23 Aug 2021. Be Kind To Wildlife Stores. Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. By Dr Sing Kong Yuen @davidsing1
Loss of habitat by deforestation and tree and plant cutting by contractors have had decreased the monitor lizard numbers in Yio Chu Kang Crescent Forest. Some people hunt them for food in the past years. This was my first encounter with a juvenile monitor lizard after over 100 visits to this forest during my morning walks in the past 3 years.
LEAFHOPPER IMAGE 1.
16 Aug 2021. 8.30am. Bright sunshine. Yio Chu Kang Cres forest. Hard to photograph. Really hops from leaf to leaf. Seldom stay still.
Scientific Name: Bothrogonia addita Bothrogonia is a genus of leafhopper with a large number of species distributed across the Old World. They can be told apart from others in their tribe by the pattern of setae on the hind tibia.
https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/orange-sharpshooter | Singapore Geographic
LEAFHOPPER IMAGE 2.
PHOTOGRAPHY: SINGAPORE
WILDLIFE
An orange leafhopper ( Bothrogonia addita ), about 2
cm long in Yio Chu Kang Cres forest, Singapore, 19 Oct 2022, 6 PM.
It is a destructive pest
as it is a plant feeder that sucks plant sap from grass, shrubs or
trees.
Canon R5, AV, f/9, 11/20
sec, ISO 200
TO BUY PHOTO: www.shuttterstock.com/g/toapayohvets
UPDATE
AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2021/08/an-orange-leafhopper-seen-in-yio-chu.html
ST Aug 5 2021 B3
8 new nursing homes set up in past 5 years.
IMAGE. The number of nursing home beds rose from 13,000 to 16,000 between 2016 and 2020. Senior Minister of State for health, Dr Koh Poh Koon stressed the importance of caring for seniors in the community as far as possible, saying this includes ensuring they have an active social support group.
Ageing Singapore population. Importance of caring for seniors in the community as far as possible. This includes making sure they have an active social support network that promote emotional and physical well being. Make sure they have good health to carry on a meaningful life in their golden years.
Keep them healthy. If they do have care needs, try and localise them within the community... rather than thinking about institutionalising them in nursing homes.
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Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital opens 2nd nursing hme in Potong Pasir in 2 Oct 2022. It is one of the oldest charitable healthcare instituions here. New facility has 438 beds. Total 1,200 in 6 eldercare facilities. Other nursing home in Serangoon Road. 4 care centres offer eldercare services during the day.
usual services as a senior care centre, the new home supports up to 75 seniors daily through activities like dancing and taiji and soical work such as weekly visits to lonely seniors and running errands for them.
be an active ageing care hub welcoming seniors to drop in for social and recreational activities to keep them engaged in the community.
Potong Pasir has high number of seniors compared to national average. Many need nursing, daycare and TCM service.
specialises in dementia care, receive eniors with dementia from public hospitals.
ST 5 Aug 2021 B3
NParks urging town councils to stop 'toxic' wildlife control steps
The National Parks Board (NParks) is working with town councils to stop the use of poison in animal control measures. Stop the use of toxins and to adopt animal control measures and practices that are humane and safe
NParks does not use poison in the control of pest birds.
Many cases where cats, dogs and other animals consume the poisoned animal and subsequently die.
Action plan for urban wildlife management focusing on co-existence rather than removal of wildlife.
NParks works closely with stakeholders such as nature groups, academics, agencies and community on various initiatives, including developing educational resources and out-reach initiatives to advise community on how to respond to wildlife sighting and working with nature groups on matter like wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and release.
But NParks may need to remove wildlife to safeguard public safety, where needed. Work closely with the community to promote harmonious human-wildlife co-existence to transform Singapore into a City in Nature.
Public - not feeding wildlife, keeping our residential areas clean and appreciating wildlife from a safe distance.
A19 ST Forum 21 Jul 2021
www.temasekreview.com.sg for Temasek performance
Temasek has confidence in the long-term potential of Asia
reshaping portfolio towards longer term structural or secular trends like digitalisation, sustainable living, the future of consumption and longer lifespans.
Temasek hs chosen to lean on carbon abatemenr and other goals for planet, people and prosperity.
Venue. Padang, National Stadium,The Float@Marina Bay, decentralised multiple venues
Highlights of the parades include the state flag fly past, aerial manoeuvres by the RSAF and free fall jumps by the SAF parachute team known as the Red Lions
SMART PARENTING ST 9 Aug 2021 C1
2019 WHO 24-hour guidelines for pre schoolers on physical activity, sedentary behaviour ( including screen media use) and sleep. Not more than 1 hour of screen time- Sg 2.15 hours during pandemic.
WHO physical play 3 hours. Sg 2.25 hours
WHO Of 3 hours, 1 hour S b energetic play outdoors
Only 66% in 2020
WHO sleep time 10 to 13 hours. SG 10.5 hours daily
Much of society is obesogenic Behaviour tending towards obesity sedentary lifestyle and lack of exercise Omnipresent screen time, highly sedentary school n home routines and non energetic indoor play
Pandemic restrictions…more screen time, less physical activity, lots indoor time, greater access to order-in convenience food
Smart phone and tablets preschool children now
Compelling neuroscience what parents do or do not do in the first 5 years of life matter
Includes early n frequent parent n in- person engagement which are critical for language acquisition and social and emotional development
Absence of engagement …behavioural emotional and social problems, and language and learning delays
Daily behaviour of parents and children as a whole. eating playing screen time learning and parent- cold bonding Not just engaging in screen time
Thur 8 Jul 2021.
A recumbent thin cat. Female spayed 15 years old.
Vomiting past 4 days after being hand fed canned food.
Fell from the bed.
Painful twitch when moderately full bladder 3" x 3" or 2 golf-ball size is palpated.
Ng
SPAYED FEMALE Feline
19 Jun 2021 23 Jun 2021
Laboratory ID:
Age:
Breed: Received on:
E12326
15 yr
Domestic Short Hair 19 Jun 2021
LABORATORY REPORT - CYTOLOGY
Specimen received: EDTA blood
9BS00000SG Blood smear interpretation by pathologist Specimen
Total three slides received. Unstained blood smears x3 -> (s0-2) (labelled Bld Smr 19/6).
Clinical History
Chronic neutropenic and anaemia. Additional History on file.
Microscopic Examination
The erythrocyte density of the specimen appears moderately to markedly decreased. Polychromatophils are not observed. Erythrocyte morphology is otherwise unremarkable.
The leukocyte density of the specimen appears markedly decreased. Mature, segmented neutrophils are rare and are found mainly at the feathered edge of the smear. Mononcytes and small lymphocytes are similarly rare. Leukocyte morphology is unremarkable.
Platelet numbers appear markedly decreased. Platelets morphology is unremarkable.
Diagnosis
Peripheral blood, pancytopenia
Comments
Bone marrow evaluation, including core biopsy, is recommended if clinically warranted, as extramedullary causes of pancytopenia are few and uncommon. Bacterial sepsis, feline infectious peritonitis, and infection with Cytauxzoon felis may also be considered if consistent with this cats clinical presentation.
(FIV positive on test).
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ULTRASOUND REPORT
