Zeus Communications Charity Dinner December 2010

Note: This article was meant to be shared with readers in January this year but with so many rescue stories that took priority on our blog, we had to hold this off till now.


On Saturday, 18 December 2010, Zeus Communications held our inaugural charity dinner at Keppel Club. The dinner was a smashing success and all proceeds go towards providing medical aid and food for street animals.

The star of the night, Mr Riem de Wolfe

Ms Teresa Hsu, at 113 yrs old, is Singapore's oldest living person

Mr Vernon Cornelius greeting guests

Friends and ardent supporters of Zeus had a ball of a time that evening. Besides the scrumptious 8-course Chinese dinner, everyone was treated to an array of performances by Mr Riem De Wolfe of The Blue Diamonds and Mr Vernon Cornelius of The Quests. Their time on stage left everyone tingling with nostalgia as they played music of the 70’s and all-time favourites by the heartthrob vocalist Cliff Richard. The very best music was played towards the end of the evening, with everyone reminiscing about the “good old days”. Coincidentally, last year marked the 40th anniversary of the Hit Song "Ramona" and everyone present at the dinner sung along with Mr Riem De Wolfe to the fantastic tune. Judging by everybody's enthusiasm during the performances, it is truly evident that music is the universal language of mankind.

Keppel Club's Elvis Presley

We would like to thank and applaud everyone who helped make the success of this dinner possible.

Friends from the Singapore Swimming Club

 

Staff from Mount Pleasant Animal Medical Centre



Ms Melanie Martens and friends

A BIG THANK YOU TO

·       Mr Vernon Cornelius; for his efforts in putting together and planning the concert

·       Mr Riem de Wolfe for performing at our inaugural event

·       Students of Singapore Polytechnic; for rendering their support and assistance during the evening

·       Management Committee of Keppel Club; for supporting and hosting our event

·       All performers; for gracing the event and making it such a memorable experience for one and all

For those who have helped us in many other ways, we express our utmost gratefulness to you. We wouldn't have been able to do it without your help!

To all present at the dinner, we hope that you enjoyed yourself, especially knowing that the proceeds collected will go to the animals we help. So far, we have helped about 100 street animals and we will go on providing love and care for them because they mean the world to us.



An autographed copy of The Blue Diamonds Music CD

*We have one last autographed copy of The Blue Diamonds' "Ramona" CD. For just S$30 (inclusive of postage), just be the first to send us an email dogs_ink@singnet.com.sg

Thank you everyone!

Written by Jo-Ann

An Abandoned Couple

On 15.4.2011, I received a call from my fosterer that a pair of Chihuahuas were found squeezing in a corner under the hot sun outside a house along Surin Ave around 2pm, a male and female. I asked him to bring them to safety while I rushed down. Nobody was in the house and neighbours claimed that the dogs don't belong there.

A very tired and sad dog

Checking to see if their eyes were alright

Both were dying of thirst and the stench was horrible. Pus was oozing out from Girl's wound and Boy's eyes. Their nails were horribly long and they had very bad yeast infection in the ears. Both were taken immediately to the vet for check-up and blood test. The male has severe conjunctivitis and severe heartworm, while the female has a badly infection wound on her stomach, possibly from a Caesarean wound that might have burst open and did not heal well. Both have microchips but are not registered and they are estimated to be about 4 to 6 years old.

Ears were filthy but we always expect that. Usually, dirty ears are the least of our worries

Girl's cesarean wound was infected and oozing pus. Apparently, it is a rather old wound.

Girl Girl, who is suspected to having had multiple C-sections, had her surgery on 21.4.11 by Dr Dennis Choi at Mount Pleasant Animal Hospital, Whitley Road. "Girl Girl, presented with a discharging sinus and nodular, lumpy lesion of the ventral abdomen. Surgical exploration revealed severe fibrotic mass lesion with purulent discharge of subcutaneous tissue of ventral abdomen extending all the way into abdominal muscles and linea alba. Entire abnormal appearing portion was excised en-bloc and sent for histopathological examination. Culture and sensitivity performed and came back as negative for bacteria growth. Girl Girl's surgical wound is healing well and currently recovering well under surgery." She will need another surgery in about 2-3 months’ time as her infection was so bad that vet can only treat what's beneath the skin and not further at time of surgery. She was hospitalised for a day. She’s now on heat. Thank God that she is now safe else she likely be pregnant again...

Female's Caesarian wound might have opened and she was not brought to the vet. The wound healed on its own but it did not heal well, with some insides healed on the outside!

Girl - long uncut nails. They had probably never left their cages and were terrified being at the vet.

Drawing blood and doing a thorough check to ensure they were well



Boy, eyes all red from tiredness and severe conjunctivitis

Boy Boy's eyes are getting better and there's a small ulcer on one of the eye. Vet has put him on medication for 5 days prior to treatment, to be on the safe side. He had his first heartworm jab on Tuesday, 26.04.11. The jab will put his life at risk because his heartworm is very severe and the jab may cause his heart to stop or trigger a heart attack but there's no choice. If he is not treated, he will die. He needs 3 jabs over a period of two months. The 2nd and 3rd jab will be done on the second month.

Long, unclipped nails

Getting his nails clipped. He tired to snap as he was so tired, stressed and confused.

Both are of very good temperament and Boy is very quiet and had not barked a single time since they were found, while Girl is always cheerful and active. She has a very high pain threshold despite all the sufferings she has been through. Both have separation anxiety but this will go away with time and care.

To Adopt/Foster

SMS: Alycia 9689 0777 or email yee.alycia@gmail.com

To contribute to the vet bills, please email dogstalk@starhub.net.sg

Written by Alycia Yee

The total bill as of now is about $1,600 and it is likely to increase. Please help in any way possible, it would be much appreciated.

Polling Day

For a better future – Venus votes for Zeus 

Venus, rescued and brought back to beauty

For better living – we are better at upgrading. 

Duke votes for Zeus

 Duke, from pavement to carpet

For better medical care – Tiger votes for Zeus

Tiger has yet to be adopted. He can no longer live on the streets and Zeus Communications rents kennel space for Tiger. He looks forward to his weekly visits from young Kaelyn and other volunteers

For better comfort – Marcus votes for Zeus

Marcus, his eye could not be saved

For better support – Lady Dawn votes for Zeus

Lady Dawn

For weekend car rides - Little Joe votes for Zeus

Little Joe, from living under a container to high-rise (factory) living

For better food – Vote for Zeus

We thank everyone who has donated food to the factory animals

The street animals vote for Zeus!

We would like to thank all the street animals we have worked with, for inspiring us to do more for them.

This is a prayer for all the street animals: The Prayer by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli

Written by Fiona. (No Fun Intended!)