The 12-year-old canine's real name was Balltze. The Shiba Inu breed was diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing treatment since the past few months.
Kabosu lives in Sakura, Japan with her human Atsuko Sato, a kindergarten teacher, who in a series of Instagram posts, revealed that she has been in a “very dangerous condition” and had stopped eating and drinking just before Christmas.