The Doge meme dog is suffering from cancer and liver disease
The 17-year-old Shiba Inu has chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Photo: dailyO
Who would have not seen the viral meme where a dog is seating with its paws in front of it. The dog, named Kabosu, a 17-year-old Shiba Inu dog, an internet sensation which inspired a cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, is now suffering from leukemia and a liver disease, its owner has said.
In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Atsuko Sato, the Japan-based owner of Kabosu, a rescue dog, revealed that the 17-year-old Shiba Inu has chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, a type of blood and bone marrow cancer, and cholangiohepatitis, an inflammation of the bile ducts, gallbladder and liver tissue. According to the post, Atsuko had stopped eating and drinking over the weekend.
By the way, the lifespan of an average Shiba Inu is generally 11-15 years.
Kabosu's owner started off her account in 2010 and since then it has gone viral and is often used in memes to express emotions like "wow", "so scared" "much respect" and many more, it is still universal, you get the point.
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The popularity of "doge" skyrocketed recently it inspired the launch of a cryptocurrency, "Dogecoin" in 2021. It was sold in the same year, as a non-fungible token, or NFT, for a staggering $4m, making it the most expensive meme NFT to ever be sold.
How did it start and become a hit? Thanks Elon Musk
The term "doge" originally emerged on the internet in a 2005 episode of "Homestar Runner," an animated web-based comedy series.
The value of this meme-based cryptocurrency reached a new level when Elon Musk, who seems to be a fan and kept on supporting it on Twitter, which was also one of the key reasons why it became so famous and was sold at such a high price. Checkout here:
I will keep supporting Dogecoin
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 19, 2022
I am
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 19, 2022
But before you go...
LOOK: The current price of Dogecoin lies at ₱3.98 per Dogecoin. Kabosu, the Shiba Inu the Doge meme is based on, was recently diagnosed with acute cholangiohepatitis and chronic lymphoma leukemia, as revealed by her owner Atsuko Sato.
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