Category: Stories (others)
Great advice from a Muslim dog rescuer
She gives very good advice: https://www.tiktok.com/@myforeverdoggo/video/7299040769103416594?_r=1&_t=8hfGhiR4gEb If you don’t like them or don’t want to help them, please just stay away from them. If you want to help them, learn how to do it. Kudos to you, Ms Umi Sakinah! Dogs are such faithful and grateful beings, and definitely deserving of kindness and help. Learn…
“Brain to body weight ratio” – which species has the highest?
Oh, we think it’s the human? Homo stultus?? Haha…no way…..!!! Guess again. Here you go for the answer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/slx83u7PG9o When it comes to brain to body weight ratio, we already lose to the magpie and the ant, and who knows to which other hundreds or thousands of other animal species! So, let’s drop the “we humans…
Dora has recovered from TVT and is released! (updates from Imm’s Shelter)
Updates from Judy! Dora just released back at shelter. See her scooting off again to neighbor’s orchard with Harry n Fluff following close behind. Back “home” to her friends and her colony outside the shelter!! Given 3rd chemo jab after this pix taken. Such a vast difference from before the chemo treatment started. Dora healed…
How wolf packs are organised
This video about how the wolf packs organise themselves is both touching and illuminating. It shows sacrifice, caring, compassion, wisdom and intelligence. Something we humans can certainly learn from! The wolf pack is divided into five sections. The first echelon consists of the oldest and sickest wolves. The walk first so that they do not…
Deepavali shrine to honour departed dogs
The news: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nst-viral/2023/11/978522/nstviral-malaysian-woman-sets-deepavali-altar-honour-departed-dogs?fbclid=IwAR1lbSkNC0dOa0UEbzFVOSU8RmuvYbkGdZb-JfRSgLYG2RoZDpOLka7mAr8 An excerpt: A Malaysian woman went above and beyond arranging a special altar during Deepavali to honour the memory of her departed canines. A dog lover, Ananthi Naidu shared a video on her Tik Tok @ananthinaidu about a special altar that she made for her furry companions that have passed away. Photo…
Bhutan sterilises and vaccinates all its street dogs
The news: https://says.com/my/news/bhutan-becomes-first-country-in-the-world-to-sterilise-and-vaccinate-all-of-its-street-dogs?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=facebook+status&utm_campaign=meta+status&fbclid=IwAR0k75MZ4o-LdwGdgkV2qk6h3peWqmpWBnk4e4Wc4OXp36fILwZXWkSNHa8 Bhutan isn’t the first country to do it. The Netherlands achieved it a few years ago, through their CNVR programme carried out through 200 over years: https://everydogmatters.eu/how-did-the-netherlands-manage-to-become-the-first-country-with-no-stray-dogs/ Excerpts: After years of being involved in a humane animal welfare programme, Bhutan has announced that all of its street dogs have been fully sterilised…
The Shichi-Go-San ceremony in Japan
Here’s the story: https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2023/11/14/dogs-don-kimonos-receive-blessings-in-place-of-children-in-ageing-japan/102015 Excerpts: A traditional ceremony for children is catching on among pet owners in Japan, where dogs and cats are receiving ever more attention amid the nation’s plummeting birth rates. Natsuki Aoki took her two Chihuahuas on a plane ride to Tokyo from the western city of Hiroshima so her fur babies…
Plaza Merdeka Shopping Centre’s very own resident kucings!!
How delightful: https://worldofbuzz.com/plaza-merdeka-shopping-centre-in-kuching-has-a-resident-cat-everyones-eager-to-meet-him/ An excerpt: Roaming the halls of Plaza Merdeka, Hassan is a handsome short-haired feline with white fur and golden ears. Present on a daily basis, some of Hassan’s tasks include greeting mall visitors, walking around the mall to inspect each stall, as well as wandering nearby the receptionist area. He even accepts…
Dora’s amazing healing from TVT (updates from Imm’s Shelter)
Judy sent this amazing news!! Despite being the last one to be captured for treatment and having the TVT fester for weeks/months, Dora is healing remarkably well! From Judy: Dora’s TVT tumour has shrunk amazingly well after her first chemo jab on 6/11/23. Only small tumour remaining. 2nd jab given today. So happy for her!…
Dora’s TVT treatment (updates from Imm’s Shelter)
Dora was yet another one of the very difficult-to-catch dogs living in the CNRM-colony outside Imm’s Shelter. She also had TVT and was finally caught. She is undergoing treatment now. Her TVT lesion is quite massive since it’s been growing for sometime now. Hopefully the treatment works and she recovers in due time. The following…
Goodbye Tuff and Snowpea (updates from Imm’s Shelter)
We are sad to learn that Tuff, the recently-rescued dog from Imm’s Shelter’s CNRM-colony did not make it. He had TVT but was too weak to start treatment. He had other complications too. One of their elderly cats, Snowpea, also passed away peacefully a few days ago. We send our deepest condolences to Imm and…
Happy Deepavali 2023!
The Kuchai Lama street dogs (updates from Khong Lai Teng)
Here are some updates from Ms Amy Khong Lai Teng, our latest new applicant. She and her friend, Raymond, are taking care of a colony of street dogs in the Kuchai Lama area and we have provided aid for the neutering and vaccination of 2 dogs, Dancer and Susu. Initially, Ms Khong said there were…
Weighing the Blondies and more!
You might remember the days when the Blondies were just born and I had to handfeed them and how I would weigh them after every single meal? Well, those were the days! Now, I will just weigh them once a month unless any weighing is warranted due to any required monitoring. I wanted to know…
‘Nuff of junk, Indra, back to raw chicken, please
Indra was asking for food again. This time I decided to try raw cut chicken meat. That should be qualify as “plain food” as it is only chicken meat and doesn’t contain anything else. It’s about time she transitioned back to “proper food” and not stay on with kibble. I was also already very worried…