Category: Medical

  • Updates on Cash (from Survivor Shelter)

    Ms Ong discharged Cash from the clinic and took her to another vet today. Based on what Ms Ong has told me and the photos she sent, this is what I understand: Cash has a seriously low albumin level, so the most important thing now is to make her eat. She has to eat regularly,…

  • Updates on Fate, Cash and other matters (from Survivor Shelter)

    Ms Ong has the following updates: Milky Milky was laid to rest this morning. Fate Fate is doing very well. Tomorrow will be her foll0w-up at the vet’s. Cash Cash is eating very well today. She had rice and chicken, brought to the clinic by Ms Ong. Coffee Coffee is the third female dog yet…

  • Goodbye, Milky – you will be remembered (from Survivor Shelter)

    Ms Ong visited Milky this morning. Little did she know it would be her last visit. A few hours after that, the vet called her to inform her that Milky had passed away. We knew Milky’s condition was not good. He had kidney failure and possibly even IMHA. Ms Ong informed me through voicemail and was…

  • Updates on WinWin, Milky and Cash (from Survivor Shelter)

    Here are some updates from Ms Ong: WinWin WinWin is eating well and has gained weight, so the vet decided a blood test won’t be necessary today. WinWin was just given the Darbepoetin jab. Milky and Cash Milky is still not eating on his own. Ms Ong force fed ID and gave water by syringe.…

  • Updates on Fate, Milky and Cash (from Survivor Shelter)

    Here are today’s updates from Ms Ong: Fate Mischievous, cheeky and totally adorable AND having some problems with litter box training! According to Ms Ong, she poops in the litter box but pees elsewhere, like on Ms Ong’s bed. When she is found out, she runs and hides! Milky and Cash  Cash’s blood PCV is…

  • Updates on WinWin (from Survivor Shelter)

    Ms Ong says WinWin’s blood PCV went up to 25% today. The vet says will check again on Thursday and WinWin was not given the Darbepoetin jab today.

  • Updates on Fate, Milky and Cash (from Survivor Shelter)

    Updates from Ms Ong: Fate Fate is doing very well and here’s a video to show that her mange on her ears have healed very well from the coconut oil. Fate is also very adorable and now sleeps on Ms Ong’s pillow. Milky and Cash Milky has no appetite to eat. Cash is eating very…

  • Medical aid for the 47 dogs in Survivor Shelter

    This is a Sponsored Animals in selected shelters initiative. We have helped Ms Ong to purchase 200 tablets of dewormer (Prazitel from RhoneMa) for her 47 dogs at the shelter. Seeing how Cash had hookworm infestation, it would be prudent for Ms Ong to get all her dogs dewormed every 6 months. PrazitelTM  Plus+ tablets are…

  • Updates on WinWin (from Survivor Shelter)

    Ms Ong took WinWin for her check-up this evening. WinWin’s blood PCV has dropped from the previous 26% to 22% today. This isn’t exactly unexpected of IMHA. It’s tough. But WinWin is a happy girl and eating well. That matters.

  • Updates on Fate, Milky and Cash (from Survivor Shelter)

    Here are some updates from Ms Ong. Two of our readers have specially contributed donations to help Fate, WinWin, Milky and Cash. They are Ms Chu (RM800) and Mr Ong (RM200 – gifted directly to Ms Ong but she has banked in the money to our Fund). Fate Fate is eating well and behaving like…

  • Updates on Cash and Milky from Survivor Shelter

    Ms Ong visited Cash and Milky today. Both are boarding at the vet’s. I am paraphrasing from Ms Ong’s voicemails in Cantonese. Cash’s condition is not so good, only eats a bit and the poo is a bit watery. The vet says will do a blood test tomorrow. Milky’s leg is still swollen, eating little.…

  • Updates on Fate from Survivor Shelter

    These updates are paraphrased from the voicemails in Cantonese sent to me by Ms Ong. Fate is doing well. The flu symptoms are all gone now. She is eating very well. But she is itching all over. So I gave Ms Ong some virgin coconut oil for the mange. Maybe the mange has spread to…

  • The hot weather brings risks of heat stroke to animals too

    The article: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2023/05/01/cuaca-panas-haiwan-juga-berisiko-kena-strok-haba/ KUALA LUMPUR: Cuaca panas melampau yang kini melanda beberapa negara bukan sahaja memberi kesan kepada manusia, malah menimbulkan risiko kepada haiwan termasuk mengalami strok haba. Bekas penolong pengarah Zoo Negara yang juga pensyarah Fakulti Farmasi Universiti Teknologi Mara, Puncak Alam, Dr Vellayan Subramaniam berkata seperti manusia, strok haba terhadap binatang juga boleh meragut…

  • Updates on Fate (from Survivor Shelter)

    Ms Ong has updated that Fate is eating on her own and she has urinated and defecated. This is good news! Because the vet appointment ended late (it was a long wait), Ms Ong could not open her burger stall tonight. Time is really something she doesn’t have enough of. We might not know just…

  • Medical aid for 1 cat in Semenyih (Survivor Shelter’s) – Fate

    Survivor Shelter comes under our special provision for Medical Aid for Sponsored Animals in selected shelters for four animals, ie. WinWin, Cash, Milky and Fate, the newly-rescued kitten. We have provided an aid of RM142.75 for the medical treatment of Fate and another RM142.75 is gifted by The Blondies. The total bill was RM285.50. Backstory:…