TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A therapy dog that comforted veterans, hospice patients and children with disabilities in northeastern Kansas has died after undergoing surgery.
Owner Julie Hoffman tells the Topeka Capital-Journal (https://bit.ly/2qyPEfe ) the Doberman Pinscher named Kiki was diagnosed with lung cancer two weeks ago. Kiki had surgery Wednesday but didn’t recover.
Kiki worked in Topeka for nine years as a certified Pet Partners therapy dog. She regularly visited Topeka’s Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center, St. Francis Hospital and several nursing homes.
Hoffman says Kiki could sense when someone was going through a rough time and would console them with her presence.
In 2014, Hoffman and Kiki received the Judith Fellton Memorial Award, which acknowledges the achievements of a rescued Doberman.
Hoffman adopted Kiki from the Kansas City Doberman Rescue in October 2008.
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Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, https://www.cjonline.com
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