Died – 2/13/23
Handler – Officer Bruzoul
Poughkeepsie Police K9 passes away
We have some unfortunate news regarding our girl Kiah. About a week ago she developed a cough and wasn’t her usual self. We took her to the vet and started antibiotics for pneumonia. Kiah wasn’t responding to the treatment and there appeared to be lung nodules on her chest X-ray. We scheduled an appointment with a specialist for 2/14. However Kiah started to not eat or drink and was not doing well. We took her to an emergency vet hospital yesterday. We were told the worst news possible… lung cancer. we left Kiah there to get some IV fluids and oxygen therapy as well as some pain management, with the intention of picking her up and taking her home for palliative care. We got the call this morning she passed away peacefully in her sleep. RIP our girl, the best K9 partner ever.
She was my partner from 2015 until now and faithfully served her community, always excited to jump in the police car and get to work. She loved the water and was amazing at agility tasks (she could balance on just about anything) she loved kids and chewing on squeaking tennis balls. She was a kind and gentle soul, taken too quickly from us.