Dog influencer Tika the Iggy has died at the age of 14, her owners announced.

“Tika, I really thought you were going to live forever. I thought we had more time, but there are things we cannot control. Our hearts are shattered,” owner Thomas Shapiro wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, November 4. “We had recently found out that you had two tumors in your liver. It was hard to believe, because you were still so full of life, still jumping up, running, doing everything as usual. But it was determined that those tumors would quickly grow and take a toll on your tiny body, so we followed the advice of all of your amazing vets and went ahead with surgery to remove them.”

After the surgery went well and the tumors were successfully removed, Tika was able to return home.

Two days later, Shapiro sa

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