Category: Stories (Kah Yein’s)

  • Cow Mau’s echocardiogram at the vet’s

    Cow Mau had his echocardiogram done today. It is basically a thorough ultrasound scan of the heart and it took more than 30 minutes. The left ventricle was checked more thoroughly than the right since it’s the left that pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body. Cow was very cooperative, though. But he…

  • Keeping Uncle Indy company

    The Monsters, Riley and the Blondies have definitely brought life and activity to our seniors and super seniors. Over at the catio, Minnie and the Monsters adore their Uncle Ginger so much. In the safehouse, Riley is Tabs’ playmate; they can be seen playing catch every now and then. The Blondies definitely bring a lot…

  • Doing CNRM within our means

    As I had written in the previous post, the best way to keep our CNRM work sustainable is to do it within our means. Whether it is only one animal or 100, everyone’s financial resources, time and energy are limited, so everyone’s “means” would differ. Never compare yourself with another caregiver. As for me, we…

  • Indy’s subcut for the day

    It was way back in 2019, four years ago, when Indy needed subcut, but only for 8 months. He had kidney issues, but it resolved itself after 8 months and he didn’t need subcut anymore. Way back then, I was able to do it singlehandedly so I thought I’d try today. Yes, I still can!…

  • Cow Mau to the vet’s (congestive heart failure)

    I know how scary congestive heart failure sounds. But that’s what Cow Mau has. Congestive heart failure (also called heart failure) is a serious condition in which the heart doesn’t pump blood as efficiently as it should. Despite its name, heart failure doesn’t mean that the heart has literally failed or is about to stop working.…

  • Indy’s to the vet’s (chronic kidney degeneration)

    Luckily I decided to take Indy to the vet’s today even though he didn’t present with any particular symptoms. Indy has chronic kidney degeneration and it is at Stage 3. Indy is 15 years old 4 months. He was rescued from the drain in May 2008. His blood test last year, in October 2022, was…

  • Cleo to the vet’s (kidney degeneration)

    I took Cleo, Indy and Cow Mau to the vet’s today for their geriatric check-up. It’s all bad news, unfortunately. Well, they are, after all, our super seniors. Aging happens and we know there is no escape from geriatric illnesses. Cleo is 16 years 7 months old. She has been a kidney patient since September…

  • Indra, Akira and me

    Here are some memorable moments!

  • The Monsters

    A family portrait and a supervised visit to Bunny’s Place to eat grass. It’s rare to be able to get all six eating on the ground. Usually, either Lynx or Smurfy would be on the table. Robin is trying to bully Smurfy by making his pigeon-cooing war cry. It’s his war cry, but it sounds…

  • The supervisor at the porch feeding station

    And a very strict one at that too! The Porch Cats eat raw food (usually Coco&Joe’s) and there is always a standby can of canned food in case they need a change of taste for the day. And they also get raw cut-up meat for dental health. A real feast! Ryan made sure I did…

  • Minnie still says no

    After giving it a break, this morning, I dusted (yes, just very finely dusted) some probiotic powder over Minnie’s food and then I covered it with more food. But she knew, and refused to eat her food. Sigh… So I had to quickly change her bowl and give her fresh unlaced new food. I actually…

  • All peaceful at the porch

    Creamy was here this morning, sitting atop my car. Gerald and Misty were on the ground. There was just a bit of posturing from Creamy towards Gerald, but all three managed to eat their breakfast without any issue. I did, however, have to warn Creamy with a smack when he threatened Gerald.  

  • All’s well in the porch…for now

    Dinner time in the porch with Gerald and Misty. Creamy did not come, which is quite normal as he only comes for raw food whenever he pleases. Let’s hope there won’t be anymore bullying by Creamy tomorrow.  

  • A treeshrew passing through

    All it took was for a little treeshrew to pass through on the ledge at Bunny’s Place and that threw breakfast in total disarray! Kai, Akira and Indra were all in hot pursuit of the treeshrew. Kai was transfixed and determined to continue “hunting”. Luckily I managed to call Akira to get her to come…

  • Creamy the bully, Misty the hero!

    Something very strange happened, (or rather, did not happen) today. Gerald did not make his morning wake-up-please-feed-us call. When I opened the front door to feed the Porch Cats, only Creamy was there. Gerald and Misty were not around. Oh no, what happened to Gerald and Misty? They never miss breakfast. So I called for…