The Owensboro Times
Updated April 25, 2021 | 11:10 pm
Retired K9 Artus | Photo by Ryan Richardson
K9 Artus served Owensboro honorably until his retirement. Now, he’s battling a progressive ailment that will cause paralysis in both hind limbs. But for now, his new set of wheels allows Artus to continue to run and play, living as comfortably as possible with his family.
Artus, who is about to turn 11, served at the Owensboro Police Department for 8 years, doing everything from building searches to drug searches to simply protecting officers.
Artus was recently diagnosed with canine degenerative myelopathy (DM), a disease with no cure but that is believed to be painless. Artus has already lost the use of his right hind leg, and the disease will eventually cause loss of use in the left. DM is similar to some of the forms of human ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
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