She was just 2 days old when I first saw her, it was 8th February I remember! (She was also an Aqua like me, 6th feb born:)) The cutest and the most adorable creature that I witnessed, almost felt like cuddling her in my arms, such was the magnetism that “My Frosty” carried. I won’t like to designate her with the customary tag; I would just call her a “female dog” (Pardon the linguistics). No, “Frosty” wasn’t my pet, she was a family member!
She died last year due to liver infection, it’s her death anniversary. This one’s especially for her. May her soul rest in peace!
In the yesteryears, I never had the bliss of a pet’s company. My brother brought her home in a small basket, just like a birthday gift with a strange positive feeling. I held her for the first time, that cute little creature in my hand with the skin as soft as melting butter and a silkened Pashmina (a type of Kashmiri silk). I stood in front of the mirror and yes that was a cherished Kodak moment for me! “Maa dekho ye kitni cute hai”, I called my mother… She came to the living room, accompanying her precious smile!
Dad, maa, bhai, everybody had a face sparkled with the glycerin of jubilation! Then came the google part… eh! Got that right! We were busy googling the diet chart, vaccination, and the Do’s and Don’ts of a new-born puppy. Milk powders pedigrees, and Kennels sworn in within a few hours, the house was now a hustling bustling home! We named her “Frosty”
She wasn’t one of the so-called “Top breeds”, she was “The street’s child”. It hardly mattered though, none of us had a silicone love for the “social stature”. We were not “ Sociomaniacs” (the selfish lot, who symbolize everything as a social stature, even purest feelings) and loved her for what she was!
For the next couple of days, we were self acclaimed vets (until we actually found one) with different permutations and concentrations of food, and as a consequence she was eating more and dirtying floors. Sometimes she would just nimble out a feeble bark and we were up on our feet, taking care of her infant tantrums. Making baby food at 3 A.M, cleaning things before maa wakes up, playing around in park, dog toys, vaccination and so many other things! 🙂
Within no time she was at her playful best, fiddling around pillows, playful bites and cuddling around with us. 🙂 She started acquiring her territory on the beds and sofas, and then she was always sleeping on my arm with her nose right under my ear. I gave her another name “Buchhi Darling”.
The cute little “Frosty” was now 1-year-old, and she was growing rapidly, a total “Foodie” she was! Ate almost everything, fruits, vegetable, chapatis, with a personal favorite “raw cheese”! A terror she was, amongst other dogs, a valiant and fearless canine! We had some proud Oscar moments, when she shooed away dogs almost double her size! “Badi hi tez taraar hai ye, aajtak aisa doggy nahi dekha”, people used to say…
Whenever back home, she would greet me with a vigor and energy that even the tsunami waves can not fathom. She would restlessly sway her tail dancing to and fro, jumping on me and caressing around with her tongue… I miss that welcome now! 🙁
Everything was going in sync with the “Happily ever after” theme, until we shifted our house. I don’t know the reason, but she was ailing with hide n seek fever since 2 months. Her regular vet would give some vaccinations, and she would be back to normal, but only for 2-3 days. We were really anxious, and then some senseless moron advised us to consult a Veterinary Hospital… I still regret following the advice!
This hospital was a place where even a healthy animal could be the most disease prone! With a herd of ailing street animals under the roof, it could have easily been the most contagious place. We never realized it, until it was too late!
Frosty was being vaccinated almost daily, and her reports showed that the trouble was thickened blood circulation in liver. The doctor said everything will be fine within a few days, it’s not a serious problem. We heaved a sigh of relief, but something else was in the offing!
After 10 days, she wasn’t eating anything! She was on glucose for over a week, and was very feeble now… She stopped moving, the same frosty who danced all around the house was still, on a prolonged fast. We tried every bit to entertain her, to keep her engaged, to bring back our FROSTY, but all in vain!!
Friday, 19th April around midnight, she came and sat in my lap, I was happy and bemused. Yet there was a strange fear lingering that refrained me from smiling! That night she moved, and went to every family member, as if she was bidding adieu. I didn’t slept, I saw Frosty resting near dad’s feet, which was unusual!
Saturday, 8 AM she started wilting profusely, we rushed her to the hospital, her eyes were closing and we were waiting for the doctor to call us. My brother carried Frosty, she was unusually heavy…
She was lying onto the stretcher now, the doctor examined her and said “IT IS TOO LATE”, my heart skipped several beats! She was dead, my Frosty was NO MORE… I felt like a maniac staring at nothing, breathing heavily with moist eyes, as if I was numb!
I don’t cry easily, but I was not strong enough to hold the flood of emotions that was gushing through my veins. I cried, I wept and I shouted on my helplessness! My brother too was crying, we had to call home, but how!!
Finally I called dad and just managed to say “FROSTY”S DEAD”!! Everybody was at the hospital now, there was a strange homicide silence, while we performed her last rites.
Back home there was a frenzy of emotions, we lost something precious, something which can never be recuperated! There was no one to play around with, no one for pillow fights, and nobody who would greet you like the most sought after creature on the planet earth! Frosty was very-2 special, and she’ll always be!
She left us, leaving behind a vacuum of emotions, feelings and a bag full of cherished moments! I don’t want to regret, for I don’t want her to feel sad wherever she is. It’s 20th April again, and this post is my way to say “WE MISS YOU A LOT FROSTY”!
We’ve never had another pet, just some cute little puppies that we feed! There’s a strange contentment in doing so, something beyond definition!
hey!
touching post…..i don’t associate normally with pets but i have best friends who adore them, and i know how it feels when one goes forever from your life. but life goes on….. 🙂
Interestingly i too am an Aquarius 🙂
call it serendipity or what, but simulatneously we were writing our posts both of which were about death…
I would rather call it Aquarian connect 🙂
That’s true, Life goes on with faint memories to be cherished! Good to know that there’s another simile Aqua reading my post 🙂
🙂 Aquarian connect for sure!
True!
🙁 its so very strange how v humans connect wid pets who cannot communicate ….stil v grow fond of each othr,…thats one of the many definitions and forms of Love….nywys the article is heart touching ….. God bless Frosty’s soul…
That’s well said! Some feelings go beyond words and communication. Hope to see more people praying for her blessed soul, that’s the motto of this post…
The way you have written things, i could almost feel the emotions! I couldn’t help but cry.
Another wish goes down for “Little Frosty”, may god bless her soul!
Amen!
AMEN!
that was such a lovely obituary… can imagine the love… we have an adopted mongrel too.. had adopted him when he was 2months old.. bozo will be 8 this july 🙂 he has won the hearts of the neighbourhood! he now even has his own blog at http://petalways.blogspot.com
Bozo, that’s a nice name! Especially when it accompanies a blog! 🙂 May god bless him with a happy and elongated life 🙂
that reminded of our Joey so much. He left us too, we gave him away but the emotions are well the same. Do read about him at http://cybenag.in/2011/03/achild-of-destiny/
that was the last of the three part series I did on him.
I agree much of the similar dilemma in this post as to Joey’s. there’s always something very special about pets and the candid affection!
That was really an emotional post.
I have a dog who is 6 years old.
it is a pomererian (mixed)
certain times it come to my mind that i wont be able to cope up with time when he would be gone.
Wish dogs had 80+ age so that we don’t have to face their deaths.
RIP Frosty!
I wish my Frosty had at least 20 something years to cherish, she was just 3 when she died 🙁
May god bless her soul,I’ve seen my friend cry over her dead fish,this would have been absolutely terrible for u
That was terrible friend! thanks nywys!
Touching broh loved it am sharing it in my facebook wall rarely do we come across something so beautiful and as they say broh Life moves on but the memories will always remain the good ones…Frosty will always be in our hearts
Thanks bro… The memories will always be the most cherished, and yes
“Frosty will always be in our hearts”!
well, I am sorry for your dog and I really felt sad when I read this post because I also have a coochi doggi but I just can’t stop laughing because I read your engliss post just now and it is FUNNY. O gosh.. I am laughing so hard that I don’t even know why I am commenting on this post instead of commenting on Engliss post.. Imao… I think I am stupid.
well you are the first indian I found on wordpress 🙂 My luck I guess.
Well, i don’t think it was a good idea commenting on this post for the “Funny” part.
But, then it’s OK! Thanks for reading my blog!
real touchy post.
Thanks Pramod ji!
that really touched my heart 🙁 . I feel really sad for your dog and those words just convey’s how much u loved it
That’s true Vijay, i loved her a lot and miss her terribly 🙁
even i had a dog.his name was “motu”.felt the same when he left 🙁
i can understand bro 🙁
So heart warming this is……
Thnx Arti!
HI Piyush! It is so sweet, you shared all this love about your sweet buchhi darling with us. I am sorry to hear about her disease and couldn’t read that part. But first part, ya! I can imagine all that, I love cats and the love you expressed is similar to that. Animals give such a love to us that nobody can give, even we can’t love that much to them.
About treatment, I think really these are not good for animals. I know we also tried some treatment for my lil kitten. which was a torture for him.
Quite true ! Veterinary Treatment is more so a torture especially in government hospitals. I know it in a bitter way, have lost My Frosty to this torture 🙁
While I disagree with your opinion on veterinary care for animals, I am horribly sorry that your Frosty passed. I can’t say what the difference in quality is for Vet care between India and the US, but I’d imagine that if she was showing a chronic fever like that and all your vet did was give her a few injections and send you on your way, over and over, he/she was an idiot. Especially if he/she suspected liver problems. Blood tests should have been done, biopsies, etc. I’ve never heard of “thickened blood circulation” before… maybe it’s a translation error, I can’t say this for sure. (not trying to insult your English, which is actually quite good) I must say, however, don’t let this experience with Frosty kecep you from acquiring vet care for any future pets you have–at the very least, get them their annual vaccinations. You know, Rabies, Parvo, Distemper, etc. It may seem like torturing the pup, but 30 seconds of mild pain is better than a long, drawn-out death from any of those diseases.
Anyway, I am sorry for your loss. Frosty sounds like she was a lovely little girl.
Hey Li,
First of all, thanks a lot for the concerns. 🙂 Well about the annual vaccinations regarding Rabies, Parvo and all, we’ve had a regular health report maintained by her vet with all those injections and vaccinations done as per the norms. During her initial few months, Frosty was vaccinated for almost all known and unknown ailments. Her regular vet was one of the best in his arena, so we’ve had taken care of her health in every best possible way we knew.
For the “Thickened Blood Circulation”, i may be wrong with the exact name, but it was something related to thickening of blood across the Liver. And yes, i do understand that “30 seconds of mild pain is better than a long, drawn-out death from any of those diseases”
Anyway i would surely follow your advice for future references! 🙂
Thanks
I am so touched….I do have a pet cat, and I could particularly relate to your situation since she’s a street cat too (just like your dog was), or “The Street’s Child” as you said. She’s still fine and healthy, but its just that I was able to connect to the experience you had with your dog…she’s my first and only pet, and she’s the most special living being to me…the thought of me losing her is just horrifying, but you just made me realize how lucky I am…thank you….may Frosty rest in peace… 🙂
You’re really lucky Aman 🙂 May god bless her (your cat) with long life!
AMEN!
Hi
This is really heart touching…, i think epoch changes, with it change many things, which brings a person in a situate to see different facets of life…!
Time surely is the greatest healer, but then there are some impressions even time can not erase!
aww poor little frosty
😐
Loved the post. I adore pets and have lost one. Since then I’ve never been able to get another. ‘chris’ was just irreplaceable.
i am sorry for “Chris” RIP 🙁
Hi Piyush..
Reading ur feelings was like living each moment of it. You have been blessed with amazing art of expression as each of your word expresses ur emotions so loud and clear. God Bless You … Kuldip
Thanks Tayaji, your blessings mean a lot to me! 🙂