Category: Stories (Kah Yein’s)

  • The final farewell to our beloved Cow Mau

    Riley joined us in Cow Mau’s wake this morning. Indy too. Cow Mau and Indy were the team of black-and-white warriors in our clan. Pet Memorial arrived at 10am. Goodbye, our dearest Cow Mau. You will live on in our memories. LIFE NEVER DIES – by the Wayfarers (I changed one word, though) Life never dies,…

  • Goodbye, our legend, Cow Mau (2006 – 2024)

    Cow Mau passed away peacefully at 8.55pm tonight, surrounded by his family. We had actually just returned from the vet’s after his 3rd laser therapy and I was supposed to give him more water orally. But he already started rejecting fluids. I even bought new Japanese milk for him and had a new medication to…

  • The challenge of feeding the Blondies

    Are female cats always so hard to feed? From my experience, the answer is YES. Cleo had always been so difficult to feed and for many years, I did wonder how she continued to survive and thrive (!) by eating so, so little. Riley is also very difficult to feed, especially proper food, though she…

  • Cow Mau in the garden this morning

    I decided to take Cow Mau to our front lawn this morning for some early morning air. I had wanted to do it yesterday, actually, but as I was carrying him out towards the door, he wet himself (and me) so I had to clean everything up and take a bath. It’s been on my…

  • Is there a glimmer of hope for peace in the Porch?

    Creamy came this morning. I offered him food and he ate with Misty. Gerald also came back but didn’t dare approach the feeding station. But finally Gerald did eat…at a distance. This is already an improvement because previously, Gerald wouldn’t even dare to come back, much less to eat. Husband says Gerald dared to come…

  • Cow Mau’s breakfast this morning and reminiscence of the circle of life

    I hope I had enough sleep last night. I put Cow Mau back in Bunny’s Place last night because he slept facing the entrance, so I thought that might be a sign that he wanted to sleep in Bunny’s Room. This morning, I found Cow Mau lying at his favourite place in the garden. I…

  • Getting so forgetful these days…

    Lately, with so much to do, I’ve been getting very forgetful. There was a day where I actually could not recall if I had done Indy’s subcut. I tried recalling the events of the day, what I did, I looked at the amount of fluids left in the bottle, I even asked husband if he…

  • Coconut water for Cow Mau

    A kind friend suggested that I could try giving Cow Mau coconut water to hydrate him. It’s supposed to be safe for cats and dogs and it contains healthy vitamins and minerals too. I’ve already checked with the vet and she says it is okay too, as long as it’s pure coconut water. So I…

  • The magic of Oral Aid for Cow Mau’s ulcers

    Yesterday, when the vet lifted Cow Mau’s lips to reveal the bloody ulcers at the root of his upper canines, it was really scary. She immediately applied Oral Aid to these areas and we were given a bottle to take up and apply it 2-3 times daily. I continued applying it twice yesterday (once already…

  • 1.10am – checking in on Cow Mau, and thoughts about doing the best we can

    I got up at 1.10am this morning. I know, my sleeping hours have been totally crazy in the past week. I tiptoed to Bunny’s Place and saw Cow Mau sleeping comfortably at the pantry. That’s good. I was hoping he wouldn’t know I was up, but he did and soon came to call for me…

  • Creamy returns….(uh-oh!)

    There was an incident in the porch yesterday evening… Uh-oh….Creamy has returned! But at the same time, so had Gerald and Misty too and guess where they were? Gerald and Misty were initially on the door mat, but quickly migrated to the other side of my car so that (and hopefully?) Creamy cannot see them.…

  • Cow Mau – still the one in charge!

    So far, Cow Mau has had four meals today. I forgot to update that his weight today (at the clinic) was 3.6kg! Not bad, not bad at all considering what he has been through, literally coming back now from the brink of death. When he was so critically ill during those few days (was it…

  • Cow Mau’s 2nd laser treatment

    We’ll start with the second morning breakfast. I wanted to make sure Cow Mau won’t be hungry before we went for his 2nd laser treatment today. About an hour after this second breakfast, we made our way to the clinic. There was another emergency, so we had to wait a bit. Then, it was our…

  • 3.30am – Cow Mau eats breakfast

    Cow Mau woke me up at 3.30am this morning. I wasn’t sure if he just wanted companionship or he was hungry. So I sat with him for awhile then decided to offer some food. Managed to feed him some Hill’s KD but the stickiness of the food still irritates his mouth and I didn’t want…

  • Cow Mau’s SRR improves!

    Cow Mau’s SRR (sleeping respiratory rate) was about 32-36 this morning. It should not be above 30. Now, it’s 24. That’s a good improvement. He is definitely breathing very much better now. Not at all using his mouth. I fed him dinner just now. Altogether, Cow Mau has had four meals today. He sleeps after…