Month: January 2024

  • Feeding our clan Adored Beast’s Healthy Gut pre+probiotic

    I was previously using Adored Beast’s Love Bugs pre+probiotic. This company has a variety of probiotics for different needs, but Love Bugs is the most basic and its formula also forms the basis of all their other probiotics. So, Healthy Gut is the Love Bugs with added digestive enzymes. I decided to try this, rotating…

  • Cow Mau’s small bites

    Whoa…no, no, I did not get bitten again!! Haha…. I’m talking about feeding Cow Mau small portions of food so that it is easier for him to take it up in his mouth in each bite. This is because Cow Mau has that mouth pain that nothing seems to be able to solve. The Solensia…

  • Panna eats and drinks…enthusiastically too! (Szetoo Yu Ming’s)

    The vet just sent two beautiful videos, or Panna eating and drinking enthusiastically!! The vet also says that the top half of the thigh muscle and tissue are all still fine. This probably means the gangrene had not spread upwards. Luckily!! She has she will monitor Panna for another 3 days to see his progress,…

  • Panna’s surgery went well! (Szetoo Yu Ming’s)

    Szetoo and the vet both just texted the good news!! Panna’s surgery went well and he is waking up from the anaesthesia now! Both limbs have been amputated. (My apologies this post is late; my wifi is acting up.) You did it, Panna!! You did it! This video was sent by the kind and amazing…

  • South Korea passes bill to ban sale and consumption of dog meat (with a 3 years’ grace period)

    The news: https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/south-korea-ban-sale-consumption-dog-meat-101704781852418.html Excerpts: South Korea’s Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to prohibit the consumption and sale of dog meat, marking the end of a centuries-old practice. The move reflects a shift in societal attitudes towards animal welfare, with an increasing number of Koreans viewing dogs as family members. The legislation reads, “This law…

  • Panna’s surgery is underway (Szetoo Yu Ming’s)

    Panna’s surgery started at about 3pm. Both the clinic and Szetoo updated me. Szetoo says the vet explained that the surgery would take FOUR hours, with 2 hours per leg. The amputation would be done from the hip. Another hour is required for waking up from the anaesthesia. That’s going to be a very long…

  • Panna – waiting for his surgery (Szetoo Yu Ming’s)

    I texted the clinic first thing in the morning to find out how Panna is. According to the assistant, Panna looked alert and stable. That was a relief! Szetoo also woke up very early and lighted a candle for Panna to wish him a smooth and successful surgery and quick recovery. Right now, Szetoo is…

  • Bhutan took 14 years to do it! We?

    Recently, Bhutan has been in the international news for successfully neutering all stray dogs after a 14-year long project. The news: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/bhutan-becomes-first-country-to-sterilise-all-stray-dogs-after-14-year-long-project-92557 Bhutan has declared itself the first country in the world to have completely sterilised and vaccinated its entire stray dog population, following a 14-year dog population control programme. A global animal charity, Humane…

  • FMT article: AnimalCare provides aid for stray welfare

    We are featured on FMT today (bandaged arm included)!! Many thanks to journalist Lena Toon and photographer Morganraj Villavan for helping us spread the awareness to their readers!!| The article: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2024/01/09/animalcare-provides-aid-for-stray-welfare/ This is the very first time that Indy is not featured in a newspaper and magazine article about our work! But wait…his book is…

  • Jayden with Gerald…and Misty!

    Here are some lovely photos and a video to start off your day with a smile and an “aww…”! Children learn best from example. They are our future, so it is our responsibility to show them the way. Jayden follows me out for all the feeding sessions whenever he is in our house. I hope…

  • Fundraising for alley cat Panna (double amputation) and a message from Szetoo Yu Ming

    Ref 1: https://animalcare.my/2024/01/08/a-special-fundraising-for-panna-alley-cat-who-needs-a-double-amputation-szetoo-yu-mings/ Ref 2: https://animalcare.my/2024/01/08/fundraising-for-alley-cat-panna-for-a-double-amputation-surgery-tomorrow/ Panna’s double amputation surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. According to Szetoo, the vet would only be able to determine how far the gangrene has spread after they do the incision. Meanwhile, Panna is on two antibiotics. From the vet’s report, I saw Clamentin Inj, Metacam Inj, Midazolam Inj, Fentanyl…

  • Fundraising for alley cat Panna, for a double amputation – surgery tomorrow (Szetoo Yu Ming’s)

    Ref: https://animalcare.my/2024/01/08/a-special-fundraising-for-panna-alley-cat-who-needs-a-double-amputation-szetoo-yu-mings/ Szetoo has shared the vet’s estimated itemised costing with us. The whole procedure is estimated at RM4150.00 and this includes a minimum of a 3-day hospitalisation. He has already paid a RM2000 deposit for the clinic to proceed with the treatment. The vet will try to stabilise Panna with aggressive dressing today, take…

  • A special fundraising for Panna, alley cat who needs a double amputation (Szetoo Yu Ming’s)

    Dear Readers and Supporters, We are doing a special fundraising for this alley cat, Panna, who is under the care of Mr Szetoo Yu Ming. Szetoo has been helping AnimalCare with our annual audit for 14 years and counting now, free or charge, ever since we started. The annual audit is an important requirement for…

  • The Cow Bite wound story (no more clinic dressings required!)

    I went for my last clinic dressing today! The doctor says I only have to do it myself at home as the wound is healing well. But it would have to remain plastered for it to heal properly. I had always thought that we should expose the wound to let it dry faster, but the…

  • Cotton Balls – Rehome (part 1)

    Hi everyone.  Joy here and I have Happy News! The Cotton Balls are 2 months old and are ready for their new homes.  5 Kittens survived and are fluffy balls of cotton that you simply cannot resist.  I cannot tell them apart so I do not name them.  Their furever family can give them their…