Balltze aka Cheems, the dog who inspired several memes on social media, passed away after battling cancer on August 18, 2023. The adorable dog turned into a meme and became a global sensation for his mischievous look. An official statement was issued on the Instagram page dedicated to the dog sharing about his sudden demise. Since then, netizens have taken to social media to pay their tributes to this dog of the Shiba Inu breed. Cheems’ pet parents took to their dog’s social media and shared a long emotional post. The statement read, “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.” Several people took to the comments section to express their sadness over the news.