We lost five precious
lives last week. The grief numbs.
These dogs grew old with Mrs. Roy and were
milestones in her two decades of journey.
She was a part of their daily struggles. They, in
turn, always stood by her in her fight against the system. Their never say die
attitude is what she imbibed from them.
It had started with Amba, the elusive one. Her
death has shaken Patta Gobhi, her mate, to the extent that he has left the
area..
Then Kareena decided to leave. Her paw had been
badly injured, she had healed. Then, one morning, she was found shivering despite
lying in the sun. A trip to the vet revealed very low hemoglobin, and high
creatinine. She hadn't shown any sign. She had always been a frugal eater,
infact, she was named so for her size zero figure. She went away that night, in
the place she had lived all her life. The locals buried her. They too are
missing her.
Maggi, an old dog, mom to Hasmukh, Luna and Simba,
had been missing. No one knows how she died, her rotting body was discovered
the day hostel reopened after the vacations. She was an extremely beautiful
dog, the end was so terrible. Her body was thrown into the garbage. She didn't
get a burial, it hurts.
Martha' s daughter, Kali, (first litter), was the
next to go. Less than two years of age, she had been losing weight. She was too
shy, she couldn't be caught to be taken to the vet. Then, last week, she was
found sleeping in a pit. She was gone. A villager buried her there itself.
Then the news of Simba (Maggi's son) came. The
previous Monday Mrs. Roy had comforted him, he had lost his mom a day ago. On
Tuesday he was run over by a truck and taken by someone. All these days while
Mrs. Roy was clapping for him to come to eat, the construction site workers
knew about the accident, but no one told her. She learned about Simba’s
accident from a student. Must those who took Simba given him a burial? He was a
huge, beautiful dog.
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