Month: January 2024

  • Cognitive decline: Research shows pets can benefit the elderly

    The article: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2024/01/07/cognitive-decline-pets-could-benefit-older-adults-who-live-alone/ Some excerpts: Now, researchers at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, have investigated social isolation among older people, and more specifically the potential association between living with a pet and cognitive decline. They used data from several waves of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, including 7,945 participants aged 50 and over,…

  • An update on the rescued abandoned pet dog

    Ref: https://animalcare.my/2023/12/31/rescued-abandoned-dog-for-adoption-tong-yut-funs/ This is an update to the news above. The dog is now safe at a clinic. She is female and has already been spayed. Her rescuer, who is JoTong’s friend, works at a shelter, so the dog will be discharged next week and temporarily placed in the shelter while pending adoption. We offered…

  • Chubby and Tam are adopted to their forever loving home!!

    Whenever we manage to get even one animal rehomed, it is a cause for celebration! Ref: https://animalcare.my/2023/12/24/2-dogs-for-urgent-adoption-in-tanjung-malim-requested-by-zaleha-ramli/ Today, we celebrate the adoption of Chubby and Tam!! We would like to thank the efforts of Zaleha Ramli and our dear friend, Judy Chua and also her friends for making all the connections. Without your help, Chubby…

  • Neutering aid for 3 cats in Kulim, Kedah (Norshahana bt Ahmad Shah’s) & Updates

    We have provided a full sponsorship of RM342 for the neutering of these 3 cats. These cats are jointly cared for by Ms Norshahana and her father, En Ahmad Shah bin Kamaruddin. Please see below for the story about these cats. The vet also gave a discount to the total charges. Updates on previously-claimed cats…

  • Dorami and Mina drink soup – a success story!!

    Today is only Day 2 and Ming-Yi has successfully enticed Dorami and Mina to drink the homemade chicken soup!! Mina is probably saying, “I need coffee, I need coffee!!” Mina finished drinking her soup and is now showing her butt out of protest and trying to sniff coffee. Dorami is still drinking. Eh, Day 2…

  • Dorami and Mina try soup!

    Ming-Yi decided to try to make chicken soup for her cats, Dorami and Mina. Here’s how it went: While the photo shows promise, Dorami only licked a little bit while Mina didn’t care much for it. Instead, Mina went to sniff at coffee…haha. Like, as Ming-Yi says, how perfume shops give you coffee beans to…

  • The family that snacks together stays together!

    Snack time for the Blondies! Samantha wants to eat too… The family that snacks together stays together!

  • The world’s cleanest milk!

    First, we had the world’s cleanest honey, then plant-based salmon and now….. The world’s cleanest milk which isn’t from cows! The youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM2Vk8JAr1k Cruelty-free milk! The same milk molecules that come from a cow now comes from a lab through a process called microbial fermentation. It is chemically the same as cow’s milk but without…

  • Avant Pet’s Vegepet Functional Dog Food and reflections about a vegetarian diet for pets

    As you all know, Avant Pet and its sister company, Ecopet, have been supporting our work for many years now and we are very thankful to them. Avant Pet sells Vegepet Functional Dog Food. Read all about it here: http://www.vegepet.com.tw/english/about.html Now, yes, I know, feeding dogs vegetarian food is a point of contention for a…

  • The Cow Bite wound story (after 7 days)

    At 8pm tonight, it would have been exactly 7 days since the night Cow Mau bit me last week. I’ve been going daily for dressing. As it turns out, I’m sensitive to the normal bandage as well as the waterproof bandage, so it’s just a plaster now. There was still some slough today but otherwise,…

  • The day after the stem cell therapy

    Indy, Ginger and Tabs went for the stem cell therapy yesterday. The vet said it is normal for them to feel tired and sleep a lot for the next few days. Well, Indy was still busy scolding the Monsters at 3am this morning and woke everyone up. He did not seem to be slowing down…

  • Beware of scammers who use charity accounts

    Today, I was alerted to a scam which has brought much difficulties to a certain animal NGO in the Klang Valley, including the freezing of their bank accounts and significant disruptions in receiving donations which has affected their good work. My purpose of writing about it is so that other NGOs will be aware of…

  • Indy, Ginger and Tabs’ stem cell therapy at the vet’s

    Today was Indy, Ginger and Tabs’ stem cell therapy at the clinic. It was supposed to be last Friday, but it got postponed to today. For new readers, Indy was suddenly diagnosed with Stage 3-4 CKD in September last year. He showed no symptoms except for being fussy over food which I thought was just…

  • New Year’s diet resolution?

    Today, we share an article on eating for longevity: https://www.businessinsider.com/new-year-diet-advice-habit-blue-zone-researcher-2024-1 As you know, besides helping street animals, AnimalCare also covers education on various other ways to help animals in general and one of the ways is to eat less of them. Hence, we promote Meatless Mondays or just going meatless as often as you can.…

  • Human behaviours that can cause cats undue stress

    I just chanced upon this article and I agree with everything in it: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2024/01/03/dressing-cats-up-can-cause-them-undue-stress-experts-say/ The contents of this article has inspired me to share these, below: Dressing up pets – I do not understand why some parents must dress up their pets (dogs and cats). Some claim that their pets like it. I do not…