Cats who teach me to fly…

I don’t know how she survived. I heard her when I was feeding the community cats at Opal Crescent. The kitten’s cries was loud and clear. She must be a kitten! I followed the sound and there she was. Very tiny! I wasn’t able to catch her as she was skittish. Not sure if she had been fed. I left some food for her.

I didn’t see her for the next three or four days. So she had move to a “safer” place which was still Opal Crescent, around 20m away from where I saw her the first time. 

I heard her cries again. Still she didn’t move any closer to me but she ate the food I gave her. I hope to see her the next day and the next until I catch her. 

On the next day, she moved closer to the food and I was not far from where I left the food. She was too hungry. I gently tapped her head twice and I moved my fingers slowly down to the back of her neck and grabbed her!

Someone was actually interested in Sara Lee (大S), since the adopter is a first time cat owner and has no experience in cats, we recommended Mittens. Mittens is easier to manage than Sara. Sara is overly active and adopter may not be able to cope with her behaviour.

Adopter was so happy and sent lots of Mitten’s, which her name is Salma now,  photos and videos to us. 

Mittens is now four-months-old and it is good for adopters to grow up with their pets. We wish Mittens and her family good health. 

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She was at most three-months -old when we took her and her two siblings. Their mother was nowhere to be found. It’s hard to find a home for a pair of kittens, let alone the three of them. We thought we were lucky when we found someone who was willing to take all three. Their ex-adopters said that they once adopted a pair of kittens at SPCA, but just like Sparkle and her siblings, there were three of them and they only adopted a pair and regretted so much as they were not sure what happen to the other sibling that was left in SPCA. They didn’t want to make the same mistake and decided to take all three of them.

After two years, they decided to return Sparkle’s brother to us, reason was her brother had urinary tract infection and was also aggressive. We also learnt that the kittens were all kept in the toilet. Instead of taking one, I took all back. 

We were glad to have them back. They were sweet and get along very well when we handed them over to the adopters. When we took them home, they didn’t seem to know one another anymore. We don’t know what happened when they were at the adopter’s house. We didn’t want to know either. We’ll provide them all they need just like what we’ve provided all our cats in the house.

I hope Sparkle had enough space, cat stands and scratch posts to use. Food and water was never lacking. She loved sitting beside me while I was watching tv. Thank you for being part of my journey!

May all merits accumulated be dedicated to her favourable rebirth.

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Metta, the happiest cat in the house has injured her legs or perhaps her spine. We don’t know how she hurt herself but we suspect that she must have fallen down or landed carelessly jumping from the cat stand.

More than a month ago, I found her walking weirdly with her tail drooping and both her hind legs seemed to be sticking closely together and both feet were folded inwards instead of lying flat on the ground while walking.

We sent her to the vet the next day. Her X-ray and blood test were good. Vet said her legs were weak and it could be due to her weight or fall. The solution was to limit her activities and keep her in an enclosed area and let it healed by itself.

After a few days of observation, Metta’s feet deteriorated and we decided to send her for acupuncture. Metta already had three sessions of acupuncture and it showed improvement.

Metta is a good girl. She has to sit still for half an hour in order for the acupuncture to take its effect. Now she is able to walk with her feet lying flat on the ground. It’s a slight improvement and we are happy with the results. This Saturday would be her fourth session.

X-ray and running a blood test are necessary before we decide what treatment to give her. We are very thankful to Dr Anu who has always support us and Dr Pang who is very skilful in TCM. All of my cats who had spine injuries were all treated by Dr Pang successfully!

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I thought the Worker’s Party (Opposite Party) could win another constituency but they lost only by 1.5% votes to PAP at Jalan Kayu.

I had been keeping up with the news on the Singapore General Election for the past week. Of all the opposition parties, WP sounds sensible and courageous. Next was Dr Chee from Singapore Democratic Party (SDP). Being a good opposition party was tough. Dr Chee was character assassinated by the People’s Action Party (PAP). I’ve seen Dr Chee on TV since year 2000. He wasn’t my favourite then. Down the years, Dr Chee has grown to be matured and more subdued. He is knowledgeable and very sincere in speaking up for the people. He possess qualities that a politician has. He lost his votes by 3.19%. It was so tough for him.

We only have three constituencies that belong to WP and the rest belong to PAP. Therefore, WP is the only party who can speak for us. We don’t need more anyway.

I’ve read the comments from WP supporters saying that they have lost hope in the people and Singapore and that they will have to continue to suffer the high cost of living. The price of our public housing is skyrocketed high. Everything has gone so expensive that they find it hard to cope and people are losing their jobs due to foreigners. I understand their suffering and unhappiness, that was why I voted the opposition, hoping there will be more voices for this group of people and for the future generations. However, things didn’t go the way we want to.

Reading their comments made me smile because nothing stays permanent. Even PAP would collapse one day. It’s a matter of when! Our late prime minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew said this in an interview many years ago, he said : “I think there will come a time when eventually the public will say, look, let’s try the other side, either because the PAP has declined in quality or the opposition has put up a team which is equal to the PAP and they say, let’s try the other side. It must come.” So Mr Lee had understood cause and condition. What arises must cease!

Over the years, PAP has indeed declined in quality. They no longer listen to the people and do what they want to do. There is no transparency and accountability in the things they do. They don’t answer our questions and remain arrogant. They lie and defend themselves all the time. They only think of their own profit and recently Grace Fu, our minister, during the election said that the people of Singapore give them a chicken wing but they give the people a whole chicken. Serious? To be honest, I rather they not speak.

GE 2025 has ended. It’s time to treat myself a nice dinner.

What’s the future like? PAP is not going to change and neither will they make the lives of those who are struggling with the cost of living better. Life is going to be harder for the locals and for the young generation.

Well, as long as I’m still alive, I’ll keep voting for the opposition. This vote is for those who are struggling to cope with their life!

Now the GE 2025 has ended. It’s time for a good meal and continue meditating!

“Feeling is not yours, abandon it!” Said the Buddha.

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Tera and her mummy, Specky, had always seen sticking together, roaming in and out of SJI. Both were skittish and never allowed us to touch. Specky changed her behaviour along the way after we took them in. She not only allowed us to touch and loved so much to be pet as well. Sadly, she died shortly and I felt I have not given her enough. However, I am glad that she had a place she called home with wet food served twice a day and kibbles all day round.

Tera hadn’t changed much. After the passing of Specky, she remained skittish and played only with Tom whom we guess, was her father. Tom passed on last November and few months later, Tera wasn’t feeling well. We were unable to feed Tera as she still struck us. However, I managed to catch and send her to the vet. Prognosis was bad. Not only her red blood count was low, her platelets were low too. Whenever cats with low platelets, we know it’s hard to cure. However, we always try…

Tera was a kitten then.

She had a pair of big round eyes and beautiful shinny coat even when she reached six years of age. Sometimes I would try to disturb her by going near her and she never once stopped hissing at me. I would laugh and walk away. Sometimes when she was sound asleep, I would attempt to pet her using only a few fingers because I knew she would strike and true indeed, within a few seconds she woke up and hissed at me. I laughed and moved away. Tera was like that and I was like that too:).

Even though she remained feral, I think she had a safe place  with enough food to eat and water to drink. For this, I am already contented.

May the merits accumulated be dedicated to her favourable rebirth.

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