A long-time resident of MettaCattery : Dkarma

Background:

A little kitten crying besides a big drain. Dark clouds loomed overhead. Rain would pour any minute now.

A little boy saved the kitten but his mother disapproved. So he looked for Auntie Lee who took her in. She was given the name Dkarma . She was 2 weeks’ old then.


with Brandie
with Mei-Mei

Dkarma hand-fed every 2 hourly!

Dkarma was neutered by Dr. Ling at Namly Animal Clinic on 28th June 2000

2nd January 2001 : Dharma joins Metta Cattery.

8th July 2002
Thanks to Anthony Goh, Dkarma was brought for medical attention by Dr. Daphne Ang of Animal Clinic at Clementi.
“Facial sore caused by prolonging scratching of ear as a results of bad earmites. Very bad teeth, scaling done” Cost $190.10

9th July 2002
Dkarma was found to be suffering from severe skin infection. The shortage of volunteer hand-on help at the cattery will not permit adequate care of Dkarma. A lady who wishes to remain anonymous has kindly agreed to take her in for intensive care and love. Thanks to Zack for the transport.

0th July 2002; The anonymous lady wrote

“Dkharma is settling down well. Obviously starved of affection and attention (as in all institutional cats) she just loves to be touched. Like her name, she is wise and calm and very centered. She is the only cat I know who can wolf down a plate of fish clean wearing an Elizabethan collar.”

28th July 2002; update:


“Dkarma pooed this morning. All is well. Everything normal.
And is she a happy, healthy cat! Rolls on her back to be tickled and even plays with a red ribbon. Loves to chat but not noisy. When I talk to her, she sits in her corner and purrs happily.
Very clean too. Have not seen any cat like her who can finish a whole plate of food while wearing an Elizabethan collar and keeping that collar clean.
Medication time is when we spend quality time together. Lots of patting and stroking while she sits quite still for me to clean her ears and applying medication on her face. Only resists to shake her head when ear drops are applied and that is a perfectly normal reaction.
She is the perfect house cat. Congratulations, you have all brought her up very well.
Salie and Sharon, definitely no sign of that listless cat who had no interest in the world around her. You wouldn’t recognise the new Dkarma that thrives on interacting with humans.
She is all these and more:
D for divine
K for knock-out looks
A for affectionate
R for rare, one of a kind
M for man’s best friend
A for A1, top of the list

12th August 2002:
Dkarma has recovered beautifully from the skin problem and is back at the cattery today. This is possible due the kindness of the lady who attended to Dkarma with great tenderness and great love.

Photo album

The years roll by and as with all phenomena in cyclical existence, Dkarma, too, is subjected to aging.
15-06-2008