FurKids
VIGOUR PETS — ORH-KIM CHIA
A while ago, Facebook showed me an old photo taken 15 years ago, in 2011.
It was a photo of my son with a little kitten he and his brothers had rescued from a carpark at Changi Village.
We named her Orh-Kim Chia — “Black Gold.” I was driving a black Jaguar at the time, and when I suggested Jaguar, Dexter decided the name simply didn’t suit her! 😆
Kim was in terrible condition. She had flu-like symptoms, sores and missing patches of fur, and her eyes were so badly infected and cloudy that I wondered if she could even see.
I honestly didn’t think she would survive.
But Sam and Aaron, then only 11 and 9, begged me to bring her home. How could I say no?
It was a Sunday and the vets were closed, so we brought Kim home, made her as comfortable as possible, and the boys took turns cradling her.
At the time, I had already been using network antioxidants myself, so I decided to sprinkle some onto her food.
And Kim surprised us all.
She survived. Her fur grew back, her eyes eventually cleared, and she blossomed into a beautiful cat. She later even gave us two litters of kittens (two that still live with us) before we managed to get her neutered!
That was the beginning of my experience sharing antioxidants with the animals in our family.
Today, Maurice and our family of cats also receive VigourCells under our care, and I love seeing their lush coats, bright eyes and bushy tails. ❤️
One little trivia question before I go…
Why do most of our pets have much shorter lifespans than humans?
There are some fascinating biological reasons involving metabolism, genetics, body size, cellular repair and ageing.
Hence, I am
So glad I have something that could help support our pets throughout their lives. 😆🐶🐱
FYI VigourCells is formulated as a human supplement but a thorough check showed it was safe for pets too.
28 Sep 26
Maurice — Growing Old Strong 🐾
My son’s Maltese Maurice has been on VigourCells since 2018.
Today he is 12 years old — very much a senior dog — yet you honestly wouldn’t know it from looking at him.
He is still robust, feisty and alert, with a strong bark and plenty of personality. His eyes have only mild cataracts, and he continues to enjoy life with the same spirit he has always had.
VigourCells has simply been part of his daily nutritional routine for the past eight years, and I am very happy with how well he has aged.
Of course, many things contribute to healthy ageing, but I can only share what I see in my own dog.
At 12, Maurice is still Maurice — strong, spirited and wonderfully feisty. ❤️
My little testimony to growing old strong.
The video is Nice at 16 years old before she passed on.
Our furry mascot, Nice
and her tale of resilience
I was introduced to a vet upon Nice’s entry into Singapore in November 2013. The vet had been very detailed in her examination. As it is my first time owning a guide dog, I would always consult her for issues big and small that happened to Nice so much so that I trusted the medication prescribed and would give religiously to cure her conditions, ranging from ear infection, digestive issue to skin allergies.
However, since January 2018, Nice’s skin condition took a turn for the worse. I brought her to many other vets, all concluded no underlying issues and prescribed diets and dog foods to no avail.
Her condition deteriorated on 17 February 2019 without any apparent reason. She was diagnosed with acute liver failure and was given only 48 hours to live. The attending vet said in his years of practice, no dog survived 29.8 times toxicity of that of a normal liver. In desperation, I knocked on Rosemary’s door once again. She gave me a bottle of VigourCells™ in January and I was giving to Nice which saw improvement. I researched and discovered liver failure in dogs is common occurrence as I read that two guide dogs from UK and Australia died respectively at short notices from this condition. Rosemary not only blessed me with another bottle of VigourCells™, a bottle of probiotics and omega pro to feed Nice on 18 February. In the animal hospital, three rounds of plasma transfusions were administered yet, the platelets kept depleting. Nice had no appetite at all and we had to force feed.
However, on 25 Feb upon feeding her probiotics, her appetite came back as I learnt from Rosemary that her gut health had been fixed, hence her appetite. From then on, She is a ball of energy, bouncy, returned to her greedy self and the happiest news, free from prescribed drugs and an unofficial spokesdog of Elixir Botanica.
Lee Lee and Nice the Guide Dog
I have 5 huge dogs and Rosemary has taught me a lot about health and supplements, what we should be feeding ourselves and I applied that knowledge to what i feed my dogs. I give VigourCells™ to my dogs and it gives them energy to live their lives to the fullest!
Kenneth Tan & furkids, on VigourCells™ since 2019