Month: November 2023

  • Plaza Merdeka Shopping Centre’s very own resident kucings!!

    How delightful: https://worldofbuzz.com/plaza-merdeka-shopping-centre-in-kuching-has-a-resident-cat-everyones-eager-to-meet-him/ An excerpt: Roaming the halls of Plaza Merdeka, Hassan is a handsome short-haired feline with white fur and golden ears. Present on a daily basis, some of Hassan’s tasks include greeting mall visitors, walking around the mall to inspect each stall, as well as wandering nearby the receptionist area. He even accepts…

  • Dora’s amazing healing from TVT (updates from Imm’s Shelter)

    Judy sent this amazing news!! Despite being the last one to be captured for treatment and having the TVT fester for weeks/months, Dora is healing remarkably well! From Judy: Dora’s TVT tumour has shrunk amazingly well after her first chemo jab on 6/11/23. Only small tumour remaining. 2nd jab given today. So happy for her!…

  • And five’s certainly not a crowd!

    Samantha and the Blondies sometimes simply love to be in a crowd, especially when Indy is eating! A junk-eating session!!

  • Ramped up CKD battle plan for Indy! (and some reflections on probiotics)

    Indy now has a ramped up CKD battle plan!! As far as the vet is concerned, she has prescribed daily 250ml subcut for Indy which we had already started two days ago. She has also added Renal-P to Indy’s Renal-N so that phosphorus control is covered as well. On our own, we have doubled the…

  • A perfect raw-diet poop from Indra (and my post-Covid brain fog)!

    Maybe Indra wanted to reassure me that she’s completely recovered now, so she left a perfect-looking raw-diet poop (yes, just one beautiful piece!) along the wall in Bunny’s Room. I just found it a few minutes ago. The faeces of cats on a raw diet are typically small in size, crumbly and dry; this is…

  • Dora’s TVT treatment (updates from Imm’s Shelter)

    Dora was yet another one of the very difficult-to-catch dogs living in the CNRM-colony outside Imm’s Shelter. She also had TVT and was finally caught. She is undergoing treatment now. Her TVT lesion is quite massive since it’s been growing for sometime now. Hopefully the treatment works and she recovers in due time. The following…

  • Goodbye Tuff and Snowpea (updates from Imm’s Shelter)

    We are sad to learn that Tuff, the recently-rescued dog from Imm’s Shelter’s CNRM-colony did not make it. He had TVT but was too weak to start treatment. He had other complications too. One of their elderly cats, Snowpea, also passed away peacefully a few days ago. We send our deepest condolences to Imm and…

  • Checking in on Indra, Cow Mau and Indy

    I got up at 3.30am this morning. I think Indra is all okay already! No poop. Cow Mau appears well this morning too, just a little dishevelled as he doesn’t groom himself much. I do brush his coat almost daily. It must be the osteoarthritis that is preventing him from self-grooming as his joints are…

  • And finally, Misty comes back!

    It’s been a very long day today. My day began at 2.45am this morning and I have not rested yet. When I finally finished managing all the cat matters, updating the new supplement regimens for Indy and Cow Mau, updated all the medical records, it was time to feed the cats their dinner. But…Misty did…

  • Indy to the vet’s (PCV up but creatinine also up)

    I’ve kept Indy for last, but it isn’t a case of keeping the very best for last. The good news first: Indy’s weight is maintained at 5.0kg and his PCV is up, at 35% (from 25%)! Updates: The 35% was a wrong reading. It was retested and it was only at 25%.   But the bad…

  • Cow Mau to the vet’s (Solensia injection administered)

    Next up is Cow Mau. Nothing seemed to be working for Cow Mau’s mouth pain now. Even the Metacam injection and the alternate-day Meloxicam oral medication didn’t help anymore. Neither does transdermal Tramadol, so as per the advice of our vet, I opted for the Solensia injection. The Solensia is not a “drug” but an…

  • Rey to the vet’s (lymph nodes back to normal size)

    Next up is Rey. I’m relieved that the lymph nodes on both sides of Rey’s neck are back to their normal size. The vet said the swelling of these lymph nodes aren’t very worrying as it could also be caused by gum inflammation. So the vet checked Rey’s mouth and he has some tartar, so…

  • Gerald to the vet’s (symmetrical alopecia)

    “Symmetrical alopecia” sounds almost frightening, except it isn’t. It means balding in a symmetrical fashion! Operasi 4 Kucing started at 10.40am this morning… …with little Jayden’s help! We carted all four mewing cats to the vet’s, but not before mildly sedating them with transdermal Gabapentin. Still the Gabapentin did nothing to quieten Gerald down. He…

  • Use of probiotics in dogs and cats

    A fact sheet: https://vetspecialists.co.uk/fact-sheets-post/probiotics-use-in-cats-and-dogs-fact-sheet/ Excerpts: Improving the gut microflora may have more systemic effects as the intestinal microorganisms are thought to have a variety of roles, from digestion of nutrients and vitamins to production of beneficial compounds or regulation of the immune system. Although more studies are needed to assess the true effect of probiotics,…

  • Gerald – secured!

    Gerald had been calling for breakfast for a bit too long by the time I finished writing that previous post, so I decided not to risk it by delaying it any longer. Otherwise, he might just give up and go look for food elsewhere. So I quickly brought food out and oh no!! Gerald and…