Help is on the way ..

for the troubled community cats in Putih's block. Tiga Dot was neutered 4 days ago by M. Terror Kitty will be on his way to the vet for neutering at about 8 pm. We hope this would be a successful trapping by the caregiver at his block. I am quite glad that Cousin R has made friends with the caregiver M and her friend, also M. After this operation, we hope to hear less squalling and a more peaceful co-existence of all the cats. M neutered Tiga Dot at her own expense so we would try to share the expenses as neutering can be an expensive business, if done alone.

PS: Terror Kitty was caught by another caregiver T and sent to the vet for neutering last night. T is a very skilled at trapping and we are all grateful for that.

After the Drizzle...

Bujang spent 45 minutes outside looking around him nervously as there were more people than usual downstairs...

Then he decided to sniff the interesting smells around _all_ the corners of the stone pillars...

leaving no drains uninspected!

I also got a close-up of this lone pigeon. His wing seemed to have healed but he sometimes drag it slightly. He is always alone. Yesterday he was the only one out.

The Rocket at Rest

Tanaka was a little tired after dinner and his walk and decided to sit with his best friend...

A Rare Evening at Home

It was a great surprise to us when Ms Akira decided to sit in the hall yesterday. I think she saw that Tanaka was going out for a walk and so he would not be able to harass her. She took her place right in the middle of the room...

When I got home with Tanaka, I saw that she was resting in the middle of the hall. So I bundled Tanaka into the bedroom to rest. Grandma had warned Toro to leave her alone and so she remained undisturbed for part of the evening until dinner time.

Later at night, Bujang was the only one left outside. The rest of the boys were already in their rooms and cage resting. Ms Akira and Bujang sat quite companionably together :)

Inspection!

What is going on there?

Hmmm...smells strange...

I fink this is called err...no matter. It smells interesting...

Now let's see what else is happening on this floor...

Tanaka is worse than the health inspector when it comes to sniffing out the mossies....

I decided to bring Tanaka out for a short walk along the corridor yesterday after I brought Bujang home from his walk. Tanaka is an energetic young kitty and I have not been up to the mark with him. So he sleeps most times and then finds his own entertainment which can vary from harassing Ms Akira, chasing the boys all over the house and burrowing under the blankets.

When I carried him yesterday, he seems light as a feather unlike the rest of the boys. He seemed even lighter than Megat! I think its all that running. He is also a very light eater and prefers playing and sleeping to eating :)

Litter Woes Resolved

Ok san. I will do as you say...

This morning I saw what I should see in his litter - the double p's. I was very pleased and praised him very loudly. So now I know he can use the recycled pellets although the smell is not much disguised. I would need to see if he had done the big p before I turn in every night as I do not think he appreciates being surrounded by that smell. He has become very finicky about his cleanliness and prefers everything fresh.

He was very upset the last time when Dr L had to give him an enema and we did not have time to allow the enema to work in the hospital. So he was very uncomfortable during the journey and screamed and complained the whole way home. When we got home, he had a warm bath and only then did he settle quietly.

Just Because

This Litter Business...

Toro: is a FAILURE! I dun like the white stuff in my litter. It must be dangerous and I dun wan to get in it. I will NOT get in it everrrrrrr....

Megat: is okay although I dun think I should poo in it...yet.

I decided to have various levels of the recycled newspaper pellets (clumping) in the 4 bins as I noticed Toro would not get in any bin if he could help it. He would tip toe into the biggest bin gingerly and only if he could step on the clay, NEVER on the pellets. Tanaka and Bujang would step carefully over the pellets and would tolerate some of it on their feet. Megat does the same for the big bins. Step only on clay!

So I decided that I should line the bins with the pellets and put clay over them. In my human brain, I thought if the boys dig up the sand and meet a few pwllets, they would take it in their stride. Result: In your dreams san! They were more suspicious than ever and Toro decided he would not even step in the bins. This is very bad news for a UTI kitty!

So finally I decided only clay in the biggest bin, some pellets (from the 2nd trial) in 2 bins and only pellets in Megat's bin in his cage. Once this was configured, I heard frantic sounds of clay being overturned by a mysterious kitty. When I looked into the bin, I saw one small clump of pee and a whole mountain of sand on it. I guess the industrious amigo was trying to see if there were mysterious white stuff underneath.

So the result is poo only in the clay bin, stray clumps of pee in the 2 mixed bins and Megat's bin has a clump of pee in it this morning. He did visit the clay bin this morning though. My decision then would be just to have the pellets in Megat's private bin as he sleeps in his cage and if he is breathing in clay dust, more of it would have to be from this source.

But we shall see. I think this will be a long-drawn experiment.

Goodnight Sunday

Further Adventures of Velcro Kitty

I think its a matter of Megat wanting me to be with him rather than me doing work. He insists sitting in between us in as many positions as he can :))

Sunday Walk

I _do_not_think you did your job well this evening san...

Bujang spent a lot of time investigating the drains. It was very puzzling

Bujang's walk today was short and abrupt. But we got to use the new carrier which was a good thing. I decided to get Bujang a new carrier so I could use his old one for FatBoy. Then I do not have to wash and disinfect the carrier each and every time I bring FatBoy to the clinic as Bujang would be very upset if I even try to put him in it without washing it out thoroughly.

He was not pleased at his 20 minute walk and stared at me for long periods. I am sure he was telling me that I did not do a good job just now :) But at least he got to get out and sit on the grass.