A wounded pigeon who was healing well got strangled by a cat that came out of nowhere! (We shooed it away before it could eat it, but it was already breathing its last ) . A whole batch of dogs (there were new pups every year or two, hence ‘batch’) who I always fed and played with in our a huge common compound where I stayed had to be killed as they caught rabies one summer. Guns. Sticks. Right in front of my eyes. Bad .Vet put a dog of mine to sleep as it was suffering from some ls and it went right to nervous system. (It had a fight with some outside dog, and one leg was bitten right through, cut away leaving a stump. tat developed infection. I used to keep it indoors during treatment. Useless )

All that was back when I was a school kid of class 5 to 7. Even wanted to be a vet. No longer mingle with animals much.

A big hug of solidarity, condolence and empathy to you. I can related to your pain .

Also you have written this so well. It very moving. Yet positive. Till I hadn’t reached the end or figured what it was, it was constantly reminding me of ‘Lukka Chhuppi’ song from ‘Rang De Basanti’, where the son keeps telling mom how well he is, wherever he is. I don’t know why I was thinking that particular song. I didnt realize someone had died here too, until later. I hadn’t even read the title of post.

Take care Shail. Old man should be taking good care of Goofy.