Category: Medical

  • Pretty little Nomi! (Day 7)

    Here is a video, just received from Nick! Everything is going well for little Nomi! Nomi underwent a very complicated diaphragmatic hernia surgery on 7th May 2024. She has since been discharged and is recuperating at home now.

  • Miao eats after surgery!

    The vet just updated again with the most fantastic news – Miao is already eating! Miao is stable so far, she will be kept in the oxygen chamber tonight. And, Miao has started eating!! She is also breathing better now. Cats are such resilient creatures, aren’t they? And vets are such wonderful people! We know…

  • Miao is out from surgery

    The vet just updated that Miao is out from surgery now. Her hernia was very bad with adhesion and estimated to have happened more than 1 month ago. The vet managed to repair her hernia and spay her at the same time. Miao is not stable yet and is in the oxygen chamber now. It…

  • Miao’s surgery is starting soon

    The caregivers were informed this morning that the surgery is scheduled for his afternoon and have been advised to visit Miao as this is a very, very high risk surgery and to put it directly, she could lose her life. Unfortunately at the time of writing this blogpost, the caregivers have not visited due to…

  • Medical aid for 1 cat in Puchong (Soo Tzan Jian & Teng Yeeng Xuang’s) – Nomi (2nd aid)

    We have covered the rest of the bill for Nomi’s diaphragmatic hernia, which is RM821. On 9th May 2024, we settled the to-date bill, which was RM2526. The caregivers paid the initial deposit of RM500. So, the total we have now covered is RM3347.00. We did a special fundraising for Nomi’s case and the donors are:…

  • Updates on Miao (awaiting diaphragmatic hernia surgery)

    The vet sent updates on Miao this evening. Miao is okay and alert. She could only eat a little at a time because if she eats too full, she feels unwell as part of her stomach is already in the chest cavity due to the tear in her diaphragm. The vet is arranging to do…

  • Robin’s second medicated bath and heroic Tabs!

    Today was Robin’s second medicated bath with Pro-Hex. He has a balding and itching problem, so this was prescribed along with restricting his diet to only a single protein for at least 6 weeks. I’ve failed with the single protein diet after 3 days because he got sick of eating chicken. Moreover, trying to identify…

  • The amazing Feline Gut Soothe from Adored Beast

    I have heard of how effective Adored Beast’s Feline Gut Soothe is, but have not used it before because previously, all our cats who had gut issues also had CKD and this product is not recommended for CKD cats. Updates on 10th Sep 2024: Adored Beast contacted me to inform me that Feline Gut Soothe…

  • Nomi’s home!!!

    At last, Nomi is well enough to be discharged. She’s home now!!! Nomi has also been vaccinated. Nomi has antibiotics twice a day, her movement would have to be restricted and her wound checked to ensure it’s clean and dry. She has also been given transdermal Tramadol as a standby painkiller, if needed. She needs…

  • Nomi, Miao and Nomi’s siblings

    Seeing as how Nick and Aline are new in their caregiving work, we have taken the liberty of offering a few suggestions to them. This is especially because it has been really unfortunate (and also very rare) that both Nomi and Miao were afflicted with diaphragmatic hernia. The chances are so, so slim, and yet,…

  • More complications for Miao (3rd trimester pregnancy)

    More complications have set in for Ah Miao. The vet informed us and the caregivers today that Miao is pregnant and already in the third trimester. This means she is due to give birth in 2 weeks. It has been 4 months since her last delivery and we know free-roaming unspayed cats can get pregnant…

  • Nomi continues to improve (Day 5)

    The vet sent updates and photos of Nomi! Nomi’s breathing has improved and she is sleeping very well. She is also no longer in the oxygen chamber now. All good! These are photos from caregiver, Nicholas Soo, when he visited today:

  • Stripey, a sporo-warrior (a sharing by Vincent Lim)

    It isn’t often that we get someone who so voluntarily and graciously write up their home-caring experience for us to publish and share so it came as such a pleasant surprise to receive this email from Vincent Lim! Thank you so much, Vincent! Here’s Vincent’s inspiring story (below) – and it would be the 19th…

  • Grey’s 2nd acupuncture treatment (from Lee Soo Farng)

    Yesterday was Grey’s second acupuncture treatment. According to Soo Farng, the vet says there is improvement in Grey’s condition. The Methycobal injection into the affected site is effective too. The vet advised that Grey should only be neutered next year, but he can already be vaccinated. This treatment is defrayed by Soo Farng herself. She…

  • Successful raw feeding for two days for the Blondies!

    The stars were aligned! I had two consecutive successful days of raw feeding for the Blondies – yesterday and today! All four ate raw food for breakfast!! That’s a record breaking feat! Our ginger girls – why do I still keep using the pronoun “he” for them until now?? Because 75% of gingers are males!…