Uncle Chichi, a poodle dog whose unusual longevity led to fame and an appearance on the show Good Morning America, He died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. I had 26 years. O 24. Perhaps 25.
The vagueness about his exact age led to debates about whether Chichi, or Cheech, as it was also sometimes known, He was the oldest dog in the world.
Chichi was really old; something they agreed veterinary, their owners and the Agency of animals in Charleston, South Carolina, He gave it up for adoption for more than 20 years.
However in the 2010, when their owners considered to find a place for him in the Guinness Book of records after he almost dies, it turned out that the required evidence — such as puppy pictures and vet papers — had been lost over the years.
Chichi began to show symptoms of old age more than a decade ago and suffered from cataracts., glaucoma and corneal ulcer. After several treatments in the Hospital for animals in Manhattan's Upper East Side, He returned to his usual walks by the Morton Street in the West Village, where he lived. Chichi continued to attract attention - although she could no longer see or hear - and even attended her owners' wedding in Croatia in October 2019. 2010.
When cancer advanced much, the owners of Chichi, Frank Pavich and Janet Puhalovic, they said they had no choice but to put him down. On Sunday reported it to friends via email.
“We feel completely empty; the whole apartment is empty”, said in an interview Pavich, of 38 years. "That little friend of 10 pounds filled not only the apartment, but also our lives”.
Chichi was taken from the John Ancrum society for the prevention of cruelty to animals in Charleston makes 24 years, said Pavich. Agency officials said the dog was between one and two years old at the time..
With Chichi sick in the last months of his life, Pavich, He works as a television producer, led to Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, Germany and France. Pavich took photos of Chichi in the town of Gruyères, Switzerland, the birthplace of the famous cheese, the favorite food of Chichi.
In December, the oldest dog in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records, was Pusuke, a Japanese mutt of 26 years, died. Guinness representatives not answered a request to know the identity of the siucesor of Pusuke.
Pavich this not concerned. “He was not a dog like any other”, said speaking of Chichi. “He transcended that”.
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