Thursday, August 23, 2007
In Loving Memory Of Bei Chui
Bei Chui (loosely translated to White Mouth in hokkien) also known as Qi Wan (the seventh among the eleven dogs) had lost his battle to Canine Parvoviral Enteritis on Monday, 20.08.07 at Mount Pleasant.
The illness is a highly contagious disease in dogs that affects their digestive system. He had showed signs of loss of appetite, lethargy, and vomiting on Sunday. But we had assumed that he had caught a fever due to the heavy rain for the past few days.
Alarm bells only rung when we discovered that he had bloody diarrhea (3 times in a row) on Monday afternoon and quickly rushed him to the hospial. He was still bleeding in the lorry and started to have difficulty in breathing. He kept howling in pain and his tongue was sticking out, limp by its mouth.
All we could do is to keep petting him and called out his name softly, while we helplessly watch him suffer. Though we knew his suitation was bad but I had hoped against hope that he might stand a chance in recovering especially the vet had told us that he will not give up without a fight.
But we never thought that after 3 hours, the first call from them would be that Bei Chui had passed away. His body was still warm when I touched him. But Bei Chui's face was cemented in agony. His eyes were wide opened and his mouth was screaming sliently in pain. How could a perfectly healthy young dog a few days ago could left us so suddenly... so soon... too soon...
We buried him at our previous factory where he was born and stayed for the past 2 years. It was the place where he called home. He was laid to rest under a cool and shady spot beside a tree.
As I lighted the joss sticks, I sliently prayed that he will find the peace he never had during his last moments. The flowers spread across his grave will be blooming beautifully for him in the other world. That he had nice food like the roasted duck rice which we have bought.
Sleep well my dear, when you woke up... maybe... you will find me by your side... Hopefully... we will be united when my time has come. Till then, you will always be remember in my heart.
Bits & pieces... fragments of memories
4:55 AM
