No price too high for animal lover with RM5,000 cat

Rahula Loh giving Koda, her RM5,000 Ragdoll cat, antibiotics at her home in Tanjong Bungah, Penang. Treatment costs for pets are rising, no thanks to pricier medication due to the weaker exchange rate and the ‘free-for-all’ veterinary care charges. And animal clinics are also said to be facing a shortage of veterinarians. - Photo: CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: When Marshy the eight-year-old street cat had diarrhoea, her mistress Rahula Loh, 29, took her for a full check-up that cost about RM500.

The good news was that Marshy was physically healthy; with careful care, the ageing cat was defecating normally again.