Monday, December 14, 2009
cats on a bed
In the afternoon, our three cats like to sleep. Peace and quiet reigns in the house during nap time.
Scooter likes to cuddle up with Sayang to sleep sometimes. This afternoon, they are huddled together on our bed as each other's pillows:
Slinky is behind them on the other corner of the bed. All three cats are on the bed with me! Bliss!
Scooter likes to cuddle up with Sayang to sleep sometimes. This afternoon, they are huddled together on our bed as each other's pillows:
Slinky is behind them on the other corner of the bed. All three cats are on the bed with me! Bliss!
taking stock of our adoption work in 09
Was just doing the sums on our work in Ubi Kuching Project, some figures to measure our work done.
A rough estimation of the number of cats directly re-homed by us since we started Ubi Kuching Project online in February 2009, comes to a sum of about 55 cats. That is an average of 5 cats re-homed per month.
It seems a small sum, but re-homing is not measured by numbers - if cat education of humans is in place, there will not be as many cats being abandoned or unwanted, and thus lesser need for re-homing.
The sterilisation figures are harder to obtain as the cat-zones operate independently.
We will be putting more plans in place for 2010 to increase the effectiveness and outreach of our cat rescue, re-homing and sterilisation work. I am currently working on some papers to outline these plans that the three of us have come up with. Thank you for your support this past year!
A rough estimation of the number of cats directly re-homed by us since we started Ubi Kuching Project online in February 2009, comes to a sum of about 55 cats. That is an average of 5 cats re-homed per month.
It seems a small sum, but re-homing is not measured by numbers - if cat education of humans is in place, there will not be as many cats being abandoned or unwanted, and thus lesser need for re-homing.
The sterilisation figures are harder to obtain as the cat-zones operate independently.
We will be putting more plans in place for 2010 to increase the effectiveness and outreach of our cat rescue, re-homing and sterilisation work. I am currently working on some papers to outline these plans that the three of us have come up with. Thank you for your support this past year!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
sweet shea
This cat was sterilised in one of mine and Andy's first time volunteering to help trap in Ubi for sterilisation. She lives primarily around the coffeeshops in Ubi central.
She reminds me of Slinky, when she wants food from the table she will sit, upright and give you the cute look!
We caught her in this photo when she was sitting with us at a coffeeshop for our supper and drinks during a discussion.
She doesn't have a name, though I feel like calling her Shady, Shea for short, because of her colouring. Sweet cat!
She reminds me of Slinky, when she wants food from the table she will sit, upright and give you the cute look!
We caught her in this photo when she was sitting with us at a coffeeshop for our supper and drinks during a discussion.
She doesn't have a name, though I feel like calling her Shady, Shea for short, because of her colouring. Sweet cat!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
namecards
Yesterday Andy and I finally got round to finishing our Ubi Kuching Project name-cards - primarily for Aswat to put at the shop so that when people ask he no longer has to to repeatedly write it out on a post-it note.
One box completed! We will be giving it to Aswat later when we see him.
One box completed! We will be giving it to Aswat later when we see him.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Facebook?
Edit: Andy actually did create one but it is currently dormant. Here it is: Ubi Kuching Project on Facebook
cats and their emotions
Cats have emotions. They have the ability to feel insecure, stressed, worried or sad. Knowing your cat's temperament and seeing any change in her personality to reflect such negative emotions, is a good gauge to tell if your cat is feeling well. Cats can also feel happy. They respond to this with their own measure of affection, like by being near you, cuddling with you, or purring - which produces a calming response for their owners too.
Not only are cats emotional creatures, they have the ability to mirror human emotion. A cat may come to you looking concerned when you are feeling down. They may gently bite you to ask if you are okay. Slinky did that to me before, when she found me crying one night. She also looked at me with a worried look whenever I was sick or injured. (This was for the first few times she witnessed these situations. As I have a long-term sickness the cats got used to it and have slowed down their responsive care whenever I am unwell). My female cats are more responsive to my emotions, when I am feeling unwell Sayang for instance will come to me to sayang me.
If you have a noisy household, your cats will be used to loud talking. If they come from a quiet household, they will not. If there is constant shouting and arguing among the humans, your cat will eventually get used to it, otherwise they will mirror the anger-emotion within themselves. There was an incident when the father of a family came home and had a huge argument with another member of the family. Their family cat got equally upset, not used to anger in a normally peaceful home, to the point that the cat had a heart attack and died.
Also, if a cat is upset by something, going towards him will not be a healthy response for you - he may see accidentally attack you because he is in a stress-mode, and any onslaught, even from a loving owner, may be at that moment misconstrued as an attack by the cat's source of stress. It is like how humans may be angry at something, but lash out at someone else when they are feeling pissed off, instead of confronting the source of their anger directly - like catching someone in a bad mood - everyone pisses that person off during such a mood. Better to back off.
Happy cats are usually energetic to some degree, dependent on their inherent personality and their age. So, physical energy is a good gauge to your cat's happiness as well. When Slinky was previously on a smaller diet she was more emo and used to just sleep in one place all day. When we changed her diet to better suit her size and weight, she became happier and more energetic, running around the house, coming into our room more often to be with us.
Andy also said that as my sickness gets better Slinky seems to become cheerier too. They say that cats know when a person is going to die. Auntie Rose's cat Zangot came to tell her when her elderly father had just passed on in his sleep. There are urban legends of cats becoming very affectionate towards dying people, cuddling with them more as their approach the end of their lives.
So, all in all, cats are emotional creatures. They may seem aloof, or anhedonic, but it is not true. They are just less excitable than, say, dogs. But just like dogs, they know how you feel and they are at hearts, empaths. What's there not to love about pets?
Not only are cats emotional creatures, they have the ability to mirror human emotion. A cat may come to you looking concerned when you are feeling down. They may gently bite you to ask if you are okay. Slinky did that to me before, when she found me crying one night. She also looked at me with a worried look whenever I was sick or injured. (This was for the first few times she witnessed these situations. As I have a long-term sickness the cats got used to it and have slowed down their responsive care whenever I am unwell). My female cats are more responsive to my emotions, when I am feeling unwell Sayang for instance will come to me to sayang me.
If you have a noisy household, your cats will be used to loud talking. If they come from a quiet household, they will not. If there is constant shouting and arguing among the humans, your cat will eventually get used to it, otherwise they will mirror the anger-emotion within themselves. There was an incident when the father of a family came home and had a huge argument with another member of the family. Their family cat got equally upset, not used to anger in a normally peaceful home, to the point that the cat had a heart attack and died.
Also, if a cat is upset by something, going towards him will not be a healthy response for you - he may see accidentally attack you because he is in a stress-mode, and any onslaught, even from a loving owner, may be at that moment misconstrued as an attack by the cat's source of stress. It is like how humans may be angry at something, but lash out at someone else when they are feeling pissed off, instead of confronting the source of their anger directly - like catching someone in a bad mood - everyone pisses that person off during such a mood. Better to back off.
Happy cats are usually energetic to some degree, dependent on their inherent personality and their age. So, physical energy is a good gauge to your cat's happiness as well. When Slinky was previously on a smaller diet she was more emo and used to just sleep in one place all day. When we changed her diet to better suit her size and weight, she became happier and more energetic, running around the house, coming into our room more often to be with us.
Andy also said that as my sickness gets better Slinky seems to become cheerier too. They say that cats know when a person is going to die. Auntie Rose's cat Zangot came to tell her when her elderly father had just passed on in his sleep. There are urban legends of cats becoming very affectionate towards dying people, cuddling with them more as their approach the end of their lives.
So, all in all, cats are emotional creatures. They may seem aloof, or anhedonic, but it is not true. They are just less excitable than, say, dogs. But just like dogs, they know how you feel and they are at hearts, empaths. What's there not to love about pets?
Cali has been adopted!
The same family that adopted Calico's sister, brought their close family friend to come along and adopt Calico, so the sisters will be reunited! Again, the long drive from Jurong all the way to Ubi to view and bring Calico home, along with the purchase of the essential of kitten items. We are so grateful that little Cali has been adopted!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Fund-Raising Appeal - start up capital needed
At this current moment we need funding to support two needs.
Edit: We have obtained a loan for this appealWe need sponsors to cover our printing costs for the Ubi Kuching Project cards we want to print and sell to raise funds for the Ubi cats, a sum of $160-$180.We need sponsors to help us collate together enough funds to make an initial deposit to open our bank account (minimum total of a $500 initial deposit).Edit: We have obtained a loan for this appeal
Please contact me at avalon.apart [at] gmail.com if you are keen on supporting any of these appeals and to find out how to help. Thank you!
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