Mummy's back

Zhu: Mummy went on a trip with grandma & grandpa for more than a week.. Really miss her.. But.. Finally she is back.. Lucky mummy got anticipate abt our warm welcome, especially mine.. Haha.. =P Once she walk thru the door, i jump on her so hard tat she stumbles backward a bit.. Gave her lots of licking.. Just hate it when i had to share her with mei mei..

Bao: You still dare to say.. I only can run in circle ard mummy like she is a tree.. Mummy also miss me, not only you..

Zhu: Talk so much.. Even when mummy calls back from overseas, she talk to you, you still continue our beauty sleep, not even excited to hear her voice.. Unlike me, at least i try to talk to mummy..

Bao: It's not.. It's just that i duno whether mummy can hear me thru tat phone.. If i dun miss her, i wont be so excited to run in circle ard her when you were hugging and licking her.. Hmmph..

Mummy: Ok.. Ok.. Stop quarreling.. Mummy knows that you both miss me as much as i miss you.. Heard from daddy that both of you eat less and lying on the bed almost the whole day to pass time when i were overseas.. Makes me so worry.. Came back saw a big panda, my hubby.. For the gals, i cant see coz their furs are black.. But guess, the gals also never really had been sleeping well, coz fell alseep faster than usual by my sides.. For this few days, they had been following me ard the hse, so afraid that i leave the hse and not come home on the same day.. I only can say that i'm very xin fu.. Very fortunate to have 3 of them by my side.. Thanks to Lerrick, that we get to stay in contact again.. Thanks to JJ & her frens, to have brought Zhu into our family.. Thanks to Mel & her frens for bringing Bao to our family.. Also thanks to all those who help us in one way or another to get Bao back when she got lost in BG..

Updates. . .

Zhu: Hi peeps! Long time no blog. Just some updates from us. Mei, why dun you tell us how you had cope in this 2months. *Grinning*

Bao: K. I will keep it short & simple then. I have less nightmares, back to myself or rather become more devilish.. Hehe.. Let's see, lost count how many times i miss the pee tray on purpose for my pee & poo.. At least 5times of tearing up newspapers which was on the coffee table.. Bite thru 2pairs of socks and wet 3pairs of socks with my salivia.. Destroy 2pairs of mummy's shoes.. Torn up my own baby bolster which i got my home returning, just wanted to get another new one.. Can say i get tired with my toys very fast.. Mummy's fingers are like cocktail sausages *oops* , so been sort of nimbling on them, doesnt matter if muumy is awake or asleep.. But if i forgot was mummy's fingers and bite too hard, i will know coz mummy will say ouch or woke up and ask if i'm hungry.. Heez.. I think that's all then..

Zhu: For the record, dun will even think of getting the doraemon bolster from me.. It's mine and you destroy your own.. Some time really pity mummy.. Coz she tends to be the more lenient one compared to daddy.. The most she will do is scold us and forgive us once we gave her a 'i-m-very-sorry' look.. So mei, you must stop bullying mummy k..

Bao: Jie, you still dare to ask me stop bullying her.. This few nights, you have been sneaking up and sleep on top of mummy's chest once she fell asleep.. Causing mummy to wake up in the middle of the night breathless.. At least learn to be like me mahz, sleep on top of both her legs.. All mummy will get is legs numb only mahz..

Both end up squabbling as usual.. Growling and whining and jumping all over the place..

Mummy: Haiz.. Even hubby questions why both of them always like to bully me.. Maybe i should be more fierce when they did wrong.. Hmmm.. Anyway, they are just so predictable.. What worrys me now is Zhu.. Reduce her food & treats but she still not losing some weight.. She is starting to show some problem when she jumps up to bed and getting down.. Been thinking if she still doesnt lose some weight, guess have to get a ramp for her.. Doesnt want her to hurt her legs & hip.. Bao is of less worry coz she is active, gaining towards a healthy weight and just being her usual self..

First Time

Zhu Zhu & Bao Bao : Alright, peeps.. Today will be our turn to post online together for the first time after Bao Bao's safe return home from Botanic Garden..

A quick update by us.. Let's see.. Mummy came down with flu abt a week ago.. She didnt went to the doctor until yesterday.. Coz she took panadol cold for 5 days le, did get a little better but still having flu.. Family doctor gave mummy medicine for her flu, headache and slight fever..

Daddy may have got the flu bug.. He had an asthma attack and had to be hospitalised late last night.. Mummy took Daddy to the hospital ard 12.30am and came home ard 5am..

To say we miss Daddy, is not true.. Yes, we do miss him at home.. But now we have half of the bed to us and we share with mummy only.. LOL.. =P

So, mummy let the doctors & nurses at hospital take care of Daddy.. We wanted to take care of mummy, but haiz.. End up she is taking care of us, even when she is sick..

Zhu : All your fault lahz..

Bao : Sorry! I tot mummy want to go out mahz.. So i purposely pee outside of the pee tray and make a mess in the kitchen.. Promise will be gd..

Zhu & Bao : We wish that mummy and daddy get well soon.. That's all folks..

More Updates

I'm super happy that our gal is back and our family is whole again.. But i really just had this bad experience at the new vet clinic.. And lately, i've been feeling to get her had a follow up check at Mt Pleasant.. It's really my own opinion and feelings & services that i got at the new clinic, that makes me feel that Mt Pleasant is really better than it.. Before i went to the recent new clinic, i had been to 2 others that makes me change vet, one was at geylang (near paya lebar), the other was at simei, pet safari.. When i went to the Mt Pleasant i had not change a vet till recently, coz they really do their jobs and know almost everything (including receptionists).. But the emergency staffs not so good.. So everything has pro & con..

She is well and about.. The thing is, dogs dun always show injuries coz that's in their genes..

The kitchen where her pee trays are, is in a super big mess again.. Surprise! I did miss that mess when she was missing.. Zhu is a clean user, but Bao is a bobo shooter, always miss the pee tray when she urinates.. And Bao's urine is super a lot.. Haha.. So my hubby kinda comment that i'm sick to miss the mess..

She is shedding, so i had to sweep twice a day before i leave for work and when i return home..

She just ate some poo the other day, and guess what she did.. Surprise again.. I was lying in bed, watching TV with hubby, Zhu & Bao.. Bao had been licking my arm while i sayang her.. Guess she felt like sleeping le, so she left me and went to her sleeping corner on the bed.. She suddenly woke up and instead of jumping off the bed, she came to me and puke on me.. Yikes! She puke on my left chest & shoulder so my upper arm also kanna.. The best part was, the bed was clean and i had to take bath again.. My hubby witness the whole thing and was scolding her.. The vomit that she puke on me was all poo.. So imagine how smelly it was, in the air-con room..

Since her return, she had destroyed 2 pairs of shoes (mine), chewed up a new carpet, some of my bills, tissue papers, newspapers.. Even though i'm angry, i still love her.. Coz this was the way she had been since i adpoted her till the day i lost her..

So to those who thought we had wanted her back bcoz of what other forum members had said, it wasnt true.. The fact is we love her and without her, our family isnt whole.. Coz as you can read from here, our house is in fact cleaner and had less damages during the period we lost her.. But our house is a house and not a home.. Coz without a whole family, a house isnt a home..

Having her back, we really had to be prepared for new surprises everyday, but she is our ke ai and kawaii naughty little gal.. Haha..

Updates Of My Little Gal

Hooray! Our prayers had been answered and our little gal had been caught in the morning on 29 May 2009..

As she did struggle when she was caught, she had some abrasions on her neck.. I was at work so, i had to leave her at the shelter for a night.. Firstly, i couldnt get off.. Secondly and most importantly is that i did not want to leave her alone at home after fetching her.. Her daddy was hospitalised too, thus i was like going crazy, worrying for both of them and also my older gal at home..

So on the 30 May 2009, i went down to the shelter to meet with all the kind hearted people who had help Bao Bao or us in one way or another and also to reunite with her.. Brought her to see a vet at Allpets Clinic Alycia & Anderson (Our driver for the day ).. Not her usual family vet coz was thinking to see if other vet is better.. But just felt that it is yi fen qian yi fen huo.. Coz although vet fee may be a bit ex by abt $20-$50, her usual vet & staffs at Mt Pleasant Animal Hospital seems better.. Just my own opinion and feeling.. Coz i had to actually ask for medicine for my gal and for a copy of her test results.. Another thing was i ask for a full body check up and what i got was no full body check up.. How i know.. Coz i called up the clinic when i reach home and ask how come i wasnt told of the result whether my gal is pregnant or not and the nurse who answer the call told me no blood was sent for pregnancy test.. Yikes! When i did inform the receptionist nurse and the vet again in the consultation room that i wanted a full body check up coz my gal was out for 4 mths no one knows what had happen in that 4mths.. I was so angry.. Coz i heard negative opinions abt my usual vet and tot may be the opinions were true.. But Mt pleasant was in a way better than Allpets in my own opinion.. Coz when i ask the nurse on the phone what signs should i look out for if my gal is unfortunately pregnant, guess the answer i got back really makes me wonder.. Coz the nurse actually told me that she is not sure and has to give me a call back after asking the vet.. Piangz.. I really wanted to faint at that moment..

So i was fed up and begin to be very worry for my little gal.. I make a call to Mt Pleasant right after i got off the phone with that nurse.. The receptionist at Mt Pleasant answer all my queries without having me to wait for her to ask the vet and get back to me.. She was very knowledgable and ease my worries a bit.. After ending the call, i got a call back from the previous nurse who say "look out for swell belly and enlarge nipples, that's the sign of pregnacy'.. I really wanted to faint, coz if by the time i notice the swell belly, it's already how long into the pregnancy le..

There are different stages of pregnancy just like as humans.. So i just didnt want to jeopardise my gal just in case she is pregnant and the sooner i know the better i can cope.. But thank god she wasnt and is still a lady..

This experience makes me regret and blame myself thru'out this 1mth that why did i have to change a vet at that critical time.. So yes, i would not change vet again anymore.. Coz one of the negative opinion i heard was 'Mt Pleasant is the worst animal clinic in s'pore'.. If this opinion to the person who spoke this to me, must not have gone to Allpets, coz the service really sucks..

Yes, i agree that the fees may be a bit ex.. But at least i will be ask if i had frontline or interceptor or do i need a deworm tablets for my gal at the Mt Pleasant.. I was the one asking for frontline at Allpets, when i did make myself clear to the vet that i needed that as i didnt have it at home and the vet reassured me that all medicines will be given to me, which wasnt the case.. Haiz..

When i found a tick on her at the clinic, i ask the vet to help me at least check if there's any others, she say ok.. But the nurse did a check less than 5mins and return her to me and say my little gal is ok, there wasnt any ticks.. I didnt believe her, the reason less than 5mins check and return her to me, means very chin cai check.. Guess what, once i got her back, i did and find but rather see a tick near her nipple.. *BangHead* When i brought her to the vet to ask her to had the tick remove, i question why the nurse just check she missed this tick.. The vet gave me a very simple answer, "even if we check her for an hr, we will still miss some ticks".. I know not all ticks can be found but the one near the nipple, surely cant be missed ba, naked eyes also can see lor..

Gave up, reach home, i found a bigger tick on her spine, Big Fat White Tick, like a raisin.. Haiz.. Another reason why i will never change vet again.. Coz her usual vet will at least check or ask another nurse to help check for ticks in front of me instead of asking me to leave the room while they check (At Allpets that's what i was told to do ).. Coz the usual vet always stress that tick must be fully remove so as to minimise infections..

Back to my gal, she had a slight bruise on her left eye as she gained that by struggling with the catcher and hit the pole.. Which clear up by the 3rd day.. Her eyesight is as gd as before, so no harm done.. Her abrasion on her neck also healed by the end of the week..

She had some runny stool, which could be due to the sudden change of food.. Coz after a while, her poo became normal again.. Stinks like hell..



Lately, i had been thinking to bring my little gal back to Mt Pleasant for another check up just in case..

Second Letter To My Dearest Gal

My Dearest Little Gal,

We had been going to the Botanic Garden numerous times waiting for you to show up.. When you do show up, we are only few feets away.. So near yet so far.. When you decide to not show up for few days, we got worry and fear for the worst..

After so many times of you showing up and disappearing a few days afterwards, we believe that you are just trying to protect yourself.. Not exposing yourself too much or always at the same time.. To say, we don't fear for you or don't worry at all is not true..

As you should know that Mummy always seen tough at the outside and doesn't cry in front of others, but only to you and Jie Jie ( Zhu Zhu ).. Bcoz Mummy doesn't want anyone to worry, your Daddy already has to worry so much things, i just don't want to add on to his worries.. Mummy had been hugging your Jie Jie, talking to her about my worries for you and frustrated at myself for unable to bring you home, and crying coz it just pains my heart..

It hurts me so, coz it's been months that you had not been at home.. Everytime it's sunny, i will pray that you find a shelter or shade to hide from the sun.. Everytime it rains, i will pray that you find a place to hide from the rain.. Everytime i feed your Jie Jie, it makes me cry, coz you are such a greedy pig and now you had to find food on your own.. We know that you had ransacking rubbish bins finding for food.. But we are so hopeless in catching you back home..

Everytime we feed you, you will go and nap or hide for a few days before appearing again.. We are frustrated but we will not give up on you.. The reason is, you are our little daughter and without you, our family isnt complete..

This few days, there are more kind ladies feeding you and caring for you.. Looking out for you and helping us in trying to get you reunited with us asap.. We are very grateful that they are here to help us.. Almost everytime we ( either daddy or mummy ) rush down after receiving calls that you are seen, by the time we reach there you are already gone into hiding.. Half of our wages had gone to taxi uncles coz we had been taking so many cab rides to BG.. We just want you to know, we love you very much.. Even though we are not rich, we dont mind spending money just to get you back.. That's how much we love and miss you..

My dearest little gal, what should we do in order to get you back home? Tell us pls.. We had been praying so hard for your safety and also for your safe return home.. Even Daddy is making fun of me whenever i pray.. He says that almost all the gods in heaven and my grandparents ( passed away ), knows what i want to pray before i even say anything.. You do know mummy more kiasu than daddy, always do the same thing more times than needed.. Haiz.. But at least our prayers are heard and you had been safe so far, just that you are so much slimmer..

Dont know is it bcoz mummy had been worrying too much that mummy keep getting nightmares and end up falling ill.. Now just recovering from a very bad flu and cough, maybe bcoz mummy had been taking medicines so had been falling asleep more with less nightmares.. Thus mummy also recovering from panda's eyes.. Good thing that mummy had been wearing glasses and not contact lens, so no one had spotted me looking like a panda except family members..

What are you doing right now as mummy types this letter to you? Are you asleep or wandering around? We will keep praying for your safety and safe return.. Also we will not give up until you are home with us..

Loving you always
Mummy

A Letter to My Little Gal. . .

To my dearest daughter, Bao Bao

It's been more than a month since you ran away from home, while we were on an outing. We had search high and low for you but still didnt see a glimpse of you. The day after you ran away, Mummy's granny passed away. It was a double blow for me. It breaks my heart to lose you and also to lose my granny at the same time.

We went to paste posters in the hope that someone might have seen you can gave us a clue as to where you are headed. Initally there were no calls at all. Then we started to get some prank calls. But we also have calls which gave us hope that you had been found. Just that when we went to pick 'you' up, it turn out to be another gal that look somewhat like you. It was an emotional rollercoaster ride for us all. Your grandparents and us went thru the ups and downs. Your grandparents told us that may be, just may be our fate has ended for us and you may have a new family. We do not believe that our fate has ended.

The link that bonds us together is still strong. I still can feel your presence around me, like you miss us just like we do. We really hope that you can come home soon. We still keep your fav spot of our bed, where you like to sleep as it is. Your fav bolster is also in place with your Mr. Crabby. All you have to do is to return home.

You do know that your scheduled operation for spaying has passed and that mummy and daddy will be going on holidays in the second week of April. Your aunt was supposed to be staying at home with you and your jie jie while we go on holidays. Now she will be staying with your jie jie only. Haiz. To think we prepare lots of newspapers coz you use them so fast. Your aunt even ask her bf to standby some newspaper in case you need more.

So do come home to us, no matter how naughty you were before, we still love you. Love has no end. You are our little pampered one. It's been a long vacation for you and you should have enough fun doing any camping around Singapore.

Just come home to us. Everyone at home is waiting for you to return home.

Loving you always
Mummy and Daddy

Still searching for our little gal...

Note: Zhu is on the left and Bao is on the right.

We are still on the search for our little gal to return to our home. Had rec'd a call from a lady, went down but sadly wasn't our gal...

Just the other day, rec'd a call from a guy.. Ask JJ to help me check if that is our gal, as we were working at that time. JJ called to tell me that it wasn't her.. Haiz.. Thanks to JJ & ZW for your help!

It doesn't matter that our hopes are brought high and got disappointed.. As there are news better than no news at all..

Zhu still goes to the main door sniffing and staring out.. Whining and gave us a sad look.. Yes, not only we, her parents are missing her, Zhu is missing her little sis too..

It's been a mth le.. Bao pls return home to us soon.. Been dreaming of you for a few days le, woke up feeling sad coz you ain't there for me to greet you morning.. Haiz..

Frustrated & Down

It's been more than 2 weeks and we havent had any news on Bao Bao.. It's very frustrating and sad that no one saw her.. Does that mean she is hiding very well? Or she has been taken back home by someone and they kept her as a pet? Or has someone taken her back and intend to use her to breed more puppies? Or she is no longer with us but gone to heaven?

It's very sad and worrying coz we really had no way to know if she is well and alive or is. . . . . .

If she is hiding very well, is it bcoz she heard me making appointment for her sterilization operation in March? She is afraid of the operation and wanted to hide from us bcoz of this.. If it really is, i would give anything to have her back and cancel the operation if that is what she is afraid and wanted to run away from us..

If she is taken back by someone who wanted to keep her as a pet, i really wish that she is treated well and is being treated like a pampered child.. And that the new family will keep her accompany till the day she passes on..

If she is taken back and ppl wanted to use her to breed more puppies, i really want them to give her back to me and i wouldnt mind giving them money just for her safe return..

If she is no longer with us but in heaven, i only hope that whatever causes her to die at such a young age doesnt cause her much pain.. I will hope that she knows that we love her very much and had been crying all this while she is missing.. The family isnt complete without her..

If only we can turn the clock back.. If only one of us can foresee the future.. If only that day i didnt have flu then could had ran faster and caught her.. If only.. .. Then we wouldnt have lost her.. Then she will be sleeping in our arms.. Then she will be at home welcoming us back home after work.. Then she will be happily playing with Zhu.. That's what i can say, if only..

We will give anything just to have her back.. If only we can get news of her being sighted again ard which area..

Where are you??!!

Where are you??!! It's been a week since the day you went missing.. Up till now we haven't got a call from anyone.. It's really very frustrating and sad that no one has seen you.. Are you alright? Where are you hiding? Everyone misses you lots..

Zhu has been whining for you.. She has been leaving her food half finish in the hope that you will appear to eat her food.. She has been searching the whole hse for you.. She always rush to the front door whenever we open it, just hoping to see you standing outside the door.. This is something that she has never done before.. Zhu has been having nightmares since the day you went missing.. Zhu keep going to your sleeping spots to sniff your smell and lick that area like you are still there.. It breaks our hearts to see her do all these and yet still has no news of you.

Mummy and daddy also having nightmares since the day you went missing.. We don't have much appetite.. Daddy had been talking in his sleep, calling out your name over and over again.. Mummy has been having dreams that you are hurt by others, once dreamt that i had found you hanging up on a tree tied by a rafia string on your belly to a branch, once dreamt that i had found you and hug you home.. I swear that after waking up from the dream that i was hugging you, i can feel your fur in my hands even though you weren't here.. I'm really hoping that you are well and is just hiding, waiting for us to find you.. The hse is not the same without you ard..

BaoBao, be careful k.. We will continue to look for you and we love you very much.. Come back to us asap..

Bao Bao Lost!

We lost Bao Bao at Botanic Garden today, 28 Jan 2009 in the afternoon. Last seen at Ginger Garden area. As the botanic garden closes at 7pm, we couldn't search for her any longer. She was wearing a cny clothes (gold / yellow). Just in case she manage to get the clothes off herself, she is black with white chest and white 4 paws.

Anyone who have seen her or who may have bring her back, pls contact us at angel_serene@hotmail.com.

She is miss by everyone at home. We are worried sick too.