The Shiba Inu breed is one of the most beloved figures on the internet, as it is present in thousands of stickers and funny editions on social networks< /h2>
Cheems’ real name is Balltze, which means ball (Photo: Instagram/@balltze)
Cheems is a Japanese Shiba Inu dog that went viral in 2017 through hundreds of memes, sitickers and videos. Sin However, the beloved internet figure has health problems and was recently diagnosed with pancreatitis.
“I haven’t been active lately because Balltze (the puppy’s real name) has been sick since May 10. He was throwing up everything and also continued to have diarrhea. He was diagnosed with pancreatitis after the first blood test on May 13. This morning, his symptoms were getting worse, so we took him to the VMC City University ER.” It could be read on his official Instagram account on May 19.
This was the announcement of the family that cares for Cheems (Photo: Instagram/@balltze)
Balltze’s foster family hails from Hong Kong, Chinasince he was a puppy and currently 11 years old, the update of the Cheems’ health condition moved millions of Internet users.
Internet users showed their support for the dog (Photo: Twitter)
Although since that day there have been no new updates to Cheems , his family made it clear that the studies carried out did not report that the beloved dog’s health is at maximum risk.
This is the photo from which thousands of cuts, edits and memes were obtained (Photo: Instagram/@balltze)
“I did a second blood test and x-rays,the blood test result was more encouraging and the x-rays also appear normal. We are now waiting to make ultrasound appointments for further investigation.”, the publication read.
Inflammation of the pancreas in this species produces fatigue, loss of appetite and dehydration; so it is crucial to treat it in time and thus avoid the death of the veterinary patient in question.
Cheems has pancreatitis (Photo: Twitter)
According to the site of the UNAM-Banfield Veterinary Hospital, in view of this affectation “Constant revisions must be made to know the response to the treatment of the pet and to make sure that it is not undergoing secondary complications of pancreatitis, it would also require medical treatment.”
Cheems already has some of these symptoms, so its owners preferred to wait a bit to alert their followers, because they did not want them to be distressed, despite this, many Internet users expressed empathy with the puppy:
This was the reaction of internet users (Photo: Twitter)
“My family loves you, I love you ball ball, please get well soon.” and “Take care Balltze and family. Don’t worry about not telling us right away, we understand. I am very sorry that Ball is sick” were just some of the messages in the publication, which accumulates more than 60 thousand reactions on this social network.
“He is still hungry and energetic, but not as active as before. As parents, we are worryingly sick of seeing Ball act this way. We’ve been slow to tell everyone on the internet because we didn’t want you, our friends, to worry too much. I’ll keep the updates on Ball Ball, in the meantime take care everyone. Mayo hasn’t been kind to our friends at Shibe. ”, his caretaker finished.
Cheems is viral on the internet for memes (Photo: Twitter)
On their Instagram account, Balltze’s family constantly shares photos of the games and daily routines of the dog, which belongs to a small version of the Akita breed, one of the oldest in Japan. Due to air raids and distemper disease, Shiba Inu nearly disappeared during World War II.
Cheems is a very popular dog on the internet, so people were concerned about his health (Photo: Twitter)
The Shiba Inu is the protagonist of thousands of memes that have had a international, so his fans showed sadness and made images to express support for the popular animal. “Nom can be, Cheems is sick”, “#FuerzaCheems” and “Band, Cheems is sick.” were some of the comments that accompanied these photos.
This is what some of the Cheems memes are like (Photo: Twitter)
The image of the puppy is recurrent in social network chats. particularly to point out that a situation gives you “anxiety” or that you are “pretty”, always altering the words with the letter “M” in their name.
Cheems has a presence in memes in many languages (Photo: Instagram/ronniemoon)
The internet phenomenon even led internet users to “cheemsify” those who generate controversy to make fun of them. This term means blending the person’s face with Cheems’ face through an edit.