Just a lil reflection

Let us be stronger for we don't know what beholds for us tomorrow.

What is life about?

Feeling stressed.

Time does not wait...

But what can I do?

Dollar

A post specially for our beloved Dollar.

Today was a day feeling sombre. Dollar left us at 3.50pm today. Forever I will remember her paw, asking me to stroke her whenever I am beside her. I'm glad she has gone to the vast heavens and her sufferings were alleviated. Herare some photos of Dollar at Gentle Paws shelter and the vet.

Dollar had chronic kidney failure which was undetected.

Chronic Kidney Failure

Chronic kidney failure occurs when both kidneys gradually cease to function. Within the kidneys are numerous tiny structures (glomeruli) that filter waste products from the blood and retain larger substances, such as proteins. Waste products and excess water then accumulate in the bladder until excreted as urine. In chronic kidney failure the kidneys suffer progressive damage over a number of months or years.

Signs of Chronic Kidney Failure

Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) is a slowly progressing disease. The first signs are increased urination and thirst. As your dog ages and his kidn

eys become less efficient, his body compensates by increasing blood flow to the kidneys trying to improve the filtering process. As a side effect, the dog produces more urine. At the same time, he becomes more dehydrated due to increased fluid loss in the urine. Thirsty, your dogbegins to drink more and more water.

Treatment of Chronic Kidney Failure

Chronic kidney failure is one of the most common cause of illness and death in older dogs. Most dogs with chronic kidney failure are older than 10 years old. The chances of a dog getting it increase as the dog ages. In fact, most older dogs have some changes in kidney enzymes on blood tests. When caught early, the proper diet, supplements, and sometimes fluid therapy can delay and may even prevent kidney disease from becoming kidney failure. Some holistic doctors have noticed that since pet owners began feeding processed pet food, more dogs are getting kidney disease.

Conclusion: processed pet food are bad for dog's health too.

She will be deeply missed....

Goodbye.

A Significant Hug

Yesterday a scene kept flashing in the back of my mind. Hugs. I remembered I was at the shelter last sunday and went into Caspian's cage. While sitting on the bench, Caspian was on my left side for me to stroke his fur. Suddenly he pounced on me and gave me a hug. I hugged him back. Many of us would think that this is insignificant. But to Caspian and the dogs, it matters alot to the dogs - dogs who were abandoned once or even more than once. I believed that every dog at the shelter yearns for love and care from people. A hug can be such a strong feeling that it can make a person cry - tears of joy. Caspian is a very handsome and good boy. Like any dog, once that trust is built, he can be really friendly towards one. And I felt it. I began to love him more and more as I proceed down to the shelter every week. Hoping to have him as my house dog even though I know it is impossible. Deep down in my heart, I can only silently wish that he can be adopted into a good family who is able to give him the love that he yearns to have.

You came into my life and gave me something precious.

Nostalgic Memories

Today is 3rd October. Mrs Lee Kwan Yew just passed away yesterday after surviving on medical life support for two years. A memoir of her is now showing on television. The soothing music that was played on tv led my thoughts flow into the days where JY and me were in Hong Kong. We spent our last three days of our overseas trip there. The feeling I felt then was so low. This overseas trip was our longest trip ever (1 month 6 days) and I think we won't be able to experience this delightful travelling again. We did all the planning by ourselves; en-quiring about hostels, booking accommodations, sleeping in a 10-men-room, getting to know new people, bathing in public toilets, doing our poos and pees on grassland, watching the beautifully awesome sunrise together with JY, travelling long distance by bus, train or flight, lugging so many luggages with us, exploring attractions together, going into the forbidden part of the great wall and getting lost together!

I miss them very much.

I held back my tears.

It's back to my usual life again.

Anyway! Something that I always look forward to is the dog trainings on sundays! I got dear Dexter to sit today! Good boy Dexter! I hope that after these 10 sessions of training, you'll get adopted and continue the rest of your life in a pleasant environment. :)