Good Morning, Kunyit

Responsible Feeding of a Community Cat called Kunyit

A "homeless" cat called Kunyit

Kunyit was one of many cats dumped downstairs by a family living on the 4th storey who was
1) Not aware that their irresponsible ownership of cats led to complaints by other residents to the town council
2) Not aware that the town council's attitude towards cats is one of "pests" and "nuisance" and hence treated as such, i.e. the docile ones would be rounded up by the pest controllers, transported to the AVA where they were killed.
3) Not aware that some "divine" force couldn't protect these dumped cats from some many dangers lurking in the neighbourhood

A kid once remarked to a caregiver that Kunyit was once upon "my grandfather's cat" and when asked why then he was dumped downstairs, the kid innocently replied, "My mother took in a new kitten."

Kunyit and the other "thrown away" cats were brought by caregivers to the vet for sterilisation. Kunyit was neutered about 6 years ago. He made head-butting friends with two other community cats, Panther-2 and Mui-Mui, both had mysteriously disappeared.



Kunyit is still yearning for affection and would wait for a caregiver every morning, not for food but just to see and hear a "friend". After so many years of surviving on the "streets", he has lost complete trust in human beings to be allowed to be touched but he would rub against the wall and drainage pipe, because he was too wary to rub against the caregiver's legs.

Last of a trio of head-butting community cats: Kunyit left

Last of the head-butting trio: Kunyit

Panther-2 missing since last year
Mui-Mui missing since last month

2 left of a head-butting trio

Kunyit and Mui-Mui
Panther-2 remains missing

Once upon a time, there were three best friends

Oreo is not head-butting with Kunyit and Mui-Mui

Oreo filled the "vacuum" left the mysterious disappearance of Panther-2 a few months ago.
Panther-2, Kunyit and Mui-Mui were head-butting best friends.
Will Oreo be a head-butting buddy too?



There is still an ache in the heart, watching Panther-2 in this video clip shot on 01-10-2008.
What has happened to Panther-2? No record of him being "surrendered" to the AVA. Was he relocated by pest controller? Did he "oversleep" in a pickup or lorry and was transported to a strange place? Was he killed? Is he in any pain now?

Oreo, Kunyit and the cat-friendly cleaner

The cleaner said he has to sweep his designated area 3 to 4 times a day but yet "very dirty"!

Good Morning, Kunyit

3 best friends amongst community cats

Lives of 2 community cats: Kunyit and Mui-Mui

2 best friends amongst the community cats - Kunyit and Panther

After so many years of acquaintance, Kunyit allowed me to touch him only recently.
Panther suffered many burns on his back from taking shelter under cars with hot exhaust pipes.

3 best friends

Two best friends in a void deck

Mui-Mui and Kunyit

Will Kunyit and Mui-Mui accept Doggycat into their circle of head-butting friendship?

Will Kunyit and Panther-2 accept Doggycat?

Will the happy head-butting trio accept a fourth?

An auntie-caregiver named him Doggycat because he would go running to her like a dog whenever she called.

Good Morning, Kunyit

He was one of many cats abandoned by a family that would dump "old" cats as they picked up kittens.
Fortunately there are other residents in the neighbourhood who trapped these abandoned cats to be sterilised. They also spoke with the irresponsible family who, after much persuasion, agreed to let them bring the remaining 4 cats in their flat, to the vet for sterilisation. The caregivers paid for the sterilisation.


Read about another irresponsible cat owners :

Family keeps abandoning their cats

Nov 4, '08 3:57 PM for everyone

Sylvia said that this Malay family keeps abandoning their grown cats and then taking in new kittens. The latest one was thrown out yesterday... They even asked a feeder to feed it.

Penny and myself will pay a visit later...

The happy trio

The friendly temperament of these community cats is indication that they grew up with human but were abandoned for "some" reasons. May they be safe from human who simply hate cats, children who are not taught by their parents that cats, too have feelings, pest-controllers, town council officers, cars, drinking from drain water laced with anti-larval poison, misplaced "well meaning" feeders who are irresponsible by not cleaning up the leftovers and who are dangerous by feeding whole fish with small bones that can pierce into a cat's throat or intestines, resulting in a slow painful death.

Two best friends sharing a bowl of breakfast