Category: Stories (Kah Yein’s)

  • Minnie’s 2nd Phantom of the Opera saga ends!

    Minnie’s 2nd Phantom of the Opera saga officially ended this morning, at about 3.15am. I got up before 3am and I thought it might be a good time to try and get Minnie to go back out to the Catio all my herself. Husband was asleep, so there might be a chance. She’s scared of…

  • A new protocol for Tabs and Minnie’s 2nd Phantom of the Opera saga

    I texted the vet yesterday as I was concerned about Tabs’ high urea. So, after some discussion, we have a new treatment protocol for her now. It’s 150ml daily subcut fluids for 3 weeks foll0wed by a check-up. Also, I can give her the remaining Azodyl from Indy and/or double up her Renal-Combi. Meanwhile, I’m…

  • The morning after the night of terror (the finale of the reptilian encounter)

    The short version: The cobra has been caught by our chief of security (bless him with everything’s that good in life) from our garden and Bomba has taken it away. Nobody died. The long version:  This morning was pandemonium in the house. The Monsters had sprayed all over both bedrooms, and on the cushioned bed…

  • A night of terror (Part 3)

    Finally…Minnie is in the house! My raffia string worked. I think it would be impossible to put her with the boys tonight. So I will just let her be. At long last, she’s safe! All 14 cats are inside the house now. I don’t think I can sleep, though.

  • A night of terror (Part 2)

    I heard some noise in the Catio, so I immediately got Ginger and the Monsters into the house. They all looked scared with their tail down so it wasn’t difficult to get them in. Everyone came in except Lynx and Rey. In the course of trying to get Lynx and Rey, Minnie escaped back to…

  • A night of terror

    Late afternoon today, we were alerted to a commotion right outside our house. It was the next-door neighbour and she said a lorry driver had passed by and told her a cat (it was Misty, we found out later) was chasing a cobra away in front of her house. It was a big one, the…

  • Further reflections on Tabs and Ginger’s CKD

    I needed some time to reflect on Tabs and Ginger’s CKD condition after today’s check-up. I guess with the loss of Cow Mau to heart failure (not CKD) and Indy to CKD, I’m still not in the clearest of mind. There is nothing that will stop the progression of CKD. It is such a terrible…

  • Jayden and Riley

    Jayden came over today and when he saw Riley, he remarked, “Only one cat”. Tabs had gone upstairs to hide, as usual, so it was just Riley being downstairs. I think Jayden misses Cow Mau and Indy. Jayden would usually hug them both whenever he came. In fact, when Cow Mau passed away, Jayden came…

  • Phew…luckily it’s not a “forever boycott”!!

    I’m talking about Indra’s Projek Makan here. Yesterday, I managed to get Indra to eat a hearty meal of raw food for dinner. Wow! So lucky! Nasib baik bukan boikot…. I didn’t even dare move a muscle when she was eating, because the slightest distraction can make her stop and run away. So I stayed,…

  • Tabs to the vet’s for 1st check-up after stem cell therapy

    Now, about Tabs. Tabs’ reading shows a slight progression. This is not surprising because Tabs has PKD on top of the CKD. Or to be more accurate, the PKD is causing the CKD. Her SDMA has increased from 12 to 14 (borderline). But the creatinine has remained the same, which is good. Her urea, however,…

  • Ginger to the vet’s for 1st check-up after stem cell therapy

    I took Ginger and Tabs to the vet’s today for their first check-up after the stem cell therapy which was done on 5th January 2024. I have been losing sleep over this. I know, unnecessarily, but I have been so anxious about it. Indy was supposed to go today too, but he didn’t make it.…

  • The AIM food feeding continues

    This morning was a lucky morning. Tabs has not eaten Cubgrub for many days now. And I didn’t know how to make/entice/coax her to eat it. So I tried something rather risky today. She likes the AIM supplement, so I mixed the AIM supplement into a fair amount of Cubgrub and offered it to her.…

  • Serai for everyone

    No edible plants can grow in Ginger’s Catio. I think the reason is the lack of sunshine as it faces south and is quite shaded. Or we just do not have green fingers. Or the Monsters spray urine on the plants. Take your pick. We have tried growing serai for them, but the plants always…

  • Projek Makan for Indra

    I think I’ve more or less succeeded in getting Samantha, Akira and Kai to eat proper meals. The one left now is Indra. I weighed her yesterday and her weight is fine, it’s about 4.6kg. But it’s been so difficult to get her to eat proper meals. She only wants snacks. It makes little sense…

  • What happened, Smurfy?

    Yesterday, Ginger and Smurfy were embroiled in a locked-body fight. Luckily only fur flew, there was no bloodshed and nobody sustained any injuries. Gone are the days where our warriors fought and every fight would result in a mandatory trip to the vet’s, treatment (sometimes even surgeries), medication and the works. Our warriors are all…