14+ locations for our 14+year old dogsu

Our Bozkins is a well travelled doggy. When he was only a few months old, he travelled with us from Delhi to visit our family in Romerh & Tiara, Himachal Pradesh. 

Among other places, we all went for a weekend visit from Delhi to Gosheini which I can recall. 

Then when he was just about a year old, we had to relocate from Delhi to Singapore, for a year. He spent a month there in quarantine, where we were allowed to visit him everyday thankfully. 

Then we were transferred from Singapore to Bengaluru. From here we made trips together to Ooty, Coorg, Puducherry & Goa. 

We also drove from Blr to Kolkata and Ranchi two times, with pitstops in Vizag & Orissa. 

He has also visited Galudih (without us though, as we were in hospital). 

He has had a well travelled life. (He has not been on a train or ship though!) So atleast 14+ locations for our 14+year old dogsu. 

Bozkins

Bozo made his transition exactly 7 days into his 15th year. Luckily he didnt majorly suffer more than 5 days. 

On his birthday, he was happy with his chewy squeaky rubber ball. Which he regularly caught in his mouth and mostly refused to let go. Spent a lot of time in his grassy patch and at Bozo point. 

- then two days after his birthday, on 8th March, he had major pus formation in an old wart, and fever. 

- by 10th March we managed to get his temperature back to normal, and dry the wound, but he almost totally stopped his mobility. 

- 10th March, by night, he stopped intake of food and liquids, which had reduced quite a bit. Puking soup and then puking bile had started. 

- 11th March morning we immediately took him to the vet to start him on drips: twice a day was required. No fever. Antibiotics and steroid (for potential tick fever and any infection in the wart) along with drip were given.. Blood test was taken. High creatinine and platelets were just below the lower limit. 

- 12th March: same thing continued. Vet said liver and kidneys have almost given up as per blood report. Something to support the kidneys was added in the drip. He peed quite a bit in the evening successfully, post the drip, just before we got him home. 

- 13th March: we had decided to stay the day at the Vet hospital for the twice daily drip, and not disturb Bozo with the car journeys. His breathing difficulty stepped up while first drip was going on. Oxygen tank was put. Blood test report revealed lower platelet count. Sharu immediately went to get antihaemorraging homeopathic medication from home, while i stayed with him and kept petting him. He was a bit disturbed with a few howling doggies. I played my music loudly near his year to calm him down. Bozkins breathed his last once Sharu reached and managed to tell him he is back. Immediately. He waited for all of us to be together when he transitioned. 

At 4pm, 7 days into his 15th year.