By chankahyein, on Friday, January 13th, 2012 12:45 am UPDATES on 28th January:
Dear Friends,
Many thanks to everyone who has voted for us in the Sunsuper Dreams Contest. We have been in the top position since 17th Jan, and it is all thanks to readers, friends and well-wishers like your goodselves who have helped us by voting and forwarding the link to your contacts. To all of you – thank you so much!
If you have not voted, please vote for us:
http://sunsuperdreams.com.au/dream/view/to-help-promote-care-giving-to-stray-animals
Please remember to click on the link in the verification email sent to your mailbox in order for your vote to be counted.
PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE. Just keep forwarding the link to as many contacts as you can.
We have already come THIS far now. We have another 3 more days to go and we just have to maintain our No.1 position, which I think is possible if we all work together to get fresh votes every day.
We have already pledged to use the money (AUD5k) to help the animals in 11 other no-kill animal NGOs in Malaysia IF we win. So, it’s not winning for us alone, but for all others who do the same work as we do. This, in itself, would be a practice in sharing, caring and giving generously, which augurs well, especially, in animal welfare work.
(The 11 NGOs whose animals we will be helping are: MDDB, SCRATCH, Second Chance (formerly Paws Mission), HOPE, Meiji’s Sanctuary, Papa Meow’s Sanctuary, Cherish Life Home, PASS, UTAR Passion for the Animals, Kim’s Shelter, Imm’s Shelter.)
Let’s make this sharing a reality. This money is meant for the animals and to the animals, it will go. But we humans need to make it happen, so, we really need your help now. If friends have already voted, we need to reach out to strangers. Please could you forward this link to more contacts and urge them to keep forwarding it? Please could you resend this email to your contacts or re-post it on your Facebook pages?
Let’s make this dream come true for all of us this new Dragon Year. For the better wellbeing of the stray animals in Malaysia and beyond, let the Dragon lead the way.
Thank you very much.
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Kind regards,
kahyein
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Dear everyone,
James Blackwell has very graciously nominated us for the Sunsuper Dreams Prize, which is AUD5,000. To win this prize, we need as many votes as we can. The contest ends on 31st January 2012 at 3pm, and competition is very stiff.
If you have not already voted, please vote for us:
http://sunsuperdreams.com.au/dream/view/to-help-promote-care-giving-to-stray-animals
If your friends and family have not voted, please help forward the link above to them and to as many people as you can. Each person can only vote once.
A vote for us is a vote for the many, many stray animals not only in Malaysia but everywhere because it is not only about the money which will definitely help us for the next few months but more importantly, the publicity generated may encourage and inspire other individuals to start a similar programme in their own community and help the animals there.
AnimalCare was started by me, an individual, and is currently run and managed by me with the help and support from friends, well-wishers and readers of this blog. The fact that AnimalCare has reached out far and wide with its message of compassion for animals and by example of practising CNRM as a compassionate way of managing the stray population shows that it does not necessary need a big corporate organisation to make a difference. Every individual with a passion can make a significant difference, with hard work and commitment.
It is hoped that the publicity generated from this contest (and hopefully from the prize!) will encourage more individuals to live their dream, make it happen and do good for the community.
If we do win this contest, it will be a big boost to no-kill animal welfare in Malaysia. Imagine a Malaysian charity winning a contest that is open to worldwide charities, and all charities at that (humans, animals, plants, etc.).
Also, IF we win, we will use the prize money to help, not only those animals who come under us, but also those managed by other NGOs and independent rescuers which we’ve worked with and which practises the no-kill policy. We will reach out as widely as we can.
But first, WE NEED THE VOTES!!
The contest ends on 31st January 2012, 3pm (Msian time).
Thank you very much for your support!!
To check our position: http://sunsuperdreams.com.au/dreams/popular
By chankahyein, on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 9:18 pm I know most people are still in a joyous mood celebrating CNY, but let us never ever forget that beneath all the happy events, there are still a lot of sad things that happen in the world.
Aini Osman shared this: http://www.facebook.com/notes/dunia-macam-macam/sup-kucing-kari-kucing-rendang-kucing/316935998344289
The photos are definitely not for the weak-hearted.
She asks if there is anything we can do to stop such acts of cruelty.
Yes, there certainly is.
Legislation to protect the animals (dependent on the government) and education by example (dependent on us).
Let’s forget the government for now, because there are only two things we can do to make a change in government:
(1) Elect a better government, but this is dependent on clean and fair elections.
(2) Stand for elections yourself and as Gandhi says, “Be the change you want to see in the world”.
If we cannot do the above, then the next best thing is to educate by example….long term.
To stop people from eating cats (or dogs, or rabbits, or monkeys), I think the best is for us to stop eating meat or at least, eat less meat. Otherwise, where do you draw the line that some animals are pets while others are dinner?
Where do you draw the line, really?
I know people who keep chickens and rabbits as their beloved pets. Why, I too had a whole family of chickens and rabbits as pets when I was young.
How do you draw that line, to classify which animal is a pet and which is food?
You can’t, can you?
You can’t, because they are all living beings capable of feeling and most importantly, capable of pain.
So, as my vet used to tell me, as much as he loves dogs and cats, he cannot despise those who choose to eat them because he eats chickens, pigs and goats.
I have a friend who forbids people from saying “eating pig”- he said he wasn’t eating pigs, he was eating pork. That’s just a matter of semantics for me. He IS eating pigs. People eat cows, not beef. People eat goats and sheep, not mutton. People eat pigs, not pork. People eat deer, antelope and wildboar, not venision. And people definitely eat chickens and ducks. Let’s not use words to mask what we do or to make it sound less cruel. That’s cheating.
So, can we stop people from eating cats?
Yes, we can.
Educate by example.
Stop eating animals. Or, if you cannot, then eat less animals.
By chankahyein, on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 6:59 pm Moira Zamri (017-2988718) wrote to me on 17th Jan with this message below. I posted it but asked for photos of her cats and kittens, which she just provided today.
Ref: http://myanimalcare.org/2012/01/17/cats-and-kittens-for-adoption-moira-zamris/
Repost:
From:
Moira
[email protected]
Message:
Hi, I’m looking for serious adopters for my cats & kittens as I’m
getting married soon and my apartment rules of not allowing any pets.
I have 5 adult cats (spayed & neutered aged 2 yrs), 1 mommy cat & 5
kittens (2 months old). All in healthy condition. Appreciate your
assistance in finding possible serious adopters as I dont want any of
them to end up as strays. I’m sorry I have no photos online.
You can reach me through 017-2988718. If anyone require visitation
before adoption, please drop me a call.
Tq.
Photos and message sent today:
My location is in USJ, Subang Jaya Selangor. all of these kittens are healthy and very playful.
The other photos are my adult cat photos. To adopters, please take note that these cats hve been spayed and neutered and weighed around 4-6 kg’s each. Their diets are only kibbles from orijen and weekly of wet food. Some of them have purging problems if the food is to be changed drastically. All of these cats have different in characters. Some of them are not a lap cat while others are attention seekers. Therefore, if anyone interested in any of it, please ask for details from me prior to adoption.
I hope these cats will get a good home, as I have given to them before. Thank you so much for your time.
Regards,
Moira Zamri
By chankahyein, on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 6:31 pm From Jennifer SL Leong:
Dear Dr Chan
Do you still remember my 6 abandoned puppies that I took in, somewhere
back in 13 November 2011?
One of the puppies, I named her Red String aka Enoki has been adopted
on 20 December 2011, however, she was not well taken care of. This
Korean guy, the one that adopted from me passed her to another
fosterer before he went off for his Chinese New Year celebration. I
contacted him asking him for the contact number of the fosterer so
that i can check and pay Enoki a visit. My request to visit was
turned down by the fosterer, due to the fact that her sister took
Enoki back to another place for the grandchildren to play. Later in
the night, the fosterer called to ask me to take her away and claimed
that she is not a dog lover.
When I reached her sister’s house, I was shocked to see that Enoki was
placed inside the chicken coop for 3 days! I brought her home and she
had diarrhea. Sent her to the vet and now she is back to good health.
I write to request if you can help me to blog for fosterer/adopter
for her. I do not wish or intend to return Enoki to the owner. Enoki
has been vaccinated twice and dewormed on 26 January 2012.
My hands are tight taking care of Justice, the handicapped boy besides
my 4 other dogs.
I can be contacted at 012-3666 208.
Thanks a lot Dr Chan. I really appreciate your help.
–
~Jennifer SL Leong~
By chankahyein, on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 6:25 pm Felicia asked me to post this (below), it’s from MDDB’s Facebook:
Heavily pregnant dog lying on the road and trying to drink water from a puddle. Can someone help get her from there? She will be collected from you by tonight.
Location: near sekolah memengah Usj 4 – usj 4/id and 4/2, subang jaya. There’s a shell and petronas in the corner and a baker’s cottage shop.There’s also a mosque nearby.
I have contacted two rescuers and was told KL Pooch Rescue had rushed there and so have Nandhini, but they could not find the dog.
If any of you would like to help look for the dog, please contact [email protected] for further details.
By chankahyein, on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 3:02 pm Based on the vet’s advice when we brought Sunshine to him yesterday, there is no need to test Sunshine for heartworms (because she is still young, estimated to be below 1 year old) to start her on Heartgard.
We offered the choice of using Revolution, Advocate or Heartgard and Lydia decided just Heartgard would do since Sunshine is not in an environment which has ticks.
We’ve sponsored her Heartgard for 6 months at RM60 per pack.
The vet said to test her for heartworms after 7 months from now since that would be the lifecycle of the heartworm.
Sunshine can also already be spayed, but there is no hurry yet. We will wait for a date when Lydia is ready to bring her.
Meanwhile, our girl is up for adoption, so please help spread the word that Sunshine is looking for a good forever home!
By chankahyein, on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 1:08 pm I received this request from PetFinder.my from Sha and have personally spoken to her on the phone. Please read her appeal and let’s do our best to help her and Blackie.
Name: sha
Email: [email protected]
Phone:
Message:
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Dear Ms Chan,
I am a cat lover. I feed many stray cat but one has got my heart. I have a stray cat that I really love to death. Her name is blackey. She was my neighbours’ cat. When he moved out, he left his cat. Blackey was staring and waiting at the door and windows waiting for her owner for months. I felt so sorry for her, and I started to feed her food and after a few months she started to come to me for food. Last December she delivered 2 kittens (1 died, 1 survive). And she was undergone a surgery because another unborn kitten was died in the womb.
Recently, he has just been diagnosed with sporotricosis on her nose (no other part on her body). I went to jabatan kesihatan here in kedah (no private vet her) and he confirmed it and advised to put the cat to sleep (Euthanasia). I feel so sorry for her, she is well-behaved and such a good cat. I just can’t do that without trying other alternative.She deserve a second chance. It stresses me out and keep crying about her, I feel sorry for her and this matter give tremendous impact on my daily lives. I did some research and reading and finally last week I bought sporanox. But I have problems:
1. The treatment is too costly and I can’t afford to continue. I feel such a failure that I can’t give the best for her.
2. Under medication it is advisable to ‘kurung’ her in the cage. But I can’t do that due to space and the kitten is in the house too. I have to separate them for their own good. But she doesn’t understand my decision (even though I understand she misses her kitten dearly). I can’t let the kitten outside, worrying male cats will eat the kitten or the danger of cars too. She makes noises and disturb the neighbours.
3. She is outside now and it is not good for her recovery. I suppose to keep her indoor and separate from other stray cats but I can’t do that.
4. I have a sensitive skin and bad eczema and as we know sporo is contagious and my doctor advises me not to get contact directly.
5. I can’t commit my time and energy during her recovery time and it stresses me out. I really want to give the best to her but yet I can’t do that. I cant just move on by looking at her wound and do nothing.
I can’t just keep crying and do nothing. Please help me. Can you take care of her during her recovery? I can’t afford to keep her next to me now. She deserves a second chance and be with someone who is better than me. I have never found such a good cat other than her. I want the best for her. Is there any cat welfare that can adopt her? Please help me. She needs her treatment so soon. I can’t move on my daily lives thinking about her especially I see her everyday outside and do nothing that give her sporanox from time to time without proper care. Please help. I don’t want to put her to sleep.
In my discussion with Sha, here’s how we shall help Blackey (photo below) and her:
1. Since there is no vet agreeable to treat Blackey in Kedah or Perlis (Sha has tried at the private vet as well as government ones), Sha will source for help to transfer Blackey down to the Klang Valley for treatment. We strongly recommend a vet in Puchong who has had success in treating sporo cats. I’ve contacted the vet to ask if he would agree to treat Blackey.
2. I’ve asked Sha to get a friend to take responsibility for Blackey while she is undergoing treatment here since Sha works in Kedah. If anyone is willing to take responsibility, please write to Sha and offer your help. Sha has indicated she will take Blackey back to Kedah after recovery if Blackey cannot be rehomed.
3. Blackey’s kittens are already on solid food, and Sha will take care of them. She has separated them from Blackey already and they are fine.
4. We have pledged and promised sponsorship up to our maximum of RM500 and have urged Sha to apply to other funds for additional help as sporo cases are expensive. I will also personally speak to the other funds to seek help for Sha.
Please help in whatever constructive ways you can think of.
UPDATES at 1.40pm – I could not get the Puchong vet as his clinic is closed. Initially Sha says she wants to bring Blackey down tomorrow, so I had to source for a vet to take in Blackey. And I know not every vet would be willing to take in a sporo case. Made a few calls, and heavens bless our USJ vet who said he would be willing to treat Blackey for a few weeks provided Blackey’s case is not too bad. But after a few minutes, we found out that the Puchong vet will be open on Monday. And Sha says she doesn’t mind waiting until Saturday to bring Blackey down since she is already administering the Itraconozole on Blackey. Actually, our vet advised that boarding isn’t necessary. Only the medication is. So, anyway, the plan now is Saturday, for Blackey to come down here.
UPDATES at 7.14pm – Photo of Blackie.
Have advised Sha that sporotrichosis is zoonotic and can spread to humans. I’ve told Sha to use gloves when handling Blackey.
By chankahyein, on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 10:07 am I wrote to Judy Chua last week, asking if Phaik Imm could do with some funds for her 60 dogs and cats in her small shelter in Tambun, Ipoh. If you’ve been a reader of this blog, you’d know that Phaik Imm is 64 now and is still running her shelter with help from a few committed volunteers.
We did a one-time fund raising her last year and with very careful and stringent management, she has not needed to ask for anymore financial help since then. Also, we were lucky that two of our friends pledged monthly contributions and they have honoured their word to the letter – thank you, PC and Mr Chew!
Recently, Judy asked if we could help subsidise the spay-neuter of several new dogs that had been abandoned in front of Imm’s Shelter gates. I have always offered our subsidy help right from Day One, but Imm and Judy felt they should use the funds that we had raised for them in that one-time donation and they had actually never even asked for a subsidy for all the many medical treatments done for their dogs and cats.
So, anyway, Judy replied yesterday that this time, they would gratefully partake in this sharing of the Sunsuper Prize, so now, it is 11 NGOs whose animals we would be helping IF we win. Now, that’s a big “IF” there – we need more votes! So, let’s make our dream come true, and make this happen, folks!
The 11 NGOs whose animals we will be helping are: MDDB, SCRATCH, Second Chance (formerly Paws Mission), HOPE, Meiji’s Sanctuary, Papa Meow’s Sanctuary, Cherish Life Home, PASS, UTAR Passion for the Animals, Kim’s Shelter, Imm’s Shelter.
I know, “more men, less share”, but it’s all done in the spirit of rejoicing and sharing. After all, IF we win, I consider this “money from the heavens”, so anything from the heavens ought to be shared, shouldn’t it? And Sunsuper’s tagline is “to make the world a better place”. We need to reach out and share with “the world”!
But let us not count our chickens before they hatch, so please vote (if you haven’t done so) and forward the link to as many people as you can!
The link:
http://sunsuperdreams.com.au/dream/view/to-help-promote-care-giving-to-stray-animals
Please remember to click on the link in the verification email sent to your mailbox in order for your vote to be counted.
By chankahyein, on Friday, January 27th, 2012 10:03 pm Bobby had a lot of eye discharge this morning and the liquid looked pink, so I took him to the vet’s.
Coincidentally we had also made an appointment for Sunshine, so we met up.
Waiting for our turn.
The vet said Bobby is actually in pretty good shape for his age. I was concerned about his weight loss. His weight used to be around 5.2kg, but he is now only 4.5kg. But the vet said this is quite expected as one ages. Also, with the house-move and all, his meals has not been regular because he cannot find his foodbowl! And the cats have stopped taking him to his foodbowl like they used to previously. I’ve finally resorted to hand-feeding Bobby now. I would put him on my lap and either hand-feed him or put the bowl very close to his mouth.
The vet said his eye discharge is no cause for alarm since Bobby is already blind. It did not look serious, anyway, but I could get an ointment to reduce the discharge. The vet, did, however, pull out the fur from Bobby’s ears! I know I am supposed to do that, but he won’t let me. There was no ear infection, though.
So, all in, the vet said Bobby is in good shape…for this age.
Here comes Sunshine….!
Sunshine listening intently as we all discuss her case.
Sunshine is as fine as can be and can already be spayed. We’ll get that done soon.
Bobby sleeping all the way home.
This is his eye ointment.
I’ve put Bobby on Hyaflex for about a week now. It’s recommended by my friend, Cathy. There is Hyaflex for dogs and cats and it’s meant for arthritis and joint problems. I wonder if it is due to the Hyaflex, ‘coz the vet said Bobby’s arthritis wasn’t that bad this time!
See this: http://hyaflex.com/
Since I was very concerned about Bobby’s weight, the vet said Bobby could do with more protein and some carbohydrates, too. I’ll hand-feed him more diligently now.
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