Viral ‘Doge’ meme dog tragically dies in surgery
Balltze, the Shiba Inu that was the face of viral memes during the COVID-19 pandemic, has passed away.
Balltze was the face of a wide variety of viral memes. This all stemmed from the Shiba Inu’s owner posting pictures of the dog and his love for cheeseburgers, according to Know Your Meme.
Balltze became the face of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin which was famously created as a joke to mock the fast-growing popularity of digital currency. Balltze’s owner posted a message on Instagram that explained how he passed during surgery.
“Ball Ball fell asleep on 18/8.
“He fell asleep on Friday morning during his last thoracentesis surgery. Originally, we wanted to arrange chemotherapy or other possible treatment for him after this operation, but it is too late now.
“Don’t be sad, please remember the joy that Balltze brought to the world. A Shiba Inu with a round smiling face connecting you and me, he has helped many people during the pandemic and brought a lot of joy to many of you, but now his mission has completed. I believe he is running freely in the sky and having a lot of delicious food with his new friends. He will always be inside my heart. I hope he can continue to bring joy to everyone in the online world, that’s my only humble request.
“Also, I would like to thank the medical staff who had helped Balltze for the past 6 months. Ken @just.walk_animal.rehab, Dr.Jessica, and Dr.Tiffany, @amahvethk they have done an amazing job for taking care of Balltze.
“All of you have been very generous and helpful, and 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 donation and brass pins money I have collected for the medical bills will be now donating to local animal charities.
“Thank you everyone, thank you, Balltze knows how much he was loved by all of you.”
It is certainly sad news that the ‘Doge’ dog is no longer with us, even though it will forever live in meme/internet history.
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