Happy New Year Dodo! It is 2010 now!
I was looking through your pictures and I realised what a happy dog you have been. Dodo, you must always remember to keep your ears flapping in the wind and tail pointing towards the sky. That is the least you can do for us now. Stay happy always!
Til next time!
Min
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
The Chronicles of Dodo and Nana(Part 3)
DODO AND NANA - DoDo last birthday
On 5th of September 2008 DoDo celebrated her 16th birthday and also her last birthday.
Jiejie bought her a Kimono. We had dinner at No SignBoard Seafood.
Mummy Carol and Nana bought her a mini-cooker.
We thought DoDo will live up to 20 years old or at least one or two more years...
But...So Sad...Missed DoDO.
On 5th of September 2008 DoDo celebrated her 16th birthday and also her last birthday.
Jiejie bought her a Kimono. We had dinner at No SignBoard Seafood.
Mummy Carol and Nana bought her a mini-cooker.
We thought DoDo will live up to 20 years old or at least one or two more years...
But...So Sad...Missed DoDO.
DODO AND NANA - Valentine Day 2009
Today is Valentine Day 2009 - first valentine without our precious Dog.
Mummy Carol and NaNa was queing at Taka, Sushi Teh. We just have this feeling that we should be in Vivocity with our Pretty. She should be eating her favourite Carls Junior Portobello burger and we eating our seafood at No Signboard.
Black Nose Gone... No vivo... No Seafood dinner...
DODO Please Come back. Missed you.
HAPPY VALENTINE, PRETTY BLACK NOSE.
Today is Valentine Day 2009 - first valentine without our precious Dog.
Mummy Carol and NaNa was queing at Taka, Sushi Teh. We just have this feeling that we should be in Vivocity with our Pretty. She should be eating her favourite Carls Junior Portobello burger and we eating our seafood at No Signboard.
Black Nose Gone... No vivo... No Seafood dinner...
DODO Please Come back. Missed you.
HAPPY VALENTINE, PRETTY BLACK NOSE.
The Chronicles of Dodo and Nana(Part 2)
DODO AND NANA - DODO VomitedWhenever, Dodo vomited, I always have this strange feeling that she is telling me, I am sorry,NaNa, I can't help it.
I will tell her is alright, NaNa knows.
She will look back at me to say, Thanks NaNa.
DoDo is a good Dog, NaNa Knows.
DODO AND NANA - DoDo Shit
When Dodo shit, Mummy Carol will scold NaNa because NaNa never clean DoDo properly. NaNa really tried, but not good enough lah...because DoDo always struggled and run off! Stupid DoDo!
DODO AND NANA - Photographs
I bought a digital camera in 2007. In the camera was all DoDo photographs! I was so angry and jealous at that time...
But now, I am so glad because I have so many photos of DoDo, especially she is the most beautiful dog in the whole world!!!
The Chronicles of Dodo and Nana(Part 1)
On 18th December 2002, DoDo and My sister's family moved into my house.To me A Dog is a dog. I have no special feelings for DoDo. I don't care about DoDo.
I hate to clean her up after she urine or shited. Aiyo, so troublesome and irritating!
Then on that Fateful Day,I stepped on DoDo, right onto her spine. She yelped in pain. She stared at me. Her eyes is sad and confused... she seemed to ask me,NaNa why you stepped me? What did i do?
My heart almost stopped, because I can feel that I stepped right into her spine! When I looked down at DoDo I thought she is distorted!
Fortunately, DoDo just stretched a few times and seems to be normal again. Thank God.
Eversince that day, I have feelings for DoDo...
We became GooD Friends. I sayang her whenever she sits next to me. I give her Nice food. Haha...
Around late 2003, for a period I was very sad ... Nobody in the house knows.
But DoDo seems to know. She will sit very close to me. She will look into my eyes, and seems to say NaNa don't worry, everything will be fine. At times she will turn her head to look at me with concern eyes.
I felt very good, surprisingly comforting.I will smile back at her and pat her beautiful head.
DoDo became my BEST FRIEND.
DoDo and Nana - Our Roomate
DoDo is Carol and NaNa roommate.
Initially, she sleeps on the pakia floor.
After a while, she was upgraded, she slept with us on the bed.Lucky Dog!
Then one fine day, JieJie bought a beautiful sofa bed for DoDo. She loves it very much.
As DODo aged, she snored very loudly. She makes a lot of noises. JieJie said she is dreaming, maybe having a nightmare because she is a naughtydog!
Both of us will laugh softly and commented that she is a happy Dog, free of worries...
DoDo, you know something, Carol and NaNa missed your SNORE BADLY...
DoDo And NaNa - Night Urinating
In her younger days, DoDo was a smart dog. If she needs to urine in the night, she will scratched the door and waited for us to open the door for her. If we choosed to ignore her she will whine and make some noises. so cute. After she urinated, DoDo will quickly run back into the room and jumped into her her bed again. At times she will wait for us to go back to the room together.
In 2007, Carol fixed a night lamp for our Senior DoDo. This is to help DoDo in case she wakes up in the middle of the night to urine or to walk about in the room.
In 2009, DoDo seems to aged a lot. After urinating in the night, Dodo sometimes will stay put, I have to touch her to tell her to move on.
DoDo last few months, after urinating, DoDo seems to be in a daze, she looked so lost.. She simply stands there, dare not move or don't know where to move...So Sad.
My heart aches. I love DoDo more than ever...
DoDo AND NANA - DoDo Medications
Wnen Mummy Carol not around to feed DoDo, NaNa has to do it, how?
NaNa unable to do the proper way, NaNa put the medicine into a durian cake! HaHa...
Fortunately, DoDo just stretched a few times and seems to be normal again. Thank God.
Eversince that day, I have feelings for DoDo...
We became GooD Friends. I sayang her whenever she sits next to me. I give her Nice food. Haha...
Around late 2003, for a period I was very sad ... Nobody in the house knows.
But DoDo seems to know. She will sit very close to me. She will look into my eyes, and seems to say NaNa don't worry, everything will be fine. At times she will turn her head to look at me with concern eyes.
I felt very good, surprisingly comforting.I will smile back at her and pat her beautiful head.
DoDo became my BEST FRIEND.
DoDo and Nana - Our Roomate
DoDo is Carol and NaNa roommate.
Initially, she sleeps on the pakia floor.
After a while, she was upgraded, she slept with us on the bed.Lucky Dog!
Then one fine day, JieJie bought a beautiful sofa bed for DoDo. She loves it very much.As DODo aged, she snored very loudly. She makes a lot of noises. JieJie said she is dreaming, maybe having a nightmare because she is a naughtydog!
Both of us will laugh softly and commented that she is a happy Dog, free of worries...
DoDo, you know something, Carol and NaNa missed your SNORE BADLY...
DoDo And NaNa - Night Urinating
In her younger days, DoDo was a smart dog. If she needs to urine in the night, she will scratched the door and waited for us to open the door for her. If we choosed to ignore her she will whine and make some noises. so cute. After she urinated, DoDo will quickly run back into the room and jumped into her her bed again. At times she will wait for us to go back to the room together.
In 2007, Carol fixed a night lamp for our Senior DoDo. This is to help DoDo in case she wakes up in the middle of the night to urine or to walk about in the room.
In 2009, DoDo seems to aged a lot. After urinating in the night, Dodo sometimes will stay put, I have to touch her to tell her to move on.
DoDo last few months, after urinating, DoDo seems to be in a daze, she looked so lost.. She simply stands there, dare not move or don't know where to move...So Sad.
My heart aches. I love DoDo more than ever...
DoDo AND NANA - DoDo Medications
Wnen Mummy Carol not around to feed DoDo, NaNa has to do it, how?
NaNa unable to do the proper way, NaNa put the medicine into a durian cake! HaHa...
Sunday, September 6, 2009
To dear Dodo 9: Happy 17th Birthday!!!
Hey little precious,You are officially 17 yesterday! Happy Birthday, Domin!!!
Hope you enjoyed all the snacks that jie-jie got you last week and the Bakerzin strawberry shortcake that your mummy bought for you yesterday. This Minmin is so blur… confused between strawberry shortcake and strawberry cheesecake leh!
5 September… a day that jie-jie will always hold close to her heart. A day that makes me feel like crying and yet, I know I should be very grateful for this particular day. This was the day that Dodo was born many years back and hence we were able to spend an unforgettable, wonderful 16 years together. Without 5 September, none of the happy memories we accumulated throughout the past 16 years would have been possible!
I think your jie-jie is indeed very efficient. In my last letter to you some weeks back, I mentioned that I was thinking of learning roller-blading, photography and going for the Business Chinese class. I have started learning roller-blading at Skateline, cute one! Though I must confess I failed my Level 1 Lesson 1 on Friday. Sigh… I don’t know how long I’ll take to clear Level 1 (considering that I’m such a slow learner). Later this month, my photography class is also starting. And this coming Saturday, I am going to sit for my Business Chinese Test. Wish me good luck for the test, precious! I am turning into one busy bee!
Last but not least, please know that no matter how busy I am, you are always on my mind. Nothing will ever change that.
Loving you always,
Your used-to-be-lazy-but-now-busy jie-jie
Sunday, August 16, 2009
To dear Dodo 8: Your Birthday is coming
Dear Mei-mei,
It has been more than a month since my last letter to you. How have you been?
I hope Mei-mei has made a lot of friends at Rainbow Bridge by now. Mei-mei must learn to be less stubborn and cannot throw tantrums ok? Must do your best to get along with other doggie friends and cannot always insist on having your own way ok?
The house is just so different without you around – so much less fun and laughter and happiness. I really miss our happy happy days together!
Mei-mei’s birthday is less than 3 weeks away. I remember clearly that on 5 September last year (which was a Friday), I was rebonding my hair at International Building as we had already celebrated your birthday the Saturday before at Vivocity. I think I got you a very pretty Kimono dress that day! I can remember exactly how cute you looked in that black Kimono with pink/red flowers and the yellow obi with a big ribbon!
Your birthday falls on a Saturday this year. Don’t worry, little precious, I won’t forget to buy some nice snacks for you on your special day! Hmm… you must share them with your friends ok? Don’t hoard all the food! Good things are for sharing with friends you know :)
Jie-jie is keeping herself very busy at the moment. So many things I want to learn on top of what I am already learning now – photography, Chinese, maybe rollerblading and also contemplating going for the advanced diving course!
Take care, Precious. If the weather is cold, don’t kick off your blanket!
Missing you always always,
Jie-jie
It has been more than a month since my last letter to you. How have you been?
I hope Mei-mei has made a lot of friends at Rainbow Bridge by now. Mei-mei must learn to be less stubborn and cannot throw tantrums ok? Must do your best to get along with other doggie friends and cannot always insist on having your own way ok?
The house is just so different without you around – so much less fun and laughter and happiness. I really miss our happy happy days together!
Mei-mei’s birthday is less than 3 weeks away. I remember clearly that on 5 September last year (which was a Friday), I was rebonding my hair at International Building as we had already celebrated your birthday the Saturday before at Vivocity. I think I got you a very pretty Kimono dress that day! I can remember exactly how cute you looked in that black Kimono with pink/red flowers and the yellow obi with a big ribbon!
Your birthday falls on a Saturday this year. Don’t worry, little precious, I won’t forget to buy some nice snacks for you on your special day! Hmm… you must share them with your friends ok? Don’t hoard all the food! Good things are for sharing with friends you know :)
Jie-jie is keeping herself very busy at the moment. So many things I want to learn on top of what I am already learning now – photography, Chinese, maybe rollerblading and also contemplating going for the advanced diving course!
Take care, Precious. If the weather is cold, don’t kick off your blanket!
Missing you always always,
Jie-jie
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Of Vets & Age
Since she was a puppy, Dr James Tan has been Domin’s vet. When we bought her way back in end 1992, the seller gave us her vaccination card which stated James Tan as her vet and so we proceeded there for her to complete her course of required vaccinations.
Throughout the years, we stayed with him. He performed the sterilization surgery for her, he removed the meat lump on her paws (more than once) and her forehead, he cleaned her teeth, he administered her yearly vaccination. When she coughed, when she had diarrhoea, when her ears were infected, when she vomited, when she limped, when there was blood in her stools, when her anal glands was full and causing her discomfort (we knew because she would be sitting on the floor and dragging herself), when she was not eating, when she was seriously out of sorts in one way or another, we were always at his clinic at Stevens Road.
Domin never liked going there. Most times, she would shiver when she was waiting for her turn and would cling tightly on to us. Sometimes she would panic and inflict red painful scratches on my legs – I can almost see and feel them again when I close my eyes. When on the examination table and under the watchful eyes of James Tan, she was a frightened little child who just wanted to go home.
I have to admit that sometimes the things that James Tan said irked us. When we asked why Domin had black spots/patches appearing on her body (we even called Domin a Dalmatian then – she must have been so hurt), he said that old people had that too. When we asked why her cough was not getting any better, his reply was along the same line – that our old grandparents experienced the same persistent coughing and bugging discomfort in the throat too. He just was not that sort of reassuring vet who tells you the kind of things that most parents want to hear when they bring their kids to the doctor. There were numerous occasions when I really think his comments were irritating and uncalled for. We would then grumble and complain among ourselves about him.
I knew there were rumours about him not being the best or ethical vet. Some say he does not practice the best surgical procedures and some say he does not treat pets’ bodies with respect. Till today, I do not understand why there were all these negative talk about him and I am also not sure how true they are.
For Domin, all her operations at James Tan clinic went very well. There was never any complications or infections of any sort. Except for maybe the last one year of her life, most of the medicine prescribed by James Tan worked ok. I really don’t have much complaints about him as a vet (apart from his occasional irritating replies/comments).
I remember one particular day clearly. It was 26 December 2008, the day after we had celebrated Christmas at Vivocity (that was also our last outing to Vivocity together as a family). We decided to change a vet for Domin and brought her to Mount Pleasant Veterinary at Sunset Way. She had been vomiting for some time and previous visits to James Tan did not help – the medication from James Tan was just not stopping her vomiting and coughing. She was losing her appetite and getting weaker by the day and we wanted to get a second opinion.
That is still a day I look back with so much pain. From that day till the day she passed on, it was a mere 2 weeks. And yet, Domin was subjected to so much pain and discomfort in that 2 weeks. She underwent numerous blood tests and was diagnosed with kidney failure, she was subjected to injections and different medications, she was fed some bland and so-called ‘healthy food’, she had to stay overnight at the hospital in a small cage (away from her beloved bed), she was put on the drip, and she was most unhappy.
For some unknown reason, I always assumed Domin would live till 18 years old. I cannot explain why but that was what I hoped and expected of her. On 26 December 2008 when I brought her to vet at Sunset Way, she was 16 years and 3 months old. That is already quite a feat for a dog (even for a small one) but yet to me, that was still more than a year away from my targeted 18 years for her. I did not realize my best little friend was really reaching the end of her life and the best thing I could have done was to spend more time with her and give her the best and most comfortable goodbye possible.
Looking back now, what we deemed as irritating comments from James Tan made some sense. Senior dogs and humans do have more ailments and may not necessarily be cured always. This was what we could not understand and accept then. I recall that on more than one occasions in recent years, James Tan had said that Domin is already at a ripe old age and it is already very good. I think he was trying to prepare us for the inevitable but we refused to listen.
I stubbornly still wanted to celebrate Domin’s 18th birthday. When James Tan’s medication did not work, we were disappointed and unhappy and blamed it on his medical skills, his stupid medicine and his co-called nonchalant attitude. I chose to believe that there was still a vet out there somewhere somehow who could cure the weak-and-frail Domin and help her to recover her health – without realizing that degeneration of the body is inevitable as the years roll by unconsciously. I was still waiting for the once greedy-and-busybody Domin to come back, not knowing that those are times gone by.
Nothing can ever hope to triumph old age and death – not even the most skilled or well-trained doctors, the best or most expensive medication or treatment, the latest medical advances or breakthroughs. This was something we did not realize then but I think James Tan did. Perhaps that was why he seldom if ever recommends Domin to undergo blood tests or invasive medical treatments of any sorts. But I think perhaps the vets at Sunset Way Mount Pleasant did not… maybe such a realization will only come with age and experience.
Domin’s jie-jie
Throughout the years, we stayed with him. He performed the sterilization surgery for her, he removed the meat lump on her paws (more than once) and her forehead, he cleaned her teeth, he administered her yearly vaccination. When she coughed, when she had diarrhoea, when her ears were infected, when she vomited, when she limped, when there was blood in her stools, when her anal glands was full and causing her discomfort (we knew because she would be sitting on the floor and dragging herself), when she was not eating, when she was seriously out of sorts in one way or another, we were always at his clinic at Stevens Road.
Domin never liked going there. Most times, she would shiver when she was waiting for her turn and would cling tightly on to us. Sometimes she would panic and inflict red painful scratches on my legs – I can almost see and feel them again when I close my eyes. When on the examination table and under the watchful eyes of James Tan, she was a frightened little child who just wanted to go home.
I have to admit that sometimes the things that James Tan said irked us. When we asked why Domin had black spots/patches appearing on her body (we even called Domin a Dalmatian then – she must have been so hurt), he said that old people had that too. When we asked why her cough was not getting any better, his reply was along the same line – that our old grandparents experienced the same persistent coughing and bugging discomfort in the throat too. He just was not that sort of reassuring vet who tells you the kind of things that most parents want to hear when they bring their kids to the doctor. There were numerous occasions when I really think his comments were irritating and uncalled for. We would then grumble and complain among ourselves about him.
I knew there were rumours about him not being the best or ethical vet. Some say he does not practice the best surgical procedures and some say he does not treat pets’ bodies with respect. Till today, I do not understand why there were all these negative talk about him and I am also not sure how true they are.
For Domin, all her operations at James Tan clinic went very well. There was never any complications or infections of any sort. Except for maybe the last one year of her life, most of the medicine prescribed by James Tan worked ok. I really don’t have much complaints about him as a vet (apart from his occasional irritating replies/comments).
I remember one particular day clearly. It was 26 December 2008, the day after we had celebrated Christmas at Vivocity (that was also our last outing to Vivocity together as a family). We decided to change a vet for Domin and brought her to Mount Pleasant Veterinary at Sunset Way. She had been vomiting for some time and previous visits to James Tan did not help – the medication from James Tan was just not stopping her vomiting and coughing. She was losing her appetite and getting weaker by the day and we wanted to get a second opinion.
That is still a day I look back with so much pain. From that day till the day she passed on, it was a mere 2 weeks. And yet, Domin was subjected to so much pain and discomfort in that 2 weeks. She underwent numerous blood tests and was diagnosed with kidney failure, she was subjected to injections and different medications, she was fed some bland and so-called ‘healthy food’, she had to stay overnight at the hospital in a small cage (away from her beloved bed), she was put on the drip, and she was most unhappy.
For some unknown reason, I always assumed Domin would live till 18 years old. I cannot explain why but that was what I hoped and expected of her. On 26 December 2008 when I brought her to vet at Sunset Way, she was 16 years and 3 months old. That is already quite a feat for a dog (even for a small one) but yet to me, that was still more than a year away from my targeted 18 years for her. I did not realize my best little friend was really reaching the end of her life and the best thing I could have done was to spend more time with her and give her the best and most comfortable goodbye possible.
Looking back now, what we deemed as irritating comments from James Tan made some sense. Senior dogs and humans do have more ailments and may not necessarily be cured always. This was what we could not understand and accept then. I recall that on more than one occasions in recent years, James Tan had said that Domin is already at a ripe old age and it is already very good. I think he was trying to prepare us for the inevitable but we refused to listen.
I stubbornly still wanted to celebrate Domin’s 18th birthday. When James Tan’s medication did not work, we were disappointed and unhappy and blamed it on his medical skills, his stupid medicine and his co-called nonchalant attitude. I chose to believe that there was still a vet out there somewhere somehow who could cure the weak-and-frail Domin and help her to recover her health – without realizing that degeneration of the body is inevitable as the years roll by unconsciously. I was still waiting for the once greedy-and-busybody Domin to come back, not knowing that those are times gone by.
Nothing can ever hope to triumph old age and death – not even the most skilled or well-trained doctors, the best or most expensive medication or treatment, the latest medical advances or breakthroughs. This was something we did not realize then but I think James Tan did. Perhaps that was why he seldom if ever recommends Domin to undergo blood tests or invasive medical treatments of any sorts. But I think perhaps the vets at Sunset Way Mount Pleasant did not… maybe such a realization will only come with age and experience.
Domin’s jie-jie
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