Miss you Maxi boy!

For a person who didn’t know Max, he was a ferocious dog..for me, he was just the opposite. Active, energetic, awesome and my bestest friend. One day he followed my brother along with Austin up to my apartment .As usual they expect treats. After all the pampering..i observed a red lump on max’s hind leg. Little did I know that this is going to get worse. My brother took a step ahead and informed PAL about this. Aditi came to see Max the next day .

Initial growth

We tried to get rid of the lump by giving him medication and consulting the doctors through taking pictures. The medicine’s effect seemed to fluctuate through the month .Realizing that this isn’t getting any better we admitted Max to VTeams hospital in Mulund.

Nirali with Max at the V Teams Hospital, Mulund run by Dr. Chariar and team.

He was diagnosed with VG.A form of cancer. 

The extent of the spread within a few weeks

First the month long medication, then the whole load of sedatives, then the tests and all sorts of injections, then the chemotherapy, and then the surgery. Curing such a rare form of disease is really difficult. Both for the animal and the vet. He was brought back to the society after the surgery. He was really happy to be home. He just needed a little more care and attention. But Max’s health kept on deteriorating ..The growth on his body was removed surgically..but it didn’t stop spreading.I left town for higher education two days later.I couldn’t hold on to all the feelings all of a sudden. Going to a new place, adjusting there, anxious and at the same time worried about Max. My mom called me everyday to know about me. And all I could to talk about was Max.How was he doing and is he getting any better.My brother sometimes fed him while I was away.

September 25,2011. 

Aditi called me up and gave me the news. Max passed away. It didn’t sink in at that moment.I took a deep breath,cleared my mind,and cried.I cried because there were too many things going on in my head.Firstly.I couldn’t see him at the last moments of his life.Secondly,I coulnt take it that he was no more.I was told that he might have had an accident.But the people in my society denied of any such thing.That week went by. Time was dead slow. 
Now that I am back in town for vacations, I think about him all the time.The way he waited for me in the hospital,the way he listened to whatever I had to say,and when he gave me looks when he had had enough,the way he followed me when I rode my bicycle,the way he ate all my lunch while going to school,my friend who followed me.
If only I could see him one last time….
Now he is over the rainbow..free from pain..free for any kind of suffering…that’s it..i cannot find more word to express my feelings... I love you Max.I miss you real bad.
~Nirali.
P.S-Thanks to Aditi for helping me throughout.Also Arundhati and Rishiraj for checking on him that day. Also VTeams and PAL. Dog bless you all.

 Nirali Shah