Amitabh Bachchan's pet Shanouk was a Piranha Dane, one of the world's tallest dog breeds. (This image was posted on Twitter by Amitabh Bachchan)
Mumbai:
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan's beloved pet dog, Shanouk, died today after a brief illness.
Bachchan, 70, loved to spend time with his Piranha Dane, one of the world's tallest dog breeds.
Shanouk, as Big B recently explained on his blog, means a gentle warm breeze on a cold morning and was named by the actor's son Abhishek.
"'The gentle warm breeze on a cold morning'... Just stopped. Shanouk my pet Piraana Dane passed away a short while ago...," posted Bachchan on his blog.
Bachchan had been quite distressed with his pet's deteriorating condition since the past few days and had posted on his blog, "The other distressing news that I was wanting to comment on Twitter was that Shanouk is very very ill. Shanouk is, as you know my lovely Pirana Dane.
"His heart is giving way, water is collecting in his stomach and he is in serious condition. We revived him today at the vet by sedating him and pumping out the excess water collected, but things are not looking good! Sad!."
Shanouk once even featured on a magazine cover with his famous master.
Bachchan, 70, loved to spend time with his Piranha Dane, one of the world's tallest dog breeds.
Shanouk, as Big B recently explained on his blog, means a gentle warm breeze on a cold morning and was named by the actor's son Abhishek.
"'The gentle warm breeze on a cold morning'... Just stopped. Shanouk my pet Piraana Dane passed away a short while ago...," posted Bachchan on his blog.
Bachchan had been quite distressed with his pet's deteriorating condition since the past few days and had posted on his blog, "The other distressing news that I was wanting to comment on Twitter was that Shanouk is very very ill. Shanouk is, as you know my lovely Pirana Dane.
"His heart is giving way, water is collecting in his stomach and he is in serious condition. We revived him today at the vet by sedating him and pumping out the excess water collected, but things are not looking good! Sad!."
Shanouk once even featured on a magazine cover with his famous master.
