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Cheems Balltze, a little dog whose smiling face and stocky body went viral in memes about his enthusiasm for cheeseburgers, has actually passed away after a brief fight with cancer.
The 12-year-old Shiba Inu, likewise called Ball Ball, went through thoracentesis surgical treatment on Friday however never ever awakened, his owner, Kathy, composed in a post on Instagram. She said Ball Ball was set to receive additional treatment for his cancer after the operation.
The chubby dog with a “round smiling face” was enjoyed by numerous, his owner said. She asked fans not to be sad however rather to “remember the joy that Balltze brought to the world.”
“He has helped many people during the pandemic and brought a lot of joy to many of you, but now his mission is completed,” the post said. “I believe he is running freely in the sky and having a lot of delicious food with his new friends.”
Ball Ball, who resided in Hong Kong, increased to popularity in 2017 after an Instagram user commented that he “looks like Cheese,” the dog’s website says – an event that later on developed his phase name “Cheems” or “Cheemsburger”. His owner had actually started publishing photos of him on Instagram 2 years previously, to record his state of minds.
He was likewise popular for the meme “Swole Doge vs. Cheems,” which portrays an exaggeratedly muscular dog together with a meek smaller sized dog.
Kathy recorded his cancer on Instagram after revealing the medical diagnosis in May. Thanking fans for their assistance throughout his journey, she said she hoped “he can continue to bring joy to everyone in the online world, that’s my only humble request.”
“I’m truly grateful to all of you, your love and support to Ball Ball is so unconditional and I found that is the purest love in the world, having Ball Ball in my life is the best thing ever happened,” the post said. “Balltze knows how much he was loved by all of you.”
