Category: Stories (Kah Yein’s)

  • Juno goes out to join the Monsters!

    Today, Juno sneaked out to Ginger’s Catio. I don’t even know when she did it. But when I went out to feed the Monsters, I noticed an “extra” tabby there and got a shock of my life. When did an extra grey tabby come into the catio and how??? Only then I realised it was…

  • Where is Juno’s Puppy?

    Last night, I had another scare. I could not find Juno’s toy puppy (named Puppy). My short-term memory is getting really blurry these days. But I remember distinctly that I put Puppy into the carrier when Juno went for spaying and I definitely checked that Puppy was in the carrier when I brought Juno back…

  • Peace and quiet again, little birdies

    Finally, CNY is over. “War zones” are now once again safe, peaceful and quiet…until the next Malaysian festival which has chosen to adopt the fireworks ritual. Be safe, birdies…

  • Happy 2nd birthday, Blondies!!

    Arrgh…I’m two days late, but better late than never, girls! Happy 2nd birthday, Kai, Akira and Indra!!! The Blondies are 2 years 2 days old today!!

  • A scare-of-my-life this morning by Minnie

    I had a scare of my life this morning. I thought Minnie was sick. And why is this so scary? It is because Minnie (and Samantha) cannot be touched. If they cannot be touched, they had better not get sick. Otherwise, how would I be able to get them into a carrier to take them…

  • Juno’s post-op (Day 5)

    I could not sleep until very late last night due to the fireworks. So I spent the time with Juno, off-collar, under strict supervision. She licks and grooms around the surgical site, but not on it, so I confidently took off the collar on her last night. I think she’s quite miserable wearing it. All…

  • Dental food for our cats

    I think it was two years ago when another vet whom I consulted for four of our cats recommended Royal Canin’s Dental for dental hygiene. Since then, I’ve bought quite a few packets for our cats and everyone loves it. Then, I stopped giving it for some months. It’s not as readily available as the…

  • How “manja” is Creamy?

    There is no English equivalent for the word “manja”, is there? “Affectionate” is the closest I can find, but it doesn’t quite cut it. Google Translate says it’s “spoiled”, but it isn’t that either. So, “manja” is “manja” and if you are Malaysian, you know what it means! This morning, the tide turned. For some…

  • Juno’s post-op (Day 4)

    Today is Day 4 for Juno’s post-op, but it is actually only about 78 hours after her surgery. I have been giving her more off-collar time to groom herself as I can see she’s quite miserable wearing the collar. I use this stick toy just to keep her occupied so that she won’t groom too…

  • My very first big pound rescue (Puchong pound) in 2006

    A friend was asking me about all the pound rescues we had done before. My memory is getting worse by the day nowadays and I could not recall the exact details, but I do remember our Klang rescue in 2009, Selayang in 2010 and Puchong again in 2014, but there was also one in 2006…

  • Getting cats to drink more water

    We all know that our cats should drink more water. Being descended from Persia which was primarily a desert, cats do not have a natural thirst drive. So, they almost always do not drink enough water and this is one of the reasons 33.3% of cats will end up with kidney disease later in life.…

  • Juno’s post-op Day 3

    It’s very early in the morning right now. Juno slept a lot yesterday afternoon. Since the boys were here, Tabs and Juno went upstairs. Normally it’s Tabs who will seek refuge upstairs when downstairs gets too noisy. Tabs has always preferred quiet and solitude. I brought food upstairs for Tabs and Juno. Juno’s normal eating…

  • Juno plays with Jayden

    Juno is more or less back to normal now, except that I still cannot take off her e-collar for fear she might lick on the surgical site or worse, bite off the stitches. However, for all our previous female cats/kittens, they have always, on their own accord taken off the e-collar (theirs were all the…

  • Those blasted fireworks and firecrackers

    I’m glad to hear and read that many Malaysians, including the Chinese Malaysians, have expressed their anger and annoyance at the selfish and indiscrimate use of fireworks and firecrackers this Chinese New Year. Here are two reports: No common sense: https://thesun.my/style-life/going-viral/late-night-fireworks-during-pai-ti-kong-angers-malaysians-please-have-some-common-sense-CH13631074 Just plain angry: https://thesun.my/style-life/going-viral/woman-condemns-those-setting-off-fireworks-at-4am-during-chinese-new-year-FA13643723 I must say I’m slightly amused by the comment, “How…

  • Juno’s spaying – post-op Day 2

    Juno had very good appetite yesterday and she also defecated, so two things ticked off my list. But she did not urinate. I waited until very late last night and even put her into one of the litter boxes at the pantry, but there was no urination. Riley accompanied her in the pantry all night,…