Fan-Favorite 'Meme Dog' Cheems Sadly Passes Away After a Battle with Cancer
Cheems, the beloved viral meme dog died after he didn't wake up from a surgical procedure during his battle with cancer. The internet famous dog was 12-years-old.
Cheem's owner posted the sad news to their Instagram account on August 18.
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The Shiba Inu, also known as Ball Ball, underwent thoracentesis surgery on Friday but never woke up. Cheems lived in Hong Kong with his owner Kathy and she wrote, in part, "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."
Instagram users are so sad after the loss, and @Mary comments, "He is a legend of the Internet world, a meme founder and now, he is immortal. Rest in love sweet Ball Ball, you were and are loved by billions all over the world." @Ro added, "R.i.p Cheems, but in all seriousness Cheems actually kept me entertained and genuinely happy throughout most of quarantine. I never thought I'd be saying I shed a tear for the passing of a dog that I never even met but cheese truly was special. I'll miss him a lot but I am glad that he's at rest now."
If you would like to read about Cheem's rise to Internet stardom, you can visit his website here.
Rest in peace, sweet, swole dog.
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