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How To Avoid Accidentally Spaying Pregnant Dogs (a Sharing) 13th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
There are always new dog caregivers who would like to know to avoid accidentally getting pregnant dogs spayed.
I asked JoTong, one of our applicants who have done so many dog neutering, for tips. JoTong is also our TagTeam member.
Here’s what she says:
On heat yes. Can see from their engorged vagina. Blood droplets from their vagina. Males seems to like to follow the female around. This is when we know we need to catch those females. Those [visibly] pregnant female, we will not catch them....
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Gerald And Everyone This Morning 13th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
As usual, the moment I woke up and sat in bed to drink my water from my tumbler, Gerald immediately started calling from downstairs in Bunny’s Place. I don’t know how he knows, but he knows. I did not even make a noise; Tabs who was asleep beside my pillow did not even wake up. And yet, Gerald knew.
I’m trying to change the feeding schedule to feed Gerald and the Blondies first, because Gerald is so used to being fed first.
But it was all chaotic this morning because the Blond...
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Fundraising For A Little Rescued Cat, Fat Girl, In Kulai, Johor (Lee Kim Hai’s) 13th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
We are doing a fundraising for Fat Girl and if you would like to help out, we appreciate it very, very much. Kindly scroll to the bottom of this post for donation details.
On 21st March 2024, Fat Girl was rescued by Mdm Lee Kim Hai in Kulai, Johor, when she was alerted by a neighbour that the little kitten was severely injured. Mdm Lee took Fat Girl to their local vet who provided emergency ICU treatment but the vet was unable to perform the needed surgery. Fat Girl was referred to another vet i...
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Neutering Aid For 1 Cat In Kulai, Johor (Lee Kim Hai’s) & Updates 13th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
We have provided a full sponsorship of RM150 for the neutering of this female cat, Fat Girl.
Fat Girl was rescued by Mdm Lee when she was very young and found to have a severe hip injury. Surgery was performed on Fat Girl and it was successful (we will be providing a medical aid for this as soon as we receive the claim too). Details about this will be published later. Fat Girl was fostered by a friend, who is an experienced cat caregiver. The fosterer has agreed to adopt Fat Girl after 2 v...
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Gerald And The String Toys, After Dinner 12th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
Dinner time for the Blondies!
Samantha ate.
Kai ate…a lot.
Indra – no. Who needs food?
I even managed to get Gerald to eat dinner (he already had his lunner of chicken gizzards earlier). This is Cubgrub’s raw Quail. Gerald liked it. That’s good. He needs protein rotation too.
Then, it was playtime!
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Akira had already sneaked out. Who needs food?
Tabs had already eaten.
Riley was force fed. Who ne...
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Gerald Goes To The Park With The Boys 12th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
I didn’t want to make this a daily affair, but Gerald was mewing this afternoon.
I know the body harness isn’t comfortable, so I tried Mac’s old harness. It doesn’t cover so much of the body, as it’s made of thinner straps. Gerald was okay with it.
But in general, cats do not like being taken on a leash. They are not like dogs. They need their freedom.
The boys joined us too.
I took off Gerald’s harness for awhile to give him more freedom.
He doesn’t...
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The Night The Monsters Came Over 12th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
I don’t remember if I wrote this story.
It happened on Gerald’s first night in Bunny’s Place, that would be the 9th night, I think.
Rey must have accidentally pressed on the Stargate door handle during his ascent (or descent, take your pick!) on Stargate’s gate. That handle is not very secure as the catch is very shallow.
On the morning of the 10th, I thought I saw two tabbies on the bed in Bunny’s Room through the CCTV but I wasn’t sure. I thought it was dark...
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Gerald And The String Toys 12th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
Gerald still mews, and I’ll go into the room and stay with him.
But it’s not just me. Samantha and Indra would be nearby too.
Would Gerald like to play with string toys?
Gerald is still marking in every litter box. So, I have to keep cleaning the pantry many times a day. But I try my best not to wash as the contact with water will aggravate my foot dermatitis.
Gerald plays too!
Rest time, with Indra nearby.
Gerald is still eating at his personal regular hours, and not followin...
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Creamy Visits 12th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
Creamy came this morning.
Hi Creamy.
Thank you for visiting. Male cats are always very affectionate.
I gave him breakfast and after eating, he went home.
The post Creamy visits appeared first on AnimalCare.
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The Family That Eats Together Stays Together (Gerald And The Blondies) 11th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
The Blondies were very naughty today and wanted nothing but kibble.
So, for dinner, after I failed in all my offers, I gave in. Gerald normally doesn’t eat kibble at all, but I served RC’s Dental, which everybody goes crazy over.
Gerald is the one eating with Indra on the left. One big family. Mother, father and three daughters.
Riley didn’t join them but watched from nearby.
I always thought that Gerald eats at other houses and that is why he sometimes isn’t hungry and...
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Samantha And Indra Comfort Gerald 11th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
Whenever Gerald mews, Samantha and Indra come to comfort him. It’s quite touching, and I’m glad Samantha has decided to rekindle the old friendship, with the help of little Indra.
Gerald and Samantha were partners in our porch 1.5 years ago before I caught Samantha and only after that did Misty enter the scene. Gerald sired Kai, Akira and Indra and on that very day when I saw him mating with Samantha, I caught him and Creamy for neutering. Samantha was still free and as her pregnancy...
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Gerald’s Park Time And Back Home Safely 11th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
This morning, the moment I got up, while still sitting in bed, Gerald started mewing. He simply has this uncanny knack of knowing exactly when I’d wake up even though I don’t make a single sound.
I fed him first because he knows the routine. I always fed Gerald, Misty, Tabs and Riley first, so he still wanted the same routine. Because he was fed first, this created an upset for the Blondies and by the time I fed them, for once, nobody wanted to eat! Sigh… I’ll have to fi...
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Misty’s Cremains Are Back With Us 11th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
Pet Memorial sent Misty’s cremains back to us this morning. We thank them very much for their compassionate service.
When I’m ready, Misty’s cremains will be interred back to the earth in our garden, her home.
From stardust to stardust, dearest sweet Misty, until the next Big Bang.
The post Misty’s cremains are back with us appeared first on AnimalCare.
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Gerald In The Evening 10th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
Do you know that I have so, so many photo files labelled as “Gerald & Misty”? It’s never Gerald alone or Misty alone, it’s always both names together.
And I have a separate folder where I keep memorable photos of each cat, that’s in individual names, but for Gerald and Misty, it’s again, “Gerald & Misty”.
I braved myself and went for a walk this evening. It’s very difficult, walking past the spot where Misty was knocked down, pa...
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How Is Gerald Doing Indoors? 10th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
First thing we did was to get the Monsters back to the catio. Last night, Rey must have accidentally stepped on the door handle of Stargate and opened the gate unintentionally (or was it intentional?). This morning, I found the entire Monster clan over in Bunny’s Place. But it was raining so heavily, so I let them be as long as there were no war cries.
After the rain subsided a little, we got them back. Then, a fight broke up, amongst themselves. Monster vs Monster. No casualties.
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Missing Misty So Much, Orientating Gerald And The Return Of Creamy 10th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
I miss Misty so much.
In the last few months, Misty’s daily routine was set. If I didn’t know if she was already in the porch, she would jump up onto the window sill and call me from there. And if she’s not back yet, and I go out to the porch with her food, she would mew from afar in response to me calling her name. She knew her name. And she would come running back from the rooftops, jump down the garbage compartment and come running to me.
That was our daily routine. I know h...
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Orientating Gerald To Stay Indoors Again 9th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
I was still in shock all afternoon.
Gerald came back in the late afternoon and started mewing in the porch. It was his dinner time and I fed him. Luckily he ate.
As I’ve observed, it was always Misty who needed him and not vice-versa, but I am very sure he would miss Misty’s friendship.
Gerald loves this cat tree.
He ate his dinner alone. Probably for the first time, without Misty. I’m still grateful that at least he ate. I do not want him to suffer grief too.
Misty is gone a...
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In Loving Memory Of Misty, My Loyal Bodyguard 9th Jul 2024, by AnimalCare
It has taken me a whole day and I still have not come to terms with Misty’s sudden departure.
But I want to write this tribute to Misty.
I think Misty first came to our house in December 2022 or early 2023. I first named her “Trixie” and she wasn’t a regular visitor. Samantha was the regular cat at that time and she would not allow “Trixie” into the porch. Samantha and Trixie were both very, very difficult to catch to be neutered. I needed a lot of time to gai...
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