Category: Stories (Kah Yein’s)

  • Cow Mau perks up a little!

    Cow Mau was in such a bad condition yesterday. He was in his tray inside the cage all day and only came out to the pantry when the afternoon got too hot. The mouth pain was incredibly bad. I managed to feed him three times, but each time was heart-breaking because of the pain. By…

  • Jayden and Indy’s portraits again!

    Looks like Indy is Jayden’s new best friend now.

  • Tricking the naughty Blondies to eat raw food

    The Blondies decided to stage a boycott again this morning. “We will starve unless you give us kibble!” Nobody wanted to eat raw food except for Samantha. So I tried something new, I shook the kibble jar and Akira and Indra came running. Then, I put a little bit of kibble in their bowls, followed…

  • Cow Mau’s updates and his laser treatment appointment is tomorrow

    I sent in a request early this morning to the clinic if they could somehow slot Cow Mau in for tomorrow. I’ve never been to this clinic before but the staff was so very kind, so we have a slot tomorrow! Meanwhile, I’ve informed our vet that yesterday’s protocol did not seem to work at…

  • Managing Cow Mau’s gingivostomatitis

    It looks like the ketamine injection was too low a dose to make a difference today. Cow Mau came home, ate some lunch (there was some improvement) but by dinner time, it was back to square one again. He gets very angry with the pain, and that makes him very difficult to manage. And when…

  • When the Blondies held me “at gunpoint”…over food

    For three days now, the Blondies (with the occasional exception of Akira) have been holding me at gunpoint. “Give us kibble or we starve”, they say. Starve and play, that is. If you are wondering why I even have kibble in the house, it is because of our super seniors and seniors. Once they become…

  • The day Misty brought home a dead rat

    It was yesterday morning. I went out to the porch to feed them, but only Gerald was there. Now, that’s very rare. Normally, Misty doesn’t go anywhere. She lives in our porch. So, it’s usually Gerald who is either out roaming or too afraid to come back because of Creamy (doesn’t matter whether the latter…

  • Cow Mau’s 2nd acupuncture treatment

    Today was Cow Mau’s second acupuncture treatment. Last week, he was given acupuncture as well as a combination of three injections for pain management. While acupuncture takes time to work, the combination of the three injections (Ketamine, Convenia and Vetacortyl) was so very effective that Cow Mau immediately perked up after that and could eat…

  • Your cat’s dental health – wet food or dry food?

    I found this website while researching on feline dental health: https://www.wellpets.com/blog/170-wet-vs-dry-cat-food-dental-health/ Do please take a look at the articles as dental health is really important for our cats (and dogs!). I’ve copied this part out below. There’s always been the age-old contention about kibble being good for dental health. The ones who disagree would ask…

  • Now, THIS is how you brush a cat’s teeth!

    Ming-Yi sent these videos! Dorami and Mina are incredibly obliging! Are you able to do this with your cats?  None of ours will oblige for so long!

  • Jayden and Indy

    Jayden loves Indy! Our Super Senior Warriors are Indy and Cow Mau and yet, they are very gentle, patient and restrained with Jayden. I think they understand that Jayden is just a toddler. Awww…. All the girls aren’t as patient. That’s Indra. Jayden: Indy is my best friend too!

  • Whoopee! Cow Mau has NO proteinuria!

    Believe it or not, I managed to collect Cow Mau’s urine today. I happened to see him urinating so I took a chance and walked towards him with a bottle. Luckily he didn’t mind it and I managed to fill up half the bottle with urine. I’m relieved that the colour looked “okay enough” and…

  • Cow Mau’s updates

    I took a chance and weighed Cow Mau just now. Now, I don’t know whether to celebrate or not yet…. On Wednesday at the vet’s, using their scale, he only weighed 3.55kg (his usual weight was 4kg). So that’s a massive weight loss which isn’t good news. Cow Mau has cachexia (muscle wasting) which isn’t…

  • Jayden and his best friend, Ginger

    Jayden can only play with a few of our cats because the rest are scared of him! So, amongst our “safe for playing” cats are Cow Mau, Indy and Ginger. Jayden wants to play with ANY cat, actually, but the rest are scared of him because he’s too excited! Jayden: Me and my best friend!

  • Jayden and Cow Mau

    Jayden definitely has a natural affinity towards animals. I do wonder whether he is born with it or he learnt it…. But it’s a good thing, of course! The youngest and the oldest! Cow Mau will be 18 years old in May and that would be equivalent to about 88 years old in a human.…