Sex change operation

17 year old girl named Farzana had been severely ill for almost a year in Rahim Yar Khan. This girl had a rare genetic condition & she was suffering from hormonal imbalance as she had hermaphrodite genes. Although hermaphrodite cases are mostly identified at birth, but there are exceptions where one gets to know about the problem at the onset of puberty.

Since Farzana had hermaphrodite genes, her body was beginning to shut down. X-ray reports & ultrasound report showed that she had testosterone at a very high level & the surgery was inevitable otherwise Farzana could have died.

Farzana had this surgery on Sunday night & on Monday, her parents changed her name to Faizan.

“I am just happy to be alive…I have been sick for a very long time and now that I am healthy I am thankful. I don’t care about whether I am a boy or a girl as long as I am alive,” Faizan said.

I like Faizan’s approach towards life & I’m glad he’s alive. Earlier on, he used to work in a beauty parlour, but now he will help out his father.

Food not surgery makes Kangna voluptuous

On 'Koffee With Karan', Kangna Ranaut has claimed yet again that she hasn't got any cosmetic surgery done on herself.

No wonder, on being questioned if it was becoming a little embarrassing for her with media as well as industry in general highlighting these so-called facts about her own body through pictures and statistics, Kangna smiles, "Honestly, it was never annoying at all to read things about me. On the contrary, I really enjoyed all those speculative pieces that were being written."

On her part, Kangna had sent out a clarification even earlier by stating that she was shocked at the media reports and the truth was that she didn't have any cosmetic surgery done on any part of her body. In fact she had attributed the noticeable increase in her bust size to eating North Indian food during the shoot of Aanand Rai's TANU WEDS MANU and not being able to work out since she had hurt her foot.

"It is discipline, exercise and meditation which bring your real beauty out. This was exactly the case with me as well," says Kangna

"Everything has grown naturally for me. If I am glowing better than before, it is because any young woman starts shining as she moves ahead in her 20s. Same is the case with me as well," teases Kangna

Animal abuse

Yesterday we went to the clinic for our cat’s surgery. We saw this poor cat in the cage & she has been deserted by her owner. This cat has fits every now & then; she is in a pretty bad shape. It won’t be incorrect to say that: she looks something like a cat. Her eyes only show pain & she’s extremely thin. She has lost a lot of hair. According to the vet, her condition won’t improve & sooner or later, she ought to be put down. The vet has not yet euthanized the cat, cause she’s eating on her own now, which she wasn’t when she was left at the clinic for good.

Many a time, people get attracted by cute kittens & puppies, & keep them for a while. Since there is no sense of responsibility, these pets are being abandoned later on. Cats & dogs are being killed on the road every day. It doesn’t seem to prick anybody’s conscience. And if you talk about it, you’re mad.

Anyway, it reminds me of another terrible story of a Persian cat & her breed conscious owners. Both these guys adopted her so that they can sell her kittens. She used to have kids almost every 5 months. They did earn a lot while she could produce. A time came when she started staying ill most of the time. The cat was also having problems in her delivery. During her last pregnancy, the vet forewarned these guys that it is serious & they should think about aborting the kids or the cat might die. Obviously they didn’t show any interest whatsoever. She had a surgery & all her kittens were dead. The vet asked the guys if he should remove the uterus, which was deteriorated beyond repair, as it might kill the cat in the long run & now she cannot have babies. The guys said that it would be no use to remove the uterus as the cat is useless for them, cause she can’t produce babies anymore. After 2 days, the cat died.

I think it’s a gruesome case of abuse, beyond any reasonable doubt. Although she was a pet, but she was being used like anything. Or should I say she was some sort of business? As long as these guys could earn the profit, everything was fine. Isn’t it strange you are earning & yet you don’t care for the life that’s providing the money?

Those who care about animals would care about them no matter what. And those who abuse animals & take them for granted won’t change either. Anyhow, the act of hurting animals speaks volumes about the ugly nature of humans.

Minnie

Minnie is one of our cats & she has been diagnosed with tumor & tomorrow she’s going to have her surgery. It kind of scares the shit out of us. Basically Minne, Princey, Mickey & Fluffy were all born on 24th July’98. A week before their birth, our kitten Chotu was being ran down by our own chauffeur…it was 17th July’ 98. Naturally when these 4 were born, they were more like gifts from the Lord.

Unfortunately, Fluffy died when she was just 7 months old. She got infected by virus & she couldn’t make it. At that time, we were also learning about cats. I was more attached to Princey. Anyone who ever saw him used to fall for him. He had that kind of face & personality. Minnie is my sister’s cat & Mickey is my mom’s baby.

Well Zara & Minnie have a very strong bond. She’s going to turn 11 this year. So far is Mickey is concerned, he has a lot of attitude problem, but he is all love. 2 years ago, Princey died due to urethra blockage; we did whatever we could, but he didn’t survive. That was the worst blow of my life. I have never loved anyone like that. Moreover, Mickey couldn’t take his death & he plunged into depression for 1 & a half year. Mickey is doing fine now, but it took one hell of a long time to get over his brother’s death. The vet told us that cats are so very sensitive…that many a time, they die after the death of their loved ones.

And now we have Minnie who has got tumor. The vet is confident about the surgery & I just hope everything goes okay. In fact, we have changed the vet, cause the first one was not that confident & we were scared as we lost Princey & even another cat Tokyo 2 months ago as his surgery also didn’t go well.

This time we just can’t afford to lose another baby. Although writing this wouldn’t help in any way. We all have been worried about her for quite some time. The thing that would give us contentment would be her life. The surgery is risky though. But we don’t have any other alternative. If she doesn’t go through this surgery, after a couple of months, we have to ask the vet to euthanize her. That is also not a good option. I just hope everything works out this time.

Nadira Rahman