25 July,2016 08:38 AM IST | | Neha LM Tripathi
After his friend Tiger passed away, 11-year-old Caesar, also part of the bomb squad during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, developed high temperature and depression
Losing Tiger was not easy for Caesar. Especially since he had lost most of his furry friends in the last eight months. The 11-year-old Labrador, who was also part of the bomb squad during 26/11, developed a high temperature and had to be rushed to the Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) on Saturday. He has been kept under observation.
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Caesar at BSPCA, where he is being treated. Pic/Datta Kumbhar
Caesar was unwell few days ago but had recovered. However, a day after his friend Tiger's death, he was admitted to BSPCA on Sunday at around 1.30 pm and was observed as being weak and depressed.
Caesar and his friends at Fizzah Shah's farmhouse
Lt. Colonel (Dr.) J.C. Khanna, secretary of BSPCA explained, "Ceasar is being treated for his high temperature. In dogs, 101 degree celsius is considered to be normal temperature. However, Ceasar has 105-degree temperature. He was given an injection and has been provided with ice packs all over his body to bring down the temperature."
Tiger's death has been tough for his and Caesar's caretaker, animal activist Fizzah Shah as well.
Since 2015, Shah has been taking care of five police dogs - Goldie, Sultan, Tiger, Max and Caesar.
Goldie was sent to Shah's Virar farmhouse by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)'s Bomb Detections and Disposal Squad (BDDS), while brothers Tiger and Sultan retired from the Goregaon unit, Max and Ceasar retired from the Ballard Pier Bomb Detection Squad.
The dogs enjoyed the farm and it's large area but sadly, one after the other, they passed away, except Caesar. Goldie was the first one to leave her friends in December 2015, while Sultan passed away on June 18, Max on April 6 and
Tiger on
July 23. 12-year-old Tiger who helped the police detect bombs during the 26/11 attacks, suffered from lung infection since a year and passed away on Saturday.
Caretaker says
Shah said, "It's not easy having lost all of them in such a short span of time. Caesar is the only one remaining from the group of five who have performed various tasks for our country."
