Little Willow

Willow was seen loitering around a condo car park and sleeping at the guard house by a friend of mine. She was feeding Willow for sometime till Willow get's acquainted with her. Yesterday, my friend managed to get Willow into a pet carrier and asked if I could foster her till she finds a home.

Now, Willow is with me, after a good scrub and medicated with flea medicine, she's sound as sleep. She's about 5 to 6 months old Female kitten, with a bushy tail and medium length fur. My guess was she was someone's pet perhaps got lost? But according to my friend, she has not seen any notice of Lost Pet around her area and looking at her condition (She was kind of dirty and hard to see it due to her Tortoise Shell shade) and I noticed how dirty she was when I gave her a bath. She was very easy to handle when I gave her a bath. After bath, she quickly rolled onto my bath towel instead of hers and started rolling. I carried her and put her on my lap with the towel wrapped around her, she looked like a child :)

Vet's visit has been scheduled for next week for the necessary. Let's hope she gets settled in and gets a good loving home. Welcome to Furry Pies Little Willow :)

Oprah Found Her Forever Home

It's been exactly 10 days since Oprah went to her new home. I was glad the owner seemed nice and she took a liking to Oprah. Adoption form was filled up and prior to that I felt comfortable talking to the interested adopter when she initially called to inquire about Oprah. As a final step, I have invited her for a visit to see Oprah and she was taken home. I hope I did the right thing, as I only received updates for the first 2 days and after that, either my calls gets disconnected or no answer/reply from the owner. All I could think of well being of Oprah. Both her siblings went to good homes and I get frequent updates infact, Dewey's family has set up a blog for him to keep me posted on his well being. Daisy's owner is sending me frequent updates amidst being busy. Either way, I hope only the best for Oprah. Hope she's well taken care of.

Thank You

Felix The Angel

The past few weeks been a very emotional for both me and my kitties. I saw Dewey went to his new forever home, followed by Daisy on the same day. I almost choked up, but calmed myself as I know they have found a very loving family who loves them to bits. I was a little worried about Daisy, although I know Dewey will adapt to his new surrounding and the new faces around him rather quickly. To my surprise, the good news first came from Daisy's family. She only skipped a meal on her first day and later she was back to herself, which is eating her food, asking for bread and eating from other's food bowl then started to make friends with her new companion who is 16 months older than her :) 

The 2nd good news was from Dewey's family. Dewey had a tough time making friends with his new companion Tiger even after Tiger offered to shake paws with him. Now my worries diverted to Dewey from Daisy. I was a little concerned and worried he might not befriend Tiger at all. Much to my surprise, Dewey's Dad sent the good  news that Dewey finally made friends with Tiger :) and one more good news is that, his Mom and Dad started preparing home cooked food for them..YAY! 

I'm not against commercial cat food, but after reading Dr.Chan's blog and my friend's encouragement, a bit of reading on the net, I finally started to put all my kitties on home cooked on full time. They used to be on home cooked 2 to 3 times a week before but now, they are fully on home cooked and the dry kibbles as snacks.I see they are looking much healthier, their coat is shinier than before and most importantly, I don't see the frequent skin rash that Bobby and Tiggy used to have (Touch Wood!) I still remember, when Dewey's Dad took him home, he asked me if Dewey is really a 3+ months old kitten. Tiger was just 1 month younger but when it comes to physical size, Dewey was much bigger than Tiger, Well, thanks to Dr.Chan and home cooked.

So, now, only 5 of us at home, Me, my Bobby,Peterpan, Mia and Tiggy Sr, and by tomorrow, Mia and Tiggy Sr might get adopted. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for them. All of them deserve a good and loving home. They have gone through a lot of hardship and disappointments and all I wish for them is only Happiness, Love and Joy in the future and I sincerely hope, they will find that.

I'm also remembering my precious little Felix, who passed on early this year.Her death is something that I'm still struggling to accept. Although her journey was short, she had so much love in her and showed me that love has no boundaries. Believe me or not, I still call out her name before I go to bed every night as she would always by my side when I retire for the night :(. Miss her

And to the Angels who have given my kittens and cats a home, I wish to Thank You for giving them a loving forever homes. I wish all the happiness and May the Almighty's blessings be with you

The ODD Clan

 Daisy

 Oprah

 Dewey

Daisy, Dewey & Oprah for Adoption

They have been with me for the last 52days :) They were so tiny then, look at them now, all grown up so much and ready to find their forever homes. Here's a little bit about them, they are about 1 month 2 weeks old

1. Oprah (Female)

Hi, I'm the eldest of all. Initially I was mistaken for a male kitty. I'm quite reserved, quiet, very calculative, love cuddles and love to snuggle with my foster mom in her bed. I make a very good lappy kitty. I watch my diet, I eat just right and never over indulge myself unlike Dewey and Daisy. Although I'm quite reserved, I'm always up for a good fight with my brother and sister and I love my playtime. I still suckle  on my brother and sisters when I get too sleepy.I am a master litter tray user.

2. Dewey (Male)

Hi, I'm Dewey, the only thorn among the roses:)  I love to play, more than my big sis Oprah. I love my food way too much so you better feed me 4 times a day. I'm very vocal but only when I'm hungry. I have this lovely ginger spots on my entire body and stripes around my front and back legs, which my foster mom says I remind her of a Leopard. When I get too sleepy or tired, I would like a pat and a tummy rub. I love snuggling up with my big sis and little is under the sheet.I love my freedom, so pls don't lock me up in the cage or carrier too long, I no likey! I am a master litter tray user.Oh, btw, did i mention that I love Mangoes?

3. Daisy (Female)

What can I say about me? I'm the weakest and tiniest among the rest. I am way too playful compared to Oprah and Dewey :) I'm feisty,love my food but not as much as Dewey. he's a big eater. I have this never ending energy running through my body, could go and on running around everywhere chasing my imaginary birds and Butterflies sometimes Laser beams.My favourite toy is your toes under the sheet at night...nothing can beat that. I love my cat trees too.My foster mom says, I could beat Usain Bolt when it comes to sprinting and people should take wall climbing lessons from me. I am very close to my big sis Oprah and of-course my big bro Dewey. I am a master litter tray user.

KINDLY TAKE NOTE ON THE BELOW

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1. The fosterer prefers all 3 kittens go to one home so preference given to only adopters adopting all the 3 kittens.The siblings are very close to each other. 

2. They have received their 1st vaccination on the 12th March and 2nd one due on the12th April and prefer to only let them go to new homes 2 weeks after their 2nd vaccinations.

3. ONLY EMAIL ENQUIRIES WILL BE ENTERTAINED. Email me at furrypies@gmail.com with your details to request for adoption form. 

4. Only suitable adopters especially those who are interested to adopt all 3 kittens will be given preference.

5. Please be advised that adoption fee of RM30/kitten to be donated to MyAnimalCare.

Eco Friendly Cat Litter

The original Pack

Close Up

Today marks exactly 1 month since we started using a "Eco Friendly" wood chips cat litter. Price wise it's really affordable. I mean for a multi-cat household, this cat litter is not really a good option but for single and 3 cats below household ,it will work well. Besides, the litter is toilet flushable.

Oprah,Dewey and Daisy (we call them ODD Clan in short) loved it, but at times the wood chips with the sharp edges get stuck between their paws. I was worried if they pierce into their flesh so I changed theirs to Ever Clean while the bigger ones are on wood based litter. As rest of the clan, they didn't really mind the change of litter, all they need is a place where they can do their "business" and be able to "cover it up" but at times, I do notice they don't use it after 3rd or 4th day even I scooped their waste. Incase if the litter tray is a little dirty or full of overdone business, they wait till I clean them..How nice! So if you ask me if I would convert my household to Magic Litter since its Eco Friendly? Well, not if the litter starts to smell after 3rd day and to absorb the urine at the bottom of the tray I had to mix litter sand which after the entire litter cant be flushed in the toilet. Here's my experience with Eco Friendly Magic Litter

• Affordable
• Lighter weight (I buy in bulks so I could easily carry 10 or more bags at one go without feeling like I'm carrying a mountain :P
• Toilet flushable (If you mixed it with clumping litter sand then it's no longer toilet flushable)
• Easily available
• Eco friendly ofcourse (Btw they are from the recycled wood)

The downside or the improvement I would like to see is

• Make it more at reasonable price as it is now.
• Make the chips a bit more finer or shaved so it doesn't have sharper edges which can be dangerous to small kittens paws or even adults.
• The Probiotic infused in the chiplets gives out kind of fermented smell after 3 days even the waste is scooped out. Don't know how to combat that if that were to be improved.
• The chiplets are slightly bigger which when I scoop even the clean chips gets stuck with the waste, so we are loosing the good ones there. Perhaps it can be slighly smaller so its easier to scoop.
• Doesn't really absorb the urine well, unless I use clay litter as the base at the bottom of the tray but when I wanted to flush, I had to wash them to separate the clay before flushing it.Time consuming.
• Works well with hooded litter box but for a tray, sometimes it can be easily tipped over with the contents strew everywhere as I mentioned above, the chiplets are really light weight unlike the litter sand.
• A bag maybe be cheaper than other Eco friendly litter products out there in the market, but in the long run, it comes to the same amount that I would be spending on it. 

I was told the litter last for 2 weeks in my own experience I have to change the entire litter every 5 days once (and I have 8 litter trays for my brood at home)

So, if you are an owner of cat(s) and looking to buy an Eco Friendly wood based cat litter that is toilet flushable (which is no longer toilet flushable if you mixed it with sand/clay based litter, check out Magic Litter. When I bought it a month ago it was priced at RM16.90/bag but the price have gone down RM2/bag in such short period?. Best is give a call, or get yourself a bag and give it a try. Nothing to loose.

We Know the Truth

We (regardless the resident cats, the fostered cats or some of us who came for boarding) at Furry Pies witness plenty and have plenty of stories to tell. Be it about the Guests cats, their owners and those who seeks our help then later go on to say not really positive things about us. We only care what we are doing. We know we did our best and we still doing our best.

Most of us in fact all of us are raised since young, as young as 10 days old. Mind you, all of us are rescued cats/kittens left on the streets. When we came to Furry Pies, to her new home, everything was different to us. We had a balcony that looks right to a big jungle..scary but never once we wanted to jump out of the window, or the grill or the main entrance door. Even the cats that were came to board as a Guest, never felt or had the urge to jump off the balcony. Everyone had their own freedom to move and they were well cared for. The first step we go through at Furry Pies when we arrive is that, we get a thorough medical check up, de-flea  and get de-wormed. 2 weeks after our first visit, we will then get our 1st vaccination shot, followed by the rest of the shots following month  respectively. When we reach 5 to 6 months of age, we then seek our vets advice to get neutered/spayed. None of us has to be caged,locked or my mom has to put up a huge struggle with us, ended up with bleeding hands caused by our claws that has never been tipped prior to our vet visits ;) That's because we were raised by her since we were rescued and we were raised to be household pets :) I believe this goes to most of the rescued cats/kittens out there too.

We do get unusual guests like that has never been vaccinated not neutered but claimed to be someone's pets and been a household cat that were almost 7 months of age. The most interesting part is when our home, and my mom get blamed for their mistakes. That is one of the reason we ALWAYS ask the owners who wants to send their pets to Furry Pies Homestay to visit us first. But some due to "personal reasons" never really pay a visit then later on go on to say negative things. But we are alright with that, because if at all the pets could talk as you humans do, i am pretty sure your pet will tell you what you have been telling about us out there is utterly rubbish :) We see, digest and we keep quiet. We know the truth and that's what matters. Good luck in finding homes for PPL as they were part of our clan for sometime. We know the truth and GOD was watching when they were treated well and not unlike it was told otherwise out there.