Sunday, July 29, 2007

Frog Story

Meekia met his first frog as we were at outside the MRT. It was dimly lighted up area. The frog was on the concrete and I did not saw him. When the Meekia sniffed him, the frog jumped. Meekia just ran over, scooped him up in his mouth. It all happened too fast. I was shocked and find it very disgusting...

Upon home, Meekia vomited 3x consecutively. JK spontaneously searched info online. I am so glad he was around with me. Meekia was rather incoorperative when we performed the first mouth rinsing for him. I am relieved he does not develop any further symptoms/complications after that.

Here i would like to share this piece of info with other dog owner:



Signs of Toxicity

Due to the slow and awkward movement of the toad, dogs readily will attack them. When attacked, the toads release the toxins and dogs become affected. Common signs of intoxication include foaming from the mouth, drooling, pawing at the mouth, vomiting, stumbling, falling, tremors, rigid legs, and seizures.

Treatment


If your dog is exhibiting signs of toxicity, is conscious, and not seizuring then:

Rinse the mouth with running water: place a garden hose or faucet along the side of the mouth and run the water.
Rinse the mouth for 3 to 5 minutes at a time for a total of 3 times.


IMPORTANT:
Do not force water down your pet’s mouth or try to make your pet swallow.
Do not give any oil, milk, or other substance besides water.


IF YOUR PET IS SEIZURING, HAVING TREMORS, CANNOT STAND, SEEK VETERINARY ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY!!

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Save the earth....

I am happy that I am doing my part to save our earth by using recycle paper, (newspaper to be exact). I used to feel "guilty" each time i use a plastic bag (though small size) to pick up Meekia's poo. Somehow, i felt i am harming our already sick earth until i tried out with newspaper one day. It worked out perfectly. I simply need only one page of newspaper each time, fold into about A4 size. Whenever Meekia is ready to poo, i will place the newspaper right below. Once he is done, pull away the newspaper or the dog. As the dog is likely to perform the "sweeping" or "burying" using his hind legs. He may unintentionally kick his poo out from the newspaper...
Then gently wrap up and throw to nearby dustbin.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Durian...I love it !


meekia's first contact with durian and he falls in love with the aroma of durian instantly.

meekia managed to grabbed a bite while mummy went to kitchen...

And he is loving it...

Saturday, July 07, 2007

Meekia tried out on Gentle Leader

Look! This is my lovely dog had his first feel of gentle leader. And I can't believe myself this is a very wonderful tool. Too good to be true you see. Very easy to put on, less than half the usual strength i need to use when walking my dog and he receive clear direction on what to do.

I like the idea that there isn't much pulling needed, no shouting, no threatening, no choking or strangling whatsoever. While not many use in singapore as they dislike the look of it which they think similar to those of a horse and some misinterpreted it as crucial, which is not true.

I would recommend the use of gentle leader. It control a dog's annoying behavior in MINUTES. It is scientifically designed to use a dog's natural instincts. It eliminates pulling and lunging, power steering for dog and it is comfortable and painless.





Mushroom?


me and meekia have our usual morning walk. We decided to take a longer route by the large field. And i was surprised to see this little "mushroom" which meekia found!