Anyway, I came upon this ad..... so .... pitiful.....



Don't you guys think that the female dog looks pitiful with all the fur shaved? Then her skin like got wounds.... and the pups? Selling for RM23000? Wah.... so high price? Look at the cage tray, the stains.... pee and poo all there....

I brought Moonie to the vet today as she has been coughing for a few days now. The vet said it could be the early signs of distemper, which can be fatal in 2 months.

I was told to:
1. keep her warm, comfortable and happy
2. caged rest - means dont let her run around cause is bad for the lungs
3. no perfume, smoking, shelltox where she sleep
4. feed her brands essence of chicken for 1ml per day to stop the coughing

Now, I feel sad, 2 months I will know what is going to happen to this poor pup. Money aside, I feel guilty thinking I may be the cause of it since she did not cough during the first day we brought her home but it was because when I washed her (she stepped all over her poo), she started coughing.

I hope it's not something serious. Everything is left to be seen in a few weeks. Now lost mood.

omg.. wad a long lived dog.. He's just younger then me by 3yrs old.

He will rip in god's hand.

Why cant i be 20yrs old only? My son is going to be 3yrs old in 2 weeks+ time. And i felt proud about it. Its a successful family matter. U sounds so surprise, wats so big deal about it? Don't cha sound like someone who's still lock up in the mind of erm.. erm.. old thinkings? Haven u seen this world?

Well, im considered lucky. I had alot of supports and my husband is not those play play still studying kinda kid.. I know not all who's in this situation were as lucky as me.

Having a family earlier is also not that bad, i stepped into mother-hood earlier then u.. Its an acheivement to me.. I dunwan to giv birth any days later.. becoz when u get older, and when u gave birth, its gona be hard. Im still flexible And im young now, i can get back to shape more better then anyone older. Im still mentally and physically fit.
Get back to topic else mod will scold me again. 

Yaya, slikin look so much like a maltese.

I brought Moonie to Dr. Khor at Mayo, Taipan today.

The vet confirmed that it is not mange. I am glad. The vet said Moonie's skin is not flaky or perhaps the mange jab that my Klang vet gave her helps. He took stool sample to check if there's worm in her body. I was told that she is too young to get Heartworm so no worries about that.

He took a blood sample from Moonie's ear-tip and put it under the microscope. He said that Moonie's white blood cells are high, it's a sign to show that the body is countering the infection that's causing the coughing. These white blood cells are the so called army in the body fighting the infection that's causing her cough - it's a positive sign.

Followed on, we talked about distemper. The jab that my Klang vet gave Moonie was Ivermec that is good enough to cover for most mites, the other mange jab is not available in Malaysia. I asked if there are any test we could do to verify if she is having distemper and he said yes and would cost me RM60. I said fine, let's do it - for the peace of mind. So he did.

Dr. Khor took out a cotton bud and then he gently pull Moonie's eye lid and put the cotton bud inside. YES INSIDE THE EYELID ALL AROUND UPPER AND LOWER! Then he put inside a test-kit which looks like a pregnancy test-kit. The test came out negative!

In terms of accuracy, it's hard to tell since it could be in its early stage and distemper could affect many parts including the intestine, the heart, the brain, etc but since Moonie has cough so he took samples around the respiratory area, nose, eyes, mouth...

I will send her there to confirm again the next Saturday - just to be sure its not distemper lurking in her system.

When I drove home, I am glad. Casper sit in front passenger sit while I drive. My sister sit behind and Moonie is asleep next to her. Then I sayang Casper and touched him, suddenly I felt something so I asked my sister to help me check what's on Casper... a TICK! It's the biggest damn tick I have ever seen and I pulled it out, took a tissue and squeeze it to death. The tick was SO FULL that it is big and round and 'like dead' but I know it's not, so I squeeze till it burst and throw it out the window.

Then, I went to Pet Family in Klang to get a bottle of Frontline, shower Casper at home nicely. Mop the whole floor, wash the cage, spray Frontline on Casper. Use wet warm cloth to rub Moonie, wash her cage too and finally I'm done.

It's the first time I encounter a tick on Casper! One problem gone, another one start... Haihhh but I'm happie to know that Moonie is healthy now and her life is not in danger.

Well, if its on this list here then it'll be difficult to find one here...
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yeah thanks, my house dog always got tick and now the solution is buy frontline( i guess) for them to prevent tick. But is really expensive, is about rm40 per dog per month and my house got 4 dog... sigh... anway, looking forward to know your secret tips....

do you mean you are still using even though there are no more ticks on your dogs? Will not affect the fur ah?

Haha... thanks!! It worries me if it becomes long term but if for a while, then ok la. I dont know why submit to my gf also because she seldom see her. Moonie spends most of the time with us at home. When she first came, she never meet my gf also. Maybe my gf got that "burning aura" that no humans can see... Hahaha...

But Beagle's ears are floppier. I go 'awwwhhhh' when I see doggies with floppy ears.

<-- kind of obsesed with dog ears.

I always play with my Abby's short stubby ears until I fall asleep on the bed 

LOL.. the red one still okay, meaning she likes the green one lah, play more often 

My babies' toys are everywhere! Can say which corner they go, will have their toys to accompany them. Even if I pick up all and put at one place, after awhile you will see the toys everywhere again... maybe they just want to play wherever they go, and will never keep back those toys!!

I wonder if there is a way to teach them to keep their toys in one place after they play? 

Another thing I'd like to ask is dog MKA cert.

Moonie borned on 15th August 2007. I bought her home on ~15th October 2007. Today, I called to ask the breeder (a family friend) and he said the MKA cert not ready, told me it possibly may take up another 1 and 1/2 months...

Does it usually take so long?

Right now, Casper and Moonie live in separate cages at my living room. Because CNY is coming, I had to think of an alternative place to put them. Not nice for guest to walk into the living room with two dog cages!!

I am planning to put them near the toilet downstairs, barricaded with play-pen - three piece straight and one piece as a blocker. I will leave them barricaded there during the day when no one is at home. This way, they have easy access to the toilet. They will be living together soon (~1st Jan) as Moonie has just completed her last vaccination last Sat.

My worries are:
1. Casper seldom drink water. Moonie favorite drink is water. If I barricade them there, will they fight over water?

2. Even though the barricaded area is fairly small and they have access to the toilet which is quite big, what I worry the most is that one pee / potty, another one step and come out stepping all over the area.

3. Anyone has two dogs who live near the toilet? How's the experience?

4. Any last words of wisdom for me? This is my first time having two dogs living together, worry it can be troublesome as now they live in separate cages even though they get along really well.

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Added on January 5, 2008, 11:04 am<<Updates>>
Just wanna check with you guys... If we removed our doggies cage, will they be upset? Like lately, I barricade both my dogs to sleep in the kitchen floor and since then Casper has been upset. Moonie is OK cause she's still young I think.

hey pennywise, your westies are happy staying behind the "playpen fencing"? will they push it out or down?  i am thinking of getting it for my Westies.

may I join the club?
my pet dog - Japanese Spitz (4+ years old)

she dislocated her hip a few months back and will be sending her to Brickfields Veterinary Medical Center later this week for surgery. Doc says there's only 50-50 chance of recovery success

Hohoho... thanks for sharing that experience. Right now, Moonie's main characteristic is wanting to sleep. Always wanting to sleep, betul betul pemalas... So if she is on heat, I possibly would not know also.
Now, this is an informative post. Thanks as always, Hun. Where do you think I can find a secured heat pants? I want to be safe than sorry.

I brought my dog out for a walk to the next neighbourhood and got chased by 4 mongrels coming from all directions at a T-junction. Luckily a man came out from his car and threw me a stick. Fuhhhh... like Wong Fei Hong that time but then later stick also throw away. If any stray attack Moonie, only death awaits it. Hohohohoho.... Need to buy chastity belt liao.

Anyone knows anywhere I can find a secured heat pants?

i know..  that wan maybe can la.. but buying a dog cost RM1000++ mane nak cari so much money...

waited so long for my fren to hav a new born puppy.. but the dog so stubborn.. i tink it will take ages..