Category: Medical

  • Tiger’s abscesses (Day 5)

    I took a photo this morning and sent it to the vet. He was very pleased with Tiger’s progress so there was no need to take Tiger to the clinic today. Now that the wounds are healing, Tiger must be feeling much better. He goes upstairs at night and sleeps at my foot on the…

  • Tiger’s abscesses (Day 4) and Vincent’s monastic lifestyle

    Yesterday morning, I was really happy when I saw that Tiger’s wounds had dried up. That was first thing in the morning. But before I could take a photo, I guess Tiger bit his wounds and one of them started bleeding again. My guess is, perhaps when it is dried up, it itches, so we…

  • Tiger’s abscesses Day 2

    Thanks to a well-behaved Google Maps, we found out way to the vet’s and back home safely today!!  For someone as severely directionally dyslexic as me, this is quite an achievement. So, how are Tiger’s abscesses today? Thankfully, according to the vet, it is showing signs of healing…quite well too. I sent a photo to…

  • Tiger’s (hidden) abscesses

    Over the last 2-3 weeks, we’ve noticed Tiger hunching quite a bit, but thought nothing about it. His appetite had been good and he seemed happy enough. “Leave well enough alone and don’t be paranoid” – I thought this would be a good motto to adopt. Trips to the vet are always very stressful for…

  • New updates on Urko (sporo survivor)

    The previous post about Urko: https://animalcare.my/2017/07/09/urko-surviving-sporotrichosis/ Today’s updates: Hi, Urko is now 3.6kg, is very strong and active. Today, he has a check at UPM. He plays ball very noisily and can lift up the side of the base of 3 tier cage – prob about 8 mths. Great to know! A vet told me that…

  • A vet who never gives up

    The video: https://www.facebook.com/all4/videos/1111800812287937/?fref=mentions&pnref=story

  • More about over-vaccination

    Please watch this until the end: https://www.facebook.com/doctor.karen.becker/videos/10155550559062748/ The alternative: Titre checks!

  • Some articles on the rabies issue

    Here are two recent articles: http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/26/culled-dogs-tested-negative-for-rabies/#fQv1hZ8pqmpAshuU.41 IPOH: Some 20 samples taken from dog carcasses in Kuala Sepetang have came back negative for rabies. Some 127 dogs and 239 cats have been vaccinated while 88 stray dogs have been culled. Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/26/culled-dogs-tested-negative-for-rabies/#7DDmBQg1FmE3BV2o.99 Can the culling please stop now? http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/23/experts-dont-panic-over-rabies-stories-authorities-doing-well-by-containing-its-spread-in-the-countr/#egj6gqKvYcTWiCsW.41 Chin warned that the unauthorised…

  • An article on rabies from Dosing Health

    It looks like many people have short-term memory these days. The last rabies scare was in Sept-Oct 2015 which resulted in the very unnecessary deaths of too many innocent dogs and cats.  International help, vaccination and sharing of knowledge were offered but I think most animal lovers will never forget what happened in Penang. As…

  • Tiger’s updates

    Yesterday was International Tiger Day! May tiger conservation efforts reach far and wide and be successful. Meanwhile, on the homefront, here are some Tiger updates. Tiger has not gone into his tv rack for more than a week now. Not at all. Instead, he goes all over the house. His favourite being the massage chair.…

  • Daffodil’s updates

    Her Royal Daffodil-ness. She’s all settled in these days. Sometimes, the tumour bursts and bleeds. I’ll just clean it up and each time this happens, it shrinks a little, so I suppose that’s good too. I think the Bioresis, being an immune booster is keeping any sort of infection at bay. Daffodil’s pattern of eating…

  • Tiger’s updates

    With the slight increase of his Prochlorperazine dosage, Tiger seems to be happier and has been coming out of his tv rack quite a bit. The seizures, however, have not stopped. It averages at twice a day. Previously, it was 3-4 times a day. We achieved a sort of “breakthrough” yesterday when he rediscovered his…

  • Tiger’s hyperesthesia updates

    I’m really, really thankful to have found a vet who is very committed in helping Tiger with his hyperesthesia. The vet texts every few days to find out how Tiger is getting on. We saw the vet on 30th June 2017 and restarted on 1/2 Prochlorperazine twice a day. Tiger was still throwing fits on…

  • Urko: Surviving sporotrichosis

    One of our readers wrote to us about two months back enquiring about a sporo-cat, Urko. We encouraged her to get Urko treated and here are some updates and photos. We are really glad to know that Urko is showing good signs of improvement and recovery now. The first email on 17th May 2017: Just…

  • Tiger and Daffodil to the vet’s

    I was worried about Tiger’s fits recurring, so I texted Tiger’s sporo vet to discuss. He said to check Tiger for diabetes and he introduced me to another vet who has the facilities to check for this by using the glucometer instead of the more invasive blood test. So I called this vet and was…