up after discharge and Brown1 had to be restitched again. Today is the appointment for the removal of stitches and according to Ms Wong, the wound has completely healed now.…

  • What to do if you rescue a female cat without an ear notch

    I learnt something from the vet today and would like share it with all of you. She mentioned it is for cats, but I guess it can also work for dogs with the necessary modifications. I was discussing with the vet about ear notching Kai, Akira and Indra at a later date. During the spaying…

  • Indra has her 3rd vaccination

    Today, we took Indra for her third vaccination and this completes her “baby vaccinations”. Indra’s is delayed by one month because she had the flu when Kai and Akira had their first vaccination. Indra came home and “told” Samantha all about her trip to the vet’s. Samantha groomed her to console her. “I had to…