Balltze died on Friday, August 18, while he underwent thoracentesis, a procedure that drains fluid from the chest.treatment for cancer, which was diagnosed
earlier in 2023. But she shared a devastating update with Balltze's nearly 820,000 followers that he had died while undergoing thoracentesis. Balltze the dog, also known as Cheems, rests at home. His owner, Kathy, told his social-media followers that he had died from cancer.Kathy posted:"He fell asleep on Friday morning during his last thoracentesis surgery. Originally, we wanted to arrange chemotherapy or"Don't be sad, please remember the joy that Balltze brought to the world.
"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." The post continued:"All of you have been very generous and helpful, and I'm truly grateful to all of you, your love and support for 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 [that] ever happened."