• Burt passes away (Norshidah’s)

    Norshidah just informed me that Burt has just passed away. Burt is the sporo-cat who had been under treatment for more than two months now. The first vet did his best; Burt was treated with Itraconazole and antibiotics when he fell ill. However, the vet but found no significant improvement after more than a month.…

  • How one person helps the street animals in her neighbourhood

    A reader who has requested anonymity, has been sharing her thoughts with me on the subject of caring for street animals. The topic of returning neutered animals as “community animals” came up, which we say is our “next best option” should we be unable to find homes for our rescues, ie. we return them to…

  • Roll out the band!

    Cow has finished his medicine!!!   Photo taken after the last pill this morning. And my bite wounds are minimal, almost negligible this time. Yay! 

  • Fosterer needed urgently for three kittens & mum-cat (Jessy Lian’s)

    UPDATES on 20th Nov – the kittens have passed away. From Jessy Lian: Dear Dr.Chan, Do you remember I bought Pretty Mama to the panel clinic to spay back in September, but the operation was aborted because she was suspected to be pregnant. Well, she is definitely pregnant & has given birth to 3 kittens…

  • Updates from Soi Dog

    Ref:  http://www.soidog.org/en/newsletter-sign-up/past-newsletters/flood-relief4/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Flood+16-11-11&utm_content=Flood+16-11-11+CID_d6044c49fba6035a9024fea92ab0e407&utm_source=Email+marketing+software&utm_term=Click+Here   The Story Of A Rescue… Dear Friends and Supporters of Soi Dog, Many thanks to those of you who have donated towards helping the animals affected by the Bangkok floods. Soi Dog is working with a coalition of other organizations and volunteers to help as many animals as possible survive. The work…

  • Cow’s pilling sessions (Round 8)

    Cow’s pilling sessions twice a day had been eventful. If I do not use the vertical carrier trick, I would have a small bite mark to show after each session. Even with the carrier trick, he could still spit the pill out.  Nevertheless, I’ve reached Round 8 this evening and I did it this round…

  • Dai Mao, cat for adoption (Marie Anne’s)

    From Marie Anne (013-3115898 ): I have a cat for adoption.Its an orange cat.Small in size.Age is around 4-5 years old.Spayed already.Quiet and gentle by nature.Name of this cat is Dai Mao.     

  • Callie, the Petknode survivor, passes away

    Just a few minutes ago, Maslinda sent me a photo of Callie taken yesterday when she was boarded at the clinic. Before I knew it, Maslinda’s next text message came to say that Callie had passed away. Photo taken yesterday when Callie was admitted. There are no updates yet on what happened, so I will…

  • Grooming Bobby

    We had been grooming Bobby on our own (with scissors) for the entire duration of his life. However, ever since he became blind, he’s been very afraid of the sound of the scissors so we had not been able to groom him lately. A few days ago, I spoke with a groomer who had had…

  • You don’t need to buy your pets

    Why buy a pet when you can adopt one from the street or the many shelters around us?  Or, go to the many websites and facebook pages which are advertising pets for adoption (like us!) and choose one from there. Here’s a sharing by Rayna, of her beloved “pets”. They are all former street cats,…

  • Kittens for adoption in Johor Baru (Afiq Luqman’s)

    From Afiq Luqman: As some of you know, I am a animal lover and own a few pets myself. The reason of my I am writing to you is because, I need your helps.  Yesterday I have four cats (1 adult & 3 kittens). You can read the attached so called short story of them…

  • Sabah may be the first in Asia to ban shark trade

    From Insight Sabah: Sharks evolved 400m years ago to keep oceans healthy. As predators, they rule the underwater world. But they are losing a battle against man. The latest score: Sharks have killed 13 people so far this year. Man kills 73m of them every year largely for their fins which are turned into a…

  • Little Barbra is adopted!

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2011/11/rescued-doggie-barbra-for-adoption-stephanies/ Pravinn texted me this morning to say a lady by the name of Valerie will be adopting little Barbra, the rescued doggie. We also had another lady who was interested in adopting a small-sized dog, but looks like Barbra is meant to be with Valerie. Valerie has already bought accessories for Barbra. Have a…

  • This is why I write

    I published my first non-academic book, Pawprints on My Heart, in 2008. My friends had been asking me to write for sometime and that day, it was Earth Hour 2008 and the lights were all turned off. Being one who is so used to doing something all the time, I needed to do something while…

  • Two female cats spayed (Pn Azie’s)

    Pn Azie called me last week, requesting help with the alley cats whom she feeds.  Apparently, her neighbours hate the cats and according to her, they caught the cats and burnt their paws.  I checked with the vet who attended to her cats and he said it looked more like the cats had stepped on…

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