More to reveal...

Hi to all =).  This is just a short note to thank all of you who has come by to read and drop us a few lines.  I'm sorry that I haven't replied, but I'd like to frankly say that the few lines you left matters, as it really helps to know that there are people who understand. I sincerely THANK YOU.

Wonder why it's taking sooo long or too long for me to recover? Well, it was hard enough to get over BULAN.. I thought things couldn't be worst.  Little did I know, things could and did get worst.

It was beyond my imagination and I thought it was beyond my capability and strength to go through any of that.  I am recovering and I have no idea how that was possible.  It took time but I did go through it all. 

~Time is a physician that heals every grief.~  Diphilus

BULAN left on 26th May 2010

followed by

 SUNNY on 11th June 2010

Yes, one loss followed by another loss.  What made it worst was, what had happened.

RIP dear SUNNY

and again another visit to the vet..

This round: SUNNY / BELLA / MJ / DONNA

I didn't initially plan for this visit, but i) I left all their pet ID (wt microchip numbers) at the hosp, and I need to apply for their import by early next week, so I'd have to pick those up anyhow and ii) I don't want to have long gaps between their rabies shot, ( so that it'll be fine to have their yearly booster at one go), so I have to get all of them done within this 2 weeks.  I can only go at most twice next week and for each trip I can take a max of about 8 kg, so do the maths.

the number of trips for rabies vacc: (4 trips in 2 weeks=2 trips in 1 week)
i.   BULAN (4kg) + SUNSHINE: microcip (4kg)= 8 kg.
ii.  4 kittens (3.4+3.0+2.9+2.0) = 11.3 kg (overloaded)
iii. BINTANG (est: 4kg) + YUMIEKO (est: 4kg) = 8 kg
iv. MICHIKO (est 4 kg) + SUNSHINE (4 kg) = 8 kg


So I had to go today.  Was I happy to see the kakak treat my cats =).


SUNNY: he was ok, though moving around.
BELLA: she was absolutely fine
MJ: he didn't like it, he resisted the shot and had to be injected twice.  but single dose ya ;-)
DONNA: was absolutely fine

-I've collected their pet passports/ID thingy.  I'll post them up when I get the chance to, or I've a complete collection of all 9.

-3 more passports to go (BINTANG, MICHIKO, YUMIEKO)

-4 more rabies shot to go (BINTANG, MICHIKO,YUMIEKO, SUNSHINE)

planned visits: 2 more vet visit.  spaying BELLA & DONNA.  final vet visit for export permit.

the 4 siblings to the vet!

This would've been a great shot, if it wasn't blurry.

Reasons for the vet visit: (i. microchip, ii. deworm, iii. BELLA's eyes)

i. microchip

The microchip was done PLUS I also had their 'passport' done.  The cats had their pictures taken and it wasn't easy: front view, left, right, back and so oooon....  I haven't seen the outcome of these passports as it was already late and I was rushing off, so I'll collect the passports when I take the next ones in line to the vet.

Here are info about this pet passport, actually here is the brochure to be exact.  For the time being, they've only started this in Cheras, and I heard that they will soon expand to Shah Alam and eventually throughout the country.  Yay! now no one can claim my kucing kampung as theirs!

It was funny that they had a cross on the table, supposedly that's where my cat should sit, unfortunately my cats are not trained that when you say 'sit' he/she would walk about.... hehehe.... but thanks to the guy who ssnaped their pics, for being patience about it.

SUNNY consistently wanted to jump down and if i didn't stop him, he actually jumped down and he was frightened by the new environment.  MJ did not appear too nervous, but he consistently walked about and couldn't stay still.  BELLA was fond of the camera, that she would always face and moved toward the camera.  DONNA didn't like the camera, she would alwasy face and move away from the camera.  And she was anxious that she wouldn't walk properly.

As stated in the brochure.  The pet passport is RM 7 excluding microchip, physical examination and the picture.

-RM25 for the microchip

-RM7   for the passport

-RM5   for the rest (promotional perhaps as I heard they mentioned it.)

-RM37  total cost per cat.

ii. deworm

All four had been fine =)

SUNNY @ 3.4 kg

BELLA @ 2.0 kg

MJ @ 3.0 kg

DONNA @ 2.9 kg

iii. BELLA's eyes

BELLA's eye had always been like this.  It would be momentarily better when I applied some eye-meds in her eyes, but never did this disappear completely and yet she looks perfectly well, though she's the smallest in size among the 4 of them.  Because of her eyes, she's given antibiotic, I hope it's nothing really. and I think it really is nothing.

While I was there, I managed to get further info regarding my import-export procedure. =)

vet visit

The 4 kittens went for their 2nd vaccination

and the 4 seniors, went for their microchips...

while SUNSHINE stayed home, as she has just recovered from the operation.

BULAN: 3.9 kg
BINTANG: 4.0 kg
MICHIKO: 4.2 kg
YUMIEKO: 3.5 kg
SUNNY: 2.3 kg
BELLA: 1.5 kg
MJ: 2.0 kg
DONNA: 1.9 kg

with 8 cats in hands, of course I didn't have the chance to snap pictures... Oh it was my first time getting microchip for my cats.. I was told that they use quite a big needle for that, I was so anxious, but it was fine. The needle was bigger than the usual one for vaccination, but it was ok since they applied local anaesthetic on the spot where the needle goes in. What & Why microchip? well, a more extensive post on that later, and yes microchips are a 'need' for my cats not just a 'want'.

Overall, I'm so so so so glad, each one of them was fine after this vet visit. Nothing unusual at all!

Kittens off to the vet!

The kittens have turned exactly 3 months on the 18th Dec 2009, and they looked healthy and ready for their vaccination, so off we went!

SUNNY @ 1.8 kg
BELLA @ 1.38 kg
MJ @ 1.74 kg
DONNA @ 1.6 kg

vaccination & deworm-done! and here they are sleeping and resting.