Category: Stories (Kah Yein’s)

  • My new taiji cats

    Our first taiji cats were Heidi and Zurik, both of whom have left us now. Now, our new taiji cats are Gerald and Misty! This is the traditional Yang 85 with the added technique of do-it-without-stepping-on-the-cat!

  • The Blondies’ family portraits

    The Blondies have completed taken over the bed. Awww… I think in time to come, Indra will be as big as Samantha!

  • Creamy the bully

    There is still some bullying by Creamy. Hopefully in time, Gerald will not be so scared. But just take a look at Creamy now. He’s so big, compared to what he was last December when I first caught him to be neutered. Such a skinny scallywag at that time.

  • Indy eats!!!

    After months of having no interest in food (except kibble, occasionally), Indy’s appetite came back right after one subcut. Just one. I had been handfeeding (it is actually force feeding) Indy for months now, not knowing that the inappetence was a sign of kidney disease. he had no other symptoms. He wasn’t dehydrated at all…

  • Gerald is back!

    Yesterday was indeed a worrying day. Gerald did not turn up in the morning at 6am. He only came at 7.30am for breakfast. And again, he did not turn up for dinner until very late. The problem is, Misty refuses to eat by herself. I think she was worried about Gerald. My husband says maybe…

  • Please eat, Kai

    I’ve been quite worried about Kai not eating very much. Sometimes, she will skip an entire meal because hunting and playing are more important for her. I’ve asked the vet about this, and she says it’s quite normal for kittens to prioritise playing instead of eating. Last night, I applied some Mirtazapine on her inner…

  • Astro Oil’s Renal Care Package for Indy and Cleo

    I have used Astro’s Oil Renal Care Package before. It was for Pole and I must say that it gave Pole 4 more months of quality life where she was as normal as any other healthy cat. But we all know that chronic kidney disease is a progressive terminal illness and there is no turning…

  • Cow Mau in the house

    Spot Akira and Indra in the background? Since yesterday, I’ve opened the door so that everyone from Bunny’s Place can come over to Tabs’ Safehouse to play. After exploring, they still feel more comfortable going back to their own place.

  • Indy and Cleo eat their renal canned food

    Cleo and Indy are eating Brit renal canned food. I have to keep Akira at bay because she is a master food-thief. All she does is to come close enough and stare at the bowl. The Super Seniors will move away and let her eat. Such a joy to see Indy having an appetite again…

  • Jayden, Gerald and Misty at the park!

    This morning, I had a scare. Only Creamy and Misty were in the porch at 6am when I fed them. Misty didn’t even eat. She was waiting for Gerald. It was only at 7.30am that Gerald came running back via the neighbour’s roof from the back road. I wonder where he was earlier. But I’m…

  • A subcut session and nurse Indra

    Nurse Indra is always present whenever subcut is administered on Cleo, and now, Indy. It’s 150ml daily for Cleo for 10 days to recheck and re-evaluate. For Indy, it is 250ml on alternate days. Also to be re-evaluated after 10 days. I definitely see some improvement in Indy’s wellbeing already. And he is only on…

  • Feeding the Super Seniors and tales from Bunny’s Place

    This is the Super Seniors and the Blondies (plus Samantha’s) breakfast. The two blobs is the Renal-N mixed in baby food. The smaller one is for Cleo as she needs 1 scoop twice daily while the bigger one is for Indy who needs 1.5 scoops twice daily. Indra, Cleo, Cow Mau and Samantha eating. This…

  • Free access for the Blondies to Tabs’ Safehouse!

    I opened the kitchen back door today and everyone from Bunny’s Place was free to come into Tabs’ Safehouse! Everyone came in to explore, including Cow Mau, Indy and Cleo. Surprisingly, Cleo was keen to explore. Usually, she is very wary and untrusting of new spaces and would prefer to run back to her safe…

  • Wet renal food for Indy and Cleo

    For the next 10 days, Cleo and Indy will be on a strict renal diet and subcut so that we can evaluate if this regimen works to reduce their creatinine levels. For renal food, I only have Cubgrub’s CKD Chicken and RC’s renal kibble. The renal kibble is used more as a snack, actually. Today,…

  • Tabs to the vet’s for her annual check-up

    How told is Tabs, exactly? We don’t know. She came to our old house in November 2011 wearing a red collar with a bell. When I took her to the vet’s to be neutered, the vet estimated her age to be “7 months”. This would mean Tabs is 12 plus this year. So since I…