3 cats spayed this week!!

What's that sound? Do you hear that? No? It's the sound of my bank account balance rapidly moving towards ZERO! HAHAHAHAHAHA!! And that was my deranged laughter at the current state of my finances. What else can i do but laugh when i wanna go shopping soooo badly but can't coz of the animals? I really have to stop going to malls.. There's soooo much fabulous stuff i'm dying to wear!! I could just die.

Anyways this week the sri murni condo feral mother cat, luckytoes midnight, and snowy were all spayed. Mother cat is still at the vet. We're boarding her there for a few days coz we don't know what to do with her while she recovers. She's super wild and we can't release her nor keep her at home. Luckytoes and Snowy are home though, i picked them up yesterday morning and they're fine. Luckytoes was back to her naughty mischievious self the minute i let her out of her carrier. She doesn't seem to notice that she's had surgery. I had to stop her from trying to wrestle with her friends and jumping up on shelves. Snowy's ok too though a little more subdued. I'm keeping her away from her kittens Luna and Rajah because I don't want them to try to nurse. Anyway they're doing great on canned food now.

Once everyone has recovered they will leave us. The mother cat will return to my parents' condo compound where she will be released and fed by my brother and parents. She will not be rehomed. She's not pet material. Snowy will go with her son Rajah to a family in Putrajaya this coming chinese new year weekend. Luckytoes Midnight will go to a home in Titiwangsa and be friends with a cat that is so bored he has been plucking out his own fur in tufts.

Oh and.. mother cat's litter of four kittens? the two tamer ones Link and Dora have been adopted.. The two insanely feral ones, Stubbs and Runty are still at my parents' place..

A great week for adoptions!!

I'm super happy to announce the confirmed adoptions of Madeleine, Snowy, Luna, and Rajah!!
Madeleine will be off to her new home sometime next week where she will join 4 year old labrador retriever mix pooch Lucky and his human family of four. Yay!
Luna has been adopted by my good friends so i know she'll be in great hands.
Snowy and Rajah have been adopted together by a nice lady with 4 other cats and will be going to their home once Luna has been weaned.
At the moment, snowy, luna, and rajah are all still with me because luna still refuses to try food.. i can't separate her from her mummy snowy until she's more independent.. i'm really not sure what to do about her actually.. her brother rajah has been eating on his own for weeks now but luna still only wants her mummy's milk.. oh dear!

Latest pics of Snowy, Luna, and Rajah

Elegant kitty Snowy and her kittens are soooo gorgeous now you'll shit yourself!! By the way, they're all adopted but won't be leaving me for a while. Snowy and Rajah are going to a new home together and Luna might be adopted by a good friend of mine. They can't be separated yet because Luna is taking her own sweet time getting weaned.. Her brother Rajah has been happily chomping away on soft cat food for almost two weeks now! But little Luna... oohhh Luna! She still isn't even remotely interested in eating food by herself.. She still only wants her mummy's milk.. She has all her teeth now and they're little sharp things, so OUCH for mummy Snowy if you get what i mean..

Weaning kittens, one of life's hilarities..

Snowy's kittens Luna and Rajah are growing up so fast. Just two weeks ago they were wobbly, half-blind, squirmy little things that couldn't stand up straight. When placed on the floor, they looked like confused creatures paddling away in non-existent water. Now their legs are strong and straight. They can run, play and tumble. They've started climbing and exploring and their eyes are bright and clear. Rajah's eyes are turning bright blue. Could he be any more gorgeous?! Luna's eyes are still dark grey and i can't wait to see what their permanent color will be. They scamper around my feet and follow me as i work my way around the upstairs hall, cleaning all the litter boxes. I took some photos of them last night but forgot to bring my camera with me to the office today.. darn it.. those will have to wait till tomorrow.

I checked inside Luna and Rajah's mouths last night and saw teeny tiny nubbins of teeth starting to grow. That pretty much shows that they're ready to start eating soft kitten food and will be nursing less. The first time kittens are presented with 'real' food is really funny. Some kittens take to it immediately.. Just a few sniffs of the fishy stuff and they start licking the food. Some are interested but confused.. They smell something they want but don't know where it is even when its RIGHT in front of their faces. They mew in frustration looking for the source of the delicious scent even walking in their bowls and through the food but it still eludes them. Others lick the edges of their tiny bowls but don't go that extra millimeter in to taste the food.

The first few times i give them smelly soft food will be very messy. That's normal. They'll play in the food, get it all over their faces, some are so confused that they try to suck up the pasty stuff instead of opening their mouths and taking bites. Last night, Luna and Rajah did everything I expected them to do. They made a huge mess. They tracked through the food then shook their paws in disgust at the wet, clammy feeling.

When i woke up this morning most of the wet food remained uneaten and of course had attracted ants. Since the food was beginning to smell kinda gross, i decided to flush it down the toilet instead of throwing it away in the trash can. Also, I was sure the other cats would end up rummaging through the trash can looking for the leftovers. So, as i was scraping the stinky fishy stuff into the toilet, my brood of fat felines gathered around me, looking at me in horror, obviously shocked and deeply saddened by the waste. Foster kitty Luckytoes Midnight couldn't help herself. She had to put a stop to the madness. She immediately launched herself into the toilet and landed in the gross fishy toilet bowl water. SIGHHHHHHHH......... oh monday mornings! how you continue to amaze me. as if i wasn't already in a hurry to leave the house and get to work on time..

Go away backyard breeders!!

I've received soooo many inquiries about Snowy, Luna, and Rajah already from people who saw their adoption profile on http://www.petfinder.my/. Normally this would so totally please me but most of these inquiries have been from breeders.. tsk tsk people!! I believe its clearly stated in my adoption procedure that neutering/spaying is compulsory. THis is soooo not negotiable. I'm totally anti-breeding. I'm a shelter volunteer. Breeding goes against all my beliefs about the welfare of these animals and totally undermines all the work that people like me put so much heart and effort into.

So, no. Please don't try to convince me otherwise. Its not happening. Its not on. Don't waste my time breeders!! Why don't y'all try to improve yourselves by mating with a decent human being? It would be nice if your offspring had half a brain and some compassion. Maybe that'll improve YOUR breed.

For Adoption - Snowy, Luna, and Rajah

As promised, here are some photos of my latest fosters.. Snowy is the mama cat. She has greyish black fur with a white undercoat. I don't know how else to describe it. She looks dark grey but if you brush her fur up its all white underneath.. She's no more than 2 years old, still a young lady. She's an affectionate and intelligent cat that prefers a quiet, mellow environment.

The little black tabby with striped legs is Luna. She's about 3 weeks old now and looks just like her mummy. She's the lazier of the two kittens. She loves sleeping and cuddling up with Snowy all day.

The silver tabby is Rajah. I've named him after Princess Jasmine's pet tiger in Disney's Aladdin cartoon. He's more adventurous than his cozy, comfort-loving sister. Every time I check on them, he's awake and looking at me with wide eyes.

The kittens will be ready for adoption in about 6 weeks time. If you're interested in adopting, please refer to the adoption procedure outlined on the right side of this blog. Snowy will be ready for adoption once her kittens are fully weaned and she has been spayed.

New fosters

I have three new foster kitties. A mother cat and her two tiny kittens. A gorgeous family of domestic medium length hair furkids. I don't think it will be terribly difficult to find a home for these three because of their pretty coat colors and longish hair. People here love fluffy cats. Malaysians think all fluffy cats are persians.

I actually don't like fostering cats that look like they may be mixed with some expensive and exotic breeds because I don't trust people. I always think that they might be sneaky little snots. Backyard breeders posing as loving, genuine adopters. It happens! They troll the adoption websites looking for cats and dogs they can use for breeding. Then they sell the beautiful kittens and puppies that are the result. Personally I think people who make money from exploiting and prostituting animals are just disgusting. Animals aren't baby-making factories. There are other ways for a decent human being to make a living. Go back to school and find out!! Apply for a real job! Anyway i'm getting off topic here. That always happens..

So back to my three new fosters. They were rescued by a very nice lady whom I'll call JenDog. JenDog rents a little room in a house and lives there with her small dog. She had been feeding the mother cat, whom she named Snowy, for a few months. Snowy was one of the neighborhood's many stray cats and she was a scrawny, bedraggled little thing. JenDog and Snowy slowly became friends and Snowy began waiting for JenDog outside the house everyday. After being fed regularly for a while, Snowy blossomed into a beautiful lady and the neighborhood toms couldn't resist her. Snowy got preggers!! She eventually gave birth to three kittens but one was killed and thrown away by JenDog's landlady's despicable son. He'll probably grow up to be a serial killer and then get the death penalty, but that's another topic altogether. Anyway, JenDog knew she couldn't keep Snowy and the remaining two kittens. How would they all live together in her little room with her dog? Her landlady had even asked her to pay extra rent to be allowed to keep Snowy and her kits. I think that's beyond low.. JenDog doesn't have much money and her evil landlady knows this; yet she took advantage of JenDog's kindness and compassion. I can't believe some people are so greedy and calculating.

So.. that's how these new foster felines ended up in my care. JenDog asked me to foster them. They need to be kept away from evil landlady + despicable son. I'll take photos of them as soon as Snowy gets more used to me.

After I met JenDog and got to know her better, I was deeply touched by her kindness. She has really suffered. She battles an illness and also had a nervous breakdown. She lives in just one little room with her dog. She needs every cent she earns. She battles her demons without a support network. In spite of all this, she has room in her heart and her life for three animals that needed help, food, and shelter. Some people have EVERYTHING and wouldn't even bring home a tiny abandoned kitten or get it some help. I hear all sorts of stupid excuses from people about why they don't help. When you see an injured or sick animal in the street, just pick it up and bring it to the vet. Don't do nothing.

It really bothers me when people tell me they saw an injured puppy or kitten somewhere and they didn't do anything. I ask why and the response is always something inane like,"oh i was on my way to dinner so couldn't stop" or "i didn't have a box to carry it in". Those are STUPID STUPID reasons not to help a sentient being in need. There is ALWAYS something we can do. Just use some common sense! Geez.