Category: Stories (Kah Yein’s)

  • Jayden and Gerald, and some thoughts about FIV

    When I brought Jayden back from Playgroup today, he hugged Gerald and called him “Cow Mau”. Misty, being female, is still cautious with Jayden. I think female cats are 10 times more cautious than males. You’re a good boy, Gerald. Now, we are actually contemplating if we should bring Gerald and Misty into Bunny’s Place.…

  • So, so quiet in the house

    With Cow Mau and Indy gone, the entire house has suddenly become so, so quiet. Even though we still have 12 cats living in the house, it’s still so…empty, even though I need to fix some damaged rain gutters, is okay because I got a service to help me with this. And it wasn’t that…

  • In loving memory of our one-and-only Indy Jones (an adventure spanning 16 wonderful years!)

    Indy was rescued at about 2 weeks old from a deep drain on 31st May 2008. An acquaintance who discovered him in a drain had requested help with rescue as well as to foster him for a week while she went back to her hometown for a holiday. Indy stayed with us for 16 years.…

  • The boys pay their last respects to Indy

    Sihui brought Ryan and Jayden over to pay their last respects to Indy this morning. Ryan left for school after that while Jayden will be at our house all day. The boys are too young to understand what death is. But maybe when they grow older and look back at the photographs, they will understand…

  • Saying our goodbyes to Indy

    Ming-Yi and Jia-Wen came over last night. When we shifted to this present house in January 2012, we brought along all our seven cats with our dog, Bobby. Now, only Tabs is left from this group. We’ve said goodbye to Bobby, Tiger, Pole, Bunny, Cleo, Cow Mau and now, Indy. Suddenly, there is this huge…

  • Goodbye, our dearest Indy

    Indy passed away very peacefully at 6.55pm this evening. I was with him almost two hours prior to his passing, and I was there with him all the way. We would like to thank all dear friends who have been with us on Indy’s journey, especially his last lapse. Thank you very much for your…

  • The Selangor state exco says it will review its catch-and-kill approach

    The link was shared with us: https://www.facebook.com/share/K2PxGZP6pHiSfjHr/? We hope the state government will read the comments from the ordinary folks in both this Facebook link and the MalaysiaKini link so that they know what the people want. As so many of the comments say, animal lovers and organisations have been appealing for years and years…

  • Rey causes havoc…from the other side of Stargate

    I didn’t have my phone with me when I caught Rey having climbed all the way up to the top of Stargate to disturb Indra this morning after breakfast. He had climbed up from his side, just using his claws to hang on to the gate without any platform to rest on. By the time…

  • Indy’s morning

    I restarted Indy on whatever he was willing to take – Azodyl, Amlodipine and a little bit of Hill’s KD canned food. He does like the Japanese milk too so I’m giving him that, and only as much as he is willing to take. I was very careful with giving only tiny bits of Hill’s…

  • Near-midnight check on Indy

    I managed to feed Indy a very small dinner of the Japanese milk. Ming-Yi dropped by after work to visit him too. He’s been hiding under the bed, which has been his favourite spot for quite long now. To get to him, I need to remove one of the tunnels and go from the back,…

  • Jayden visits Indy and Ginger

    Jia-Wen brought Jayden over to visit Indy today. I have not seen Jayden for so many days now. Hi Indy! Jayden is helping me with Indy’s feeding. Jayden played with Ginger too. And later, with Riley too. Meanwhile, Indy’s vet texted to ask about him and I told her the details. Based on Indy’s condition…

  • Indy, as stoic as ever and reflections on life

    I slept next to Indy last night. In the middle of the night, he came out from the carrier and sat on the floor. He looked “well”. I gave him some water by syringe too and he did not reject it. At this stage, it’s all about how well I can “read” what Indy wants.…

  • Indy is alert and drinks Japanese milk

    Indy is getting more alert. I gave him another dose of Sucralfate (it is to coat the stomach to patch up any bleeds) and decided to try some Glucolin water. I was surprised that he didn’t mind it at all. So I tried some Japanese milk and Indy didn’t object, he swallowed all of it,…

  • Indy wakes up from the morphine

    Indy was given a small dose of morphine at the vet’s so that he could sleep comfortably under sedation. After about five hours, Indy woke up! The oxygen concentrator arrived at 3pm, earlier than expected. The delivery man was so kind, he rushed it over. Ming-Yi and I immediately installed it and we could see…

  • Keeping vigil beside Indy

    The Blondies and I are keeping vigil beside Indy now. Indy is sleeping quietly. His breathing is regular and not laboured at all. He is at peace. This probably did not happen suddenly. But Indy showed absolutely no signs. However, at Stage 4 CKD, there really is nothing more we could do. I requested enough…