Cats who teach me to fly…

Cool and rainy weather and it smells like December and Christmas again… Nothing particularly special this year. It’s just another day!:)

On the eve of Christmas yesterday, Mel and I went to old Chao Chu Kang Road to pass the dog food to the feeder. The stray dog that I saw a week ago, we decided to name her Bodhi. Guess Bodhi remembers me. She came to me when I got out of my vehicle. I was happy to be able to feed her again. I prepared a bowl of white rice for her to mix with the canned food and I also bought her kibbles. She ate everything and asked for more:). So I gave her another round of kibbles. Since she is still nursing, the kibbles I bought for her is for puppies. I have started a budget and all I can give is Nature Pro dry food. For the canned ones, I bought “really pet food, special dog, nature’s gift and divine dog”. I have checked the website and all these brands do not fall under the worst dog food category. 

Since there are more than 90 cats to feed every day, I have come up with a budget. I can’t do it alone of course, my home cats, we, have to work it out together. How? Instead of having cooked fish and chicken every day, now I cook on alternate days. And on the day when they are not eating cooked food, they will have one big can of fussie cat. They usually eat small cans and many cans.

I feed the community cats Royal Canin outdoor fit 32 and it costs $80 per pack. Due to the saltiness of the dry food, I have decided to change to indoor instead and it is less salty. I knew it because I tasted them myself. But the indoor is $15 more expensive than the outdoor one. So my home cats have to cut down on the amount and share with the community cats. Well, I can see that they have no problem with it:). They love to share!:) And all home and community cats cannot have more than 5 small cans of wet food everyday. In this way, we are able to cut down our monthly expenses from 2.1k per month to 1.7k per month. I am still monitoring. With Bodhi, I will set my monthly budget of not more than $150 per mth. 

Mel and the feeder said Bodhi has put on weight and they cannot see her ribs but I really didn’t see any difference in Bodhi except that she has stopped limping and her wound on her right front leg is healed.:)

That was me(Mel knows I don’t like to take pictures so she had to take my back instead) and another 2 dogs. They are skinny just like Bodhi. I fed them… $150 per mth? I guess it is unlikely but will still work on a budget. Meantime, I am still seeking the animal welfare group for help. 

The food may not be a top brand but all of them got to eat this Christmas:). May all the strays at every corner have plentiful of food and water to eat and may all human beings be filled with Bodhicitta.