Dr Gourdas Choudhuri: Managing Stray Animals in SGPGIMS

I have tried to make my own little mark in this world. My career as a Medical Educator and Clinician in Gastroenterology (see www.gastroindia.net) and my flirtations with Health Promotion, especially amongst school children (see www.hope.org.in) are shown elsewhere.This blog contains my attempts at creative writing, most being write-ups for Health Adda column of HT City of Hindustan Times (also see www.healthaddaindia.blogspot.com) as well as a few others, and some reflections and thoughts that have struck me from time to time on my life journey.Please leave your footprint on this blog with your comment.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Managing Stray Animals in SGPGIMS

When I joined SGPGI in the summer 1987, I had no patients to see. I was made chariman of the "Pig Chasing Committee". Life has come full circle with my recent elevation to a similar post. But compassionate handling of these unfortunate creations is something we can't close our eyes to. Each evening, when my pet Neal wags his tail and jumps into the back seat of my car for a ride, the orphaned, tick infested emaciated young mother of three liters on the road looks at me with doleful eyes and asks " Why don't you love me too?". And I have no decent answer!