Overview
- Tika’s owners, Thomas Shapiro and his husband Louis, announced her death in posts to Instagram and TikTok and asked followers to be kind in their messages.
- Veterinarians had recently found two liver tumors and recommended surgery, which was performed with no immediate complications.
- After her first night at home eating her favorite chicken, her condition worsened on day two, with vets later concluding her body was slowly giving up.
- Tika spent her final moments at home in Montreal held by her owners, who described her as family in their tribute.
- The Italian greyhound was a major pet influencer with about 1.6 million Instagram followers and 3.1 million on TikTok, celebrated for her couture looks and nicknames such as “the Anna Wintour of Dogs,” as tributes poured in from fans and fellow pet accounts like We Rate Dogs and Doug the Pug.