He made me worry and lonely

Again Suria brother left me home alone for 4 days. A week before he already didn't feel well. Brought him to the same vet at Brighton Crescent (mummy brought me along too and ended up I was injected and dewormed.. ouch.. it pain but good thing I was not allowed to shower for a week yay yay..). Because he showed sign of anemic, the vet thought the babesia tick fever was acting again, so the vet gave him tick fever treatment (no need to hospitalised). A week after he got worse (weak, drool a lot and worse refused his food - which is very rare), no choice at night brought him to Mt. Pleasant clinic (the brighton cresc clinic was closed for a week).

They did check-up and found his heartbeat was irregular and weak. Took X-ray and found lumps near his liver. So, he was admitted that Tuesday night. Of course I felt sad too.. I even refused to sleep with daddy on his bed. Wednesday morning the vet called and told mummy to prepare for the worse coz he was getting worse and didn't want to eat, even got difficulty lifting up his head. That night both my human whisper encouragement words on Suria's ear. Mummy came home that night with goldfish eyes.

Thursday - took him out for ultrasound at Mt. Pleasant hospital. Surprisingly he looked slightly better (Suria brother definitely listening to my human's whispers). Ultrasound result found these:

Two big masses (I hate how the vet called it tumor/cancer) on his spleen. We were given 2 choices, i.e. to remove it (this includes the removal of the whole spleen) or just to let it be and hoping he can survive. No guarantee given even after the removal of spleen he will be better. Without spleen, we will not have ability to filter toxin/germ/virus... so become very prone to fall ill.

My human didn't think too long to make decision to just let it be. The reasons are they don't want Suria to suffer from many illness if the spleen removed. They want Suria brother to have a quality live. Secondly, Suria brother already 7+ y.o. and major operation could be dangerous to him. Thirdly, daddy told him that we have to live to see his grandson's wedding (kekeke... isn't it too much?)

After ultrasound scan, they brought him back to the clinic. He looked much better and can sit down. Poor brother had to be on glucose drip. If u look at his needle... scary. It's like 8cm long go inside his leg. Daddy really "pantang" taking sick photo. Since he was looking better, so mummy took this.

Suria brother gave mummy pitiful look as if saying "Look what they have done to me.. did u see it mummy?"

We brought him home on friday night. My human treat him like fragile item. Go up the car now must carry him. I was so happy to see him again... and he was given nice smelling canned food which I get a share whenever my human feed him (happy although only a very little share).

Currently, his blood count still very low, the masses still there.. but he looks much more active and the greatest thing... he started to beg for food already!!! Keep it up boy!!!

Suria said thank you to everybody for the well wishes and keep him in their prayer :)

He Got A New Haircut

My food competitor is home already!! He was back last Friday. I was scolded because I ate my food very fast and heading towards Suria Brother's bowl. Mummy said "Silly girl!! His food got lots of medicine in it. Go outside and wait". Haizz....

Suria brother is very dirty too. That day when he came back, I heard him fart!! It smell too!! After dinner, as usual he did the business and I was sitting with Mummy in living room, he did the "business" very loudly. When we went to peep... man... horrible sight.. pool of shits. He got diarrhoea and it was very very bad. The colour and texture is exactly like that hot fudge you order from MacDonald. But not the smell though.. it smell like one week of shits. Mummy swear she'll never gonna eat hot fudge sundae no more.

Last saturday he was out again for quite sometime, I had to stay at home and was very worried. But after he came back I laughed and laughed at his new haircut.. It was very short, and he looks more like a hamster now.. LOL..

Oh ya.. here somemore interesting link about babesia gibsoni, after reading more.. we are glad we found it earlier so Suria Brother no need to go through blood transfusion.

Update on Suria

Firstly, thanks all for keep Suria in your prayer for his health. He is getting better by days. Although he still hospitalised, but most importantly the temperature has gone back to normal. Blood count still below average.

The blood test results has unveiled that he has tick fever. I just learned that there are two types of tick fever, canine babesiosis and canine ehrlichiosis. Suria suffered the babesia fever. The normal blood smear test carried out by the vets is only can roughly detect the ehrlichiosis type. Vet did blood smear for Suria but it's negative. But after the lab blood test, he was detected with babesiosis gibsoni. I was glad I found it out on time and I'm glad the vet did gave him tick fever treatment from the day 1 he is hospitalised.

Lesson learnt:

1. Even you put tick prevention drip on your dogs, do regular check on your dog. I'm going to check every week at least.
2. Monitor your dog appetite. If he lost appetite, take his temperature. Dog normal temperature is around 38.6 deg C. If the temperature > 39 degC, better bring to the vet.
3. Check his gum too. If it's whitish, the dog is seriously ill.
4. If your dog got ticks long time ago and still ok today, it doesn't mean that no infection. The tick fever can appear when the dog is weaker or stress. So, better ensure the dogs are happy =)
   

Tags - 8 Random Facts about me

I've been tagged by Mavy and Lizzy and as usual I'm always very slow in posting the tag game =P In this tag we have to state 8 random facts about ourselves.

Me (Luna):
1. I hate water, i hate swimming, I hate getting wet.. but I love MUD!
2. I'm daddy's girl. I always sleep with him on his bed
3. I still Frapping occasionally
4. I love to eat jasmine flower
5. I don't like to share things with my brother

6. I'll sulk if my human scolded me. Keep sulking and look sad until they carry me around and hug me.

7. I hate cleaning ears. The sight of cotton buds itself can makes me shiver.
8. Although I often bully my brother, but I love him dearly.

Suria:
1. I love to eat and I eat anything. My favorite fruit is orange (but mummy only give me little bit only and limit my intake)
2. Daddy let me drink beer and curry when I was little.
3. I love water and shower. I get very excited when my human took out the bucket, mop, broom, etc from the toilet so they can shower me.
4. I love to 'decipline' puppy
5. I hate joggers and those who drags their slippers
6. I love to drink from the pond, although my drinking bowl just next to me.
7. I don't like to drink cold water but I love ice cream
8. I can do 4 tricks at the same time when it comes to milk bones.

I guess most of pups and dogs I know already been tagged... well.. still thinking who can I tag?! Any volunteer?

Wedding, Flowers and Colourful Saree

I had been busy week for us and free weeks for the dogs. Pal had been staying at home last week preparing for the exam, means that Suria and Luna were having more food. Somemore we gotta skip trekking coz of Pal's friend (Valli's) wedding, the dogs gonna be FAT!! But at the end the trekking also cancelled.

Wednesday we went to Valli's bangle ceremony (engagement party). Some random photos.

Coconuts

Bitter leaves

All the guests greeted at the door with this. Not sure what's inside the long container, i guess it's some kind of rose water. Dipped finger onto the red powder, then to the yellow liquid and dot it on your forehead between the eyebrows.

Fire is used to purifying. It's like holy water in church.

Oh, this was beautiful. Too bad my camera couldn't capture the bling-ness of the beads.

I can see with my own eyes how a woman transform after the make up. Gee.. they looks so much different, smooth complexion and more beautiful.

The wedding on Sunday was in a temple. So Pal insisted me to wear Indian clothing too. So, well.. no choice.. last minute rushed to little India to buy Punjabi suit (it's easier to wear). I don't really like the material (so uncomfy), but Pal said all like that.. it's expensive too around $80 and it doesn't fit me well. The wedding was in the morning 8.30am, too early for me *yawning*. We were rushing and I forgotten to bring the shawl. No.. I won't let you see me wearing Punjabi suit.. haha.. instead, here is the glimpse on what I wore =P

Nice decoration on the temple roof

The wedding ceremony carried out at the temple 2nd storey, no aircon, huge open air area but covered roof. And imagine this two 'musician' able to create loud music for huge place, no need loud speaker, mic, etc.

Yellow Rice

I learned a lesson when throwing yellow rice at the wedding couple. "Don't stand in front!!" or else everybody behind will throw the rice on you. Pal got rice stucked on his head.

Exchange flowers

Bride groom's brother held the bride groom's hand and he held the bride's hand and she held the bride groom's sister's hand and went around the errmmm not sure what. Do u get what I wrote? *scratch head*

The bride groom bend down and put toe ring on the bride's toe

Newly Wed couple - look tired but happy =)

One thing I noticed, that's lots lots of flowers they used.

And of course the FOOD!! They served Vegetarian Dishes from Komala's restaurant. YUMMY!

Isn't this just look like fried chicken?! Actually this is fried Cauliflower.

Fairies

Somebody sent us an email contained this picture. Not sure whether it's real or photoshop-ed, but it sure looks pretty scarry and err... "cao da" (crispy BBQ-ed).

But isn't it look like a Fairy??

Hmm I always thought fairy has to be beautiful like this:

taken from http://www.3dm3.com/competition/cggirls/Simone_Linsell_Fairy.jpg

Talking about fairy, are fairies always girl? Why fairies always referred as 'she'? Check out this cute fairy name generator.

My Fairy name is Bramble Saturnweb.
"She is a trouble maker.
She lives in leafy dells and bluebell glades.
She is only seen in the mist of an early morning.
She wears bluebell-blue dresses. She has delicate pale pink wings like a cicada"

Errr... I don't really like they called me a trouble maker, but I love the delicate pale pink wings.. kekeke...

What is your Fairy Name??

Rain Rain Go Away!!

The weather is crazy this last few days. Always rain in the afternoon. Even as I'm typing this entry. Alone at home in the cold kitchen (alone as in no human to company me at home).. lucky thing I have a fluffy brother to keep me warm =)

I hope the weather getting all sunny tomorrow coz we are heading to Mister Toto's old house for garage sale. They have quite a number of items on sale.. see here. So.. we need SURIA (aka Sun)!!

Oh, I know!! Maybe can suggest Toto to hang Teru Teru Bozu on his window.

"The teru-teru bozu is a doll used to pray for fine weather. First of all, a sheet of paper (tissue paper in your guest room) is rolled into a small round ball. Then it is wrapped up with another sheet of a cone and is attached to form body. Eyes are painted on the head. It is hung on the curtain rail or similar. Please chant “ teru-teru-bozu, bring fine weather tomorrow!” You can then go to bed with the hope that the following day will be fine. If the teru-teru bozu does not answer your prayer, it is left dangling in the rain. Throw it into the trash box as punishment. " - taken from here.

The doll must be hanged face downward (like praying). And if you wish came true, you must pour sake on the doll head to thank it. Mummy's office hanged many of them (looks creepy like hantu pocong - muslim ghost) few months back. It's true the weather getting better but oppss.. they didn't pour sake on the dolls so haha.. the wish no more granted. Happy trying!!!

Eek!! Wasp Nest!!

We found this outside our house.. in our "forest"... on our neem tree~!

This morning Jeannie & Jewel's human came over to our place together with mummy. While waiting for daddy to open the door, they saw a wasp flown in carrying a large green caterpillar. It was amazing how it managed to squeeze in the caterpillar into the nest through small holes and many caterpillars already inside. The nest was about 8cm long.

Isn't it look like an astronout?

I think this was a solitary wasp's nest.. because it built the nest from mud.

Aunty Joy said wasp is venomous stinger. Found this photo in wiki. Scary right?!

Initially daddy didn't want to destroy it. But after seeing the above photo, daddy immediately took umbrella and decided to remove it.

Can see the caterpillars wriggle??

Inside like full with caterpillar.. not even a single empty space

Big fat green caterpillar. At least they were about 5cm long.

Solar Healing

While do nothing at home, I was staring at daddy's money plant & "Kwan Im" plant and suddenly I amazed by how plant can survive only drink water. Another thing I noticed, all the plants inside the house pointed towards window direction. Very obviously pointing. Then my humans told me about how important SUN is and Solar Healing or sometimes called sun gazing or Solar Yoga. What it involves is looking directly at the sun to take in the sun's nourishment on the certain hours, i.e. within 30-mins after sunrise and 30-mins before sunset.

Then mummy took this photo below. This man nearly every morning doing the same routine at near her worksite (under unopened part of Sims Way).

EH?!! but why this man wasn't gazing at the sun, instead he covered his eyes. I guessed because he woke up late and missed the within 30-mins after sunrise.. hehehe... above picture taken around 7.30AM.

Then this morning only mummy took another photo of him. But this morning the weather was cloudy.

Oh.. Daddy also told me, there is an Indian man name Hira Ratan Manek who practise this solar gazing. He amazingly for 9 years never take solid food. He only gaze at the sun every sunrise and sunset and drink boiled water. This man still alive.. GEE...

To me & Suria Brother.. "We are Live to Eat" =D and ask me to do Solar Yoga.. *panting* my tongue will touch the floor.

Further info about Hira Ratan Manek for those who interested, can be found HERE.

Public Nuisance

So far me & Suria Brother never try to ride public transport before. Fortunately, daddy has a car (*sigh* still prefer Subaru Viki though so we could go out more often). Otherwise, I really don't know how to tolerate the public's comments about dog being a nuisance, sore eyes & HARAM. Remember a muslim lady complaining to Strait Times about seeing a dog in a taxi before... ridiculous isn't it?!! Pet already banned from bus & MRT and this lady suggesting us to be banned from taxi ride too.. GEE... maybe if she saw me in Limosine she will commit suicide.. hahaha...

Religion apart, some non-muslim also think that dog is disgusting & dangerous creature.. of what they said Public Nuisance. Sometimes I'm wondering what nuisance can a dog make.

- Swinging on handle in the MRT?? Childish....
- Running around in MRT or buses - this probably we will do, but aren't human kids do this too??
- Pee and Poo in MRT or buses - err.. if dog in a cage, it will not be a problem right?!
- Puke in during the ride - Human also can puke lah... btw, psstt.. I did it in

daddy's car before.. hehe...

I believe all the above are excuses only.. those people simply don't like dog, see dog as sore in the eyes. Talking about sore eyes.. mummy told me even human also do acts that causing public nuisance & unethical. During her bus ride yesterday, she saw near the entrance (behind the driver seat) an uncle (should be in his early 40s only) laying on the bus seat. Not only it not nice to see... this man also talk in his sleep. He talked with hand movement or suddenly shouted out chinese / hokkien vurglar words.

Then another uncle (older.. in his 60s) came in.. take the 4-seater seat (2 seats facing each other) near the entrance. He saw the 1st uncle.. then realise nobody give a damn about him.. he then put up his feet on the seat.. wah piangzz (see below illustration for clearer picture.. =P)

SEE!!! Although humans' brain is bigger than dogs, some humans also causing nuisance, no respect towards other human being & unethical =(

What Animal Were You In a Past Life?

This is ME in the past!! (well.. actually I was born in 2004 but no selection for it so I just left it blank)

You Were an Otter

You are a faithful friend who guides others toward success. You are also light hearted, and love to play around.

Suria Brother is

You Were a Skunk

You carry yourself with sensuality and a flowing energy. You have a great reputation, and you follow your own (good) advice.

Whahaha.. what so sensual about that fatty boy!! btw, the colour look a like =P

Mummy is...

You Were a Peacock

You carry yourself with beauty, dignity, and confidence. You are able to see the past, present, and future with clarity.

yeah sure... if she able to see the past, present & future with clarity how come she still no luck with TOTO or 4D

And Daddy is...

You Were a Polar Bear

A bit of a loner, you enjoy introspection and solitude. You are a fighter, and you will seek revenge on those who harm you.

Oh.. this is so true about him. Even the polar bear belly.. hahaha...

What Animal Were You In a Past Life?

Proud of Being Vegetarian

NAH!! Of course I'm not talking about Me & Suria Brother!! We have claw, sharp teeth, and short intestines.. WE NEED MEAT!! =D

Mummy said she went to a Indian Vegetarian Restaurant just opposite Mustafa shop to give her colleague farewell lunch. The shop name is Ananda. A unique operating system. The floor plan roughly like this:

Steps to Makan there:
1. Order the food & pay at the counter. The lady will give receipt with 4D number on it =D
2. Go to your table & wait
3. Pick up your order when your 4D number flashes on the Call-Out sign.
4. Take drinking water (if you want to)
4. Wash your hand (up to you)
5. Eat your food

The system reminded me of hospital instead of restaurant.

On the wall, they put some FACT about why human must be vegetarian. And another amusing thing is this sentence.

The Stamina of a Camel

The Strength of an Elephant

The Beauty of a Horse

Are all sustained on a Vegetarian Diet

To think about it, I always wondering how those grass & leaf eating animals get their strength. As amazing as how I managed to digest those hard bones I ate.