3rd attack! Clover bitten Snowie 16/11/13

Just when i have more confident of both of them going out together. It strikes again. This is the 3rd time Clover attack snowie. It was an adoption drive. Yes she is definitely stress.. even stress after she was groomed. I don't know why she wants to attack Snowie. We were about to leave already.

That scene is almost a nightmare and unforgettable. My hands are full. My reaction is slow. Clover bite Snowie, Snowie show that fearful face but doing her best to show as much teeth possible. The great Dane join in. Didn't fight but join around. Clover still wouldn't let go. All i did was pulling the leash i don't even know what to response. A guy then carry Clover away.

I was so mad! Enough is enough. Any other bad things she did i can bear with it but attack my precious is a no way! Until now i can still see snowie being pressed down and bite.

We then check for wound. It wasn't obvious.. the fur is too thick! We missed out a big wound which i found during shower time at home. She keep yelling when i touched the leg. Then i saw that big hole.

I was shocked to hand shaking non stop. I must send clover away was all in my mind.  I kept saying sorry to snowie for the trouble i bring home when we were rushing to Vet.
2 stitches need as her wound was torn.

Back at home i got scolded by mother several times. I keep silent. No one know how sad i feel. First it was snowie. Then its Clover. She have to go back straying again. Its all my fault!

But today i tell myself. I will not ever wanna see Snowie get pressed down like that anymore. That horrible face that i cannot bear to see. She is all i have.

Scurvie gets on my nerve!!

i put her to training.. everything's well, everything's good! i put the blame on myself.. recently i'm really losing patience on her. especially when she gets stubborn!

Small issues like when she wouldn't walk properly like she do during walks without Snowie.. she won't walk beside me..almost like me dragging her. Without Snowie, she's way too perfect for walk.

                               this is her unwilling to get out of the car..
For her a "no" means a "no".. she doesn't want it, she won't do it. how's her progress in training? VERY GOOD... in the first two classes!! food is the KEY to her success!! without food, i'd break my wrist to get her to "Sit"! and i really did hurt my wrist!

this fellar is way too smart for people like me to control. Her stubborn level really drive me crazy! breathhhhhhhh~~

Crazy fosterer,
Yi
22/09/2013

Scurvie goes RAW!

due to her severe skin scratching i take up advice from a rescuer friend and started doing research online.

scurvie love raw so much! i started with small amount on first day without bone. i wouldn't say im following the barf diet. I'm more to prey mode. but some times i do add some vege in her meal although it's not necessary anymore.

honestly i didn't like the smell of meat and now that i hv to handle so much meat feeding.. argh my skin began to crack from washing hands too often. i also get itchy from soap chemical react. hopefully this diet change can help her skin improve! I'd do anything!

yi
6-8-13 (3rd day barf)

Sarcoptic Mange and Skin Problem | Home Remedies | Coconut Oil

If you notice my previous post, (just few post back, click it, click it, there you go), i was talking about home remedies for mange, and skin disease dog. I mentioned COCONUT OIL! Tadahhhhhhh!!!!! thats the one up there.

The first time i apply with bare hands. O.M.G! how can coconut oil be so smelly?????? sooner or later i start applying using disposable glove. Scurvie would lick all over the body. I let her take it since coconut oil is edible for dogs too. If you want to leave it then put her on E-Collar. Massage the oil into skin. leave it there.

Oh yes, it was in my previous post. I mentioned i sprayed apple cidar vinegar before applying. so it's smelly + smelly = Smelly.  ok i have to admit that i do not know if the apple cidar worked well. Before someone recommended coconut oil. i was using apple cidar vinegar only. i find that it ease itchness. So since no harm. i continued with apple cidar before applying coconut oil.

i only apply for 3 continuous days. then i thought of changing other remedies so i stopped. She have to be showered with Malaseb every 3 days. i was glad shower time is here. My mom helped clean the floor. everywhere is black and oily. it's difficult to clean. i suggest you place some disposable plastic before allowing your dog to sleep on it. even her leash..i soak in water for many days. rub with hands so that the dirts would come off.

OK ! too detailed on progress might scare you off. i'll let you know how it turns out to be.

This is her. A day or two after the shower. You can see that she look a little bit oily here and there (check the ears, and furs). Even after you comb and brush it, you can feel little oil on her body. That's NORMAL. Try soak your hair in coconut oil! ur gonna need long time to get it completely off. it's OIL!

This photo was taken before we went to vet, before we try coconut oil.

and this was taken during our trip to the vet. which was after 3 days of applying coconut oil. (sorry visual is abit blur, dog move really fast you know?). It can obviously be seen or feel. Her fur is richer. She who have really dry fur turns out that it feels more smooth and silky. yes i said "silky"!

this view is clearer of how rich the fur is. her fur around the ear seems abit "wet". it's not actually wet. i applied ointment in the ear so turns out the fur around the ear looks thick.

i get little advice from friends who also hated the smell of coconut oil. replace it with olive oil. but i didn't try it. since coconut oil is working, i'm gonna bet on that. but i didn't use it everyday. nowadays i apply a day before her shower day.

just keep the floor clean. once or twice i saw ants (black) crawling around where there's stain of coconut oil. so we'll have to wash and clean all the time.

love,
Yi
10/04/2013

Sarcoptic Mange and Skin Problem | Home Remedies

*Scratch scratch scratch* How annoying is it; how sad to see my girl reinfected with mange again. We did no test under the scope tho.. i was so sad to see her fur all gone again. i wanted to talk to someone but every one is at work. i took a photo (photo above) and posted on her album.it's more of a "shoutout" about my disappointment of her horrible scratch under my care.

Somehow i get really useful comment from a rescuer named vivienne. We all knew..besides going to vet, we have our own home remedies for the rescues.

The fastest way is Borax Solution. Scurvie recovered from mange the first time with Borax Solution. where you mix borax and hydrogen peroxide in water (please find formula online as i've already forgotten how) and then spray them on the surface and clean area with it. The reason i stopped using it is because week before i found her four paws red. my first thought was Borax. I can't confirm whether that's the cause of it. but to be on the safe side, i stopped using it. i use it to wash the floor(surrounding) instead.

It's kinda hard to find Borax nowadays. the herb shop don't sell them anymore. so i start killing mange with boiling hot water. i wash the surrounding with boiling hot water.

Then it's COOKING OIL. i use cooking oil on Scurvie before. it works pretty well. quite fast too.

i also bought Spirulina, Cod liver oil, and Apple Cidar Vinegar. Scurvie didn't like Spirulina at all so i stopped feeding. Cod liver oil helps alot when it comes to skin issue. Obvious change of smoother fur ;) APPLE CIDAR VINEGAR - i take one part of Apple Cidar Vinegar with 9 part of water. spray them on the body to ease it's itchiness. It also helps keep flies away from the dog's body. Today i learned from Vivienne that Just apple cidar itself won't help much. It's best to followed by coconut oil/olive oil. Massage and rub it into the skin.

Another rescuer friend suggested to put a tablespoon in their food too. so i bought this bottle of virgin coconut oil and planning to try it tonight. we'll see how well it work.

It's painful to see her condition. so every time when i feel so disappointed i'd click into the first picture when i first captured her. the image brings me back to the first day she stays at my house. Flies all around as if she's a dead body. dandruff every where.

She's much better now compare to the first day she came in. It really require alot of patience and love. I've spent almost RM3k of medical bill on her. till recently a vet asked me "so you're keeping her". i said no. she asked "then what are u doing? what's all this?". i told her she will get adopted by good people. I went home and ask my sister. told her what the vet said to me. and i added " actually ya, i think i crossed the line". She add on "because you really "sayang"(care for) her". "guess so..."

in fact, when i first found her, she suffer from itchiness, mites. my intention is to get rid of her itchiness and put her back. didn't know a street dog would bring up so many problems. We then discovered 1. heartworm positive, 2. hypothyroid, 3. lost weight, 4. is she spayed?????

she's with me since august 2012. so it's 6-7 months. no heat no nothing. reinfected with mange. that's very bad where i need to start from zero again.

Pray hard for her recovery...If you're reading this, hope the little remedy tricks helps. do consult your veterinary if you have any doubts. I welcome all sorts of comments and advice. after all, we're all learning and it's good to hear from each other :)

Love,
Yi
20/03/2013

you DID NOT save them, you KILLED! | Guide on picking up strays / litters

Often i see people who wants to do rescue works. but they do not know how to start, or do not bother to ask. Recently there's this case in a rescuer's rented house. She rented the house specially for a group of rescued dogs. What she havent expect the worst to come is people dump and dump dogs at her place, then letting other people know the address. It didn't just happen to her home. in fact, this is a very bad habit of SOME "Very Smart" human. they just either dump them at the shelter or rescuer's home without Showing their face to the person in charge.

The Above picture, name's Shera. very beautiful puppy. probably made u "awe" for this short moment. let me tell you. this is a BEFORE" picture. I have a AFTER video of Shera to you.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150526140587465

Click the link to watch the video.

Let me tell you what happen to this dog. This beautiful used to be a very healthy dog. As you know, people would come and dump a puppy into this rescuer's home. The thing that this person did not know is the dog he dumped in the house, is a Distemper dog. Distemper is a highly contagious disease that can be spread easily and it is air borne.

very unfortunate, Shera and some other dogs were in contact with this dog the whole night.

Her name is Shera...her mother is one of the dog Puspa Rani feeds everyday in Broga .......
''The dogs n me was very happy there until one day, someone dumped a pup into the compound....average 1 to 2 pups a week were dumped in the house.
When I woke up in the morning, I saw this pup playing with my dogs ( Rescued Strays). So, took the pup to the vet n everything was ok. But actually, this pup was a carrier for distemper virus...
When, he started showing symptoms for distemper...it was too late.... We quarantined a dog for 2 weeks before we introduce to the family of other dogs. If shows signs of distemper or parvo, we test first.
But, thanks to the person who dumped the dog, the pup was in contact with my other dogs for the whole night.
In this photos, are the rescued dogs...which I love a lot n it's been months now, I'm taking care of them. I love them a lot, everyone of them...there was never a night I went back home to my kids. Every night, I stay with them n sleep with them....I love them with all my heart...it's been 6 mths now as I watched them suffer with Distemper virus....I cannot take it sometimes.
baby Shera...She is bout 8 mths old. She is distemper positive. I sleep with her coz in the nights she cries a lot. She can't walk properly. She can't see properly either. She sleeps in her urine n shit. I need to carry her up from the urine when she starts crying out for me. She can't get up nowadays...I need to be there. She loves to eat n she still recognizes me. I love her so very much...I can't stand to see her like this

 I'm not a professional, i'm not a 10 years experienced rescuer, we do all rescue and fostering with all the love and care we could provide. It's buried in the heart. I confess, i am lazy, but every time i rescued or foster a dog my heart will open up for them. My heart will make my brain function BETTER to work things out.

the best part of my rescued is, i don't throw them in a shelter and run. i don't dump them in front of another rescuer's door step and drive off. this is a NO no!

My parents are very against of me picking lost dogs or fostering. you won't know how much pressure i have. i was thinking, probably at the end of the "house war" day i'll have to find a friend to keep it, OR call up a person with experience to share some info. but i won't DUMP and run.

The moment when these people pick up a puppy, they probably thinking oh there's a SPCA right? oh i heard that there's a Home for dogs from this rescuer, we place them there, they will handle it.

That night, they probably went home and sleep tight, or happily smile in the morning thinking that they saved a puppy. IF YOU'RE LUCKY, yes, maybe you saved that one. but u caused problem to the others in the compound. More Stress given to the rescuer/handler.

What should i do then? 


If you're thinking of rescue a dog OR cat. Bare in mind that they are from the street OR their Mother are street dogs. Sad to say, Yes some street dogs do have disease in them. You want to pick them up? Fine, take them. but a basic check up at the vet is compulsory. ( Do not vaccinate them first )

Next thing you do is to quarantine them for 2 weeks. If they have Any disease in their body it will eventually flare between this 2 weeks. The reason i said no vaccination is because vaccination will bring the body immune down. it happened to my experience with a group of rescuers. We learned alot from this. Lets say your rescued puppy actually have parvo or distemper virus in their body, you vaccinated them, their body immune is so hard to fight the virus, they will get weeker and weeker. Vaccination is not advised by most of the vets. But de-worm can be done during this period.

Quarantine! it means isolate them from your own dogs too! I, Myself never isolate any rescued dogs when i first rescued. very lucky that most of them do not have virus. Just remember that do not let the dogs play together during this period. it is very important and you won't want to lose your own dogs do you?

ADOPTION? No! never put them up for adoption at the moment you picked up a stray. unless it's a lost dog (still better to quarantine). be responsible, even though you're giving out for free, please give to a loving home and give them something HEALTHY.

FOSTER CARE. If you rescued a puppy but couldn't take care of it, find a fosterer to take care for you. when i say foster care doesn't mean they are responsible for the "shits" u picked up. YOU are responsible of the puppy. don't just dump there and let the fosterer do all the work.

Here's some link that can help you if you needed advice. Story above is from Malaysia Independent Animal Rescue. if you need advice please go to Malaysia Dogs Deserve Better, KL Pooch Rescue, Dogs Rescue in Malaysia, Best Friends Animal Society

Okaay that's it for today. Remember when u picked up a puppy, first "think" is not which rescuer/shelter home to dump, make it a First "think" which rescue/shelter PAGE to get help :) Don't forget to show your face IN THE MORNING in stead of drive away LATE AT NIGHT!

Cheers and all the best with your new rescue ~
Get well soon Shera!

Yi
30 March 2012

Paws shelter | often ask question

hmm.. this is a post to answer most of your question. i often see forums and messages asking whether PAWS is a "No-Kill" shelter.

month before, because of Joseph's shout out, i contacted them using their page form but i get no reply. how foolish am i, expecting busy people to reply my post lol.

since i read it from petster, and it actually mentioned PAWS, i'll let you know the answer (incase u don't have petster at home).

very unfortunate, the overloaded animal is forcing them to euthanize animal after a certain period placing there. Yes, they euthanize and No, they are not a "No-Kill" Shelter. if u want to know more go check out Petster September's issue. it's free.

as for their decision, don't blame them. they already did what they could to help those animal. Everyone is throwing their animal to PAWS. and they don't have the fund for all of them. according to what i've read from the mag, animals that are sent in will be place for a certain period of time. if there are no adopters, no luck..that's the end i guess..

I know that many intend to be a rescuer or accidentally became a rescuer. There is actually a way if u found lost/stray and u wanted to help them. learn TNRM. check out http://myanimalcare.org

basically, i'm still in a learning progress :) i used to rescue animal and gave them a time limit. after a week or so.. if no one came to claim, i said i will put them to the shelter. very lucky, really lucky. there is always interested adopter. u can check out http://petfinder.my

First timer who do not have the knowledge of TNRM would want to put them to shelter. just like me. but placing them in the shelter won't help much. here's what you can do:-

Feed them. foster them. when u gained their trust, neuter them, when they are neutered, rehome them/put them back to the original place(for stray). M for manage. continue feeding them :)

well, easy to say, tough when it comes to doing it. but im just sharing what i know to the rest of you. because i know many of you are like me half year ago. save, put to shelter. NO!

Feed the strays! if u came across a lost dog, best is to foster him for a while. home dogs will have hard time surviving the streets as they are not raised up that way :) Good Luck.

Yi
10/10/11