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Ipoh SPCA's Food Fair 7th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
From Joy E. Saga:Morning Kah YeinI'm a member of Ipoh SPCA. ISPCA has a no-kill policy which is why I'm a member. We are going to be doing fund raising through a' Food Fair' in Ipoh at the St.John Ambulance Hall (near Ipoh YMCA) on Sunday, 6th November 2011 between 10am - 2pm.We are selling coupons at RM10 per book. I was wondering if you would be interested to purchase the coupons and come for the Food Fair. There will be food sales, SPCA bags / tshirts, most beautiful pet con...
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REVISED POLICIES (with Immediate Effect) 7th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
To all rescuers/caregivers of stray and community animals who would like our financial assistance in sponsoring/subsidising the spay-neuter and medical treatment of your animals, kindly be informed that our policies have been revised to the following with immediate effect:The major changes are highlighted in yellow.REVISED POLICIESWho qualifies for our sponsorship/subsidy1. Newly rescued stray animals.2. Community animals (living in the community but not adopted).For recently adopted stray anima...
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In Athens, Stray Dogs Are Treated As Everyone's Dogs 7th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
A very heartening piece of news, shared by KT Tan (please read parts in red):Tear gas? Woof! It’s Sausage the Athens riot dogATHENS, Oct 6 (Reuters) – There he is, yelping with delight as the youths start hurling chunks of paving stones, barking his admonition at a cordon of cops fending off petrol bombs, sneezing as he scampers through the tear gas.Meet Sausage the riot dog, an amiable ginger mongrel resident of Syntagma Square in central Athens, who doesn’t mind if you show up for a day ...
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Urgent: Puppy In Need Of Fosterer/adopter 6th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
From Elaine: Hello Dr. Chan, Sorry for writing to you around this late, as I am at lost regarding this matter.I'm writing regarding a stray puppy around my office area as I walk to work. Around Petaling Jaya, Asia Jaya LRT area.The puppy is located inside sort of a closed off empty building. The puppy seems to be all alone. This week, I didn't see the mum around as normally she will stick around or come back later to be with her pup. The puppy & the mum are able to move around as ...
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Patrick, Dog In Need Of A Fosterer 6th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
From Jessy Lian:Dear Dr.Chan,Do you remember the puppy (Patrick) with a deformed hind leg that I've saved a few months back & then was sent to MDDB?Patrick is currently foster by one of MDDB's volunteer - Ms.Lee. And Ms.Lee also bring Patrick to MDDB's monthly adoption drive (and I've been to every single one of it just to visit Patrick), but so far still no potential adopters.2 days ago, I was told that one of Ms.Lee’s unfriendly neighbour complain that the dog's barking are affecting his...
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Is This Your Dog? 6th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
For the past two days, a very nice-looking dog (with license) has been wandering aimlessly on my street. I only saw the dog in the mornings before going to work and I thought it was somebody's dog out for a run, but according to my neighbours, he has been running on the street all day, trying to get into people's houses. A neighbour fed the dog, and just now, I brought a bowl of rice and kibbles out, but could not find the dog.According to Ming-Yi, the dog runs when approached. He even tri...
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Mickey's Good News 6th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
Cheang sent these photos of Mickey:Mickey has been eating very well, pee-ing and poo-ing a lot, too.Later this evening, Cheang sent even better news - she thinks the urine leak may have stopped because Mickey's pad is dry. Let's continue sending our prayers for Mickey's total recovery!Mickey's case is a clear reminder to all of us about how fragile life is, and that we will never know how much longer we have to live. Yet, despite knowing this, we do not despair, but make full use of whatev...
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Callie Has Company 6th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
Maslinda sent this three days ago:callie has a new neighbour at the 3rd floor, a dog. she didnt make any noise today but remain active and manja as ever. no walk today coz she refuse to (scared of the dog). she took some time even to get out from the cage.. :)apart from the on and off flu + fungal treatment + IV drip, blood result was all ok. liver and kidney had no problem. FIV and FeLV test not yet done coz the blood sample apparently went missing in the lab. but dr said they'll do anothe...
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Follow-Up On Yesterday's "Wormy" Case 6th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
Ref: http://www.myanimalcare.org/2011/10/two- kittens-for-worm-treatment.htmlI was very busy yesterday and could not obtain the whole story of what actually happened (see link above, part in red). So, today I went to our vet and got the whole story from the vet assistant. Apparently, when the lady went back to the first vet, he was already treating the kitten. However, when he went to the back of his clinic to get something, the lady took the kitten away and sent it to our vet. &...
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The Blueys Are Bobby's New Breakfast Guide-Kittens! 6th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
Seems like Cow has officially relinquished his duty as the breakfast guide-cat for Bobby.And why? This is why.It's something I cannot quite understand...ever since Bobby's blindness started setting in, he has refused to eat unless a cat (which is Cow) takes him to his food-bowl and eats with him. We've tried force-feeding him, and it was a total disaster - he hates it. If there is no cat, Bobby simply refuses to eat. He'd just sit and stare at the direction of the food. So Cow, being t...
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Urgently Required - Adopter For George The Puppy 6th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
From XY Soo (dukenikkon@gmail.com):I'm so desperate that I've to write to you for help. I had been fostering this 4 months+ old male puppy ( George) for nearly a month ( the black and brown one). I'm in desperate need to find him a home ( or, last resort, if any farm owner can take him in and treat him well). Here's the background about this puppy:He and his brother was dump in a house under renovation. Neighbours been feeding them on and off until one day one of the neighbours asked m...
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"I'm An F3" - The Big Event And The Closing 6th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
Today is the event proper for the "I'm an F3" campaign at my college. For the last four days, the college's NECTAR club had been selling our tshirts and distributing my books. Today, other students from three classes joined them in three more activities: 1. Exhibition on cruelty to animals (Philosophy class)2. Poster presentation (English class)3. Cultural foods (all vegetarian) (Anthropology class) Getting the deco ready... There were 45 posters on display. It's part of their assignment. Joey, ...
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Two Kittens For Worm Treatment 5th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
A lady met me at the college today when we were having the F3 fair. She told me the two kittens whose mother-cat had just been spayed, were very sickly, and she had just brought them to a vet but the vet was busy with surgery and could not attend to them.I asked her how serious it was and she said it looked very serious. I quickly called our panel vet and they said she could bring them in.So she brought one of the kittens in, followed by another. It was a case of worms and one of the kitte...
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Duke's PERFECT Last 24 Hours (must Read!) 5th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
Alicia Chow shared this story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl e-2044721/Dukes-day-The-touching-story-man-determi ned-beloved-sick-dog-perfect-final-24-hours.htmlIt is truly PERFECT, in every way. It tells how a man, a war veteran, made his beloved ailing dog's last day absolutely perfect and wonderfully happy. Please read it and be inspired. It might help us when we deal with dying animals. Stay with them, make them happy, make them comfortable. Animals know when to let g...
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Two Dogs In Need Of A Home (Cheong WanMei's) 5th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
Cheong WanMei (012 390 3699) has written on behalf of two rescued dogs who need a home:Dear Dr Chan,My name is Buddy. I have been living in the streets since I was a puppy with my sister; Shye Shye. I am around 9 months old now. I am a crossed breed medium sized male dog with beautiful black lined eyes and short brown fur. My foster parent said I reminded her of the eyes of a bharanatyam dancer. I have been neutered vaccinated dewormed and my blood tests show I am i...
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"Limited Edition" Round-Necked Yellow Ladies (for This Weekend) 4th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
Yesterday, our tshirt supplier sent us a new stock of ROUND-necked Yellow Ladies.Our Yellow Ladies is V-necked, but now we have 80 pieces of "limited edition" ROUND necked ones. It comes in L36, L38, L40, L42.So, for ladies who prefer the round-neck, here's your chance to buy this "limited edition" this weekend at the following places:1. Cutie Pet Fair on the 8th and 9th.2. KTAJ's booth at their Ampang fair on the 9th.3. The Shah Alam Buddhist Society at their Health Awareness Campaign in B...
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Oh Gosh!! Breaking News!! 4th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
Oh gosh...is it true???Yes, it is...and it's not just hear-say, it IS true....Look....The Blueys have taken over Bobby's chair.Apparently, they got onto the chair while Bobby was sleeping and "booted" Bobby down!Yes...that's what they did!Gosh...!!!:))For the uninformed, this here is Bobby's chair. It's also called the "favourite chair" because everyone likes it. The humans have LONG been booted out of the chair, and as it stands, it is Bobby's chair. Previously, Bobby monopolised it, but would ...
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The Blueys Go To The Vet's 4th Oct 2011, by AnimalCare
I thought the Blueys could already be vaccinated, so it's off to the vet's today.... The vet says they are still too young, based on the fact that their incisors are just growing, so it's better to wait for another 2 weeks. Both were given a clean bill of health.
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