K-9 officer honored in Wood County âlast rideâ procession
K9 Juma s Last Call By Bob Hallmark | February 11, 2021 at 4:51 PM CST - Updated February 12 at 1:22 AM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - East Texans lined streets to pay respect, some of them saluting, for a K-9 officerâs last ride.
Multiple agencies joined in an honorary procession from Quitman to Mineola to Lindale, for K-9 officer Juma.
âShe worked really well with all the officers in the county, and sheâs really going to be missed by everybody. She was a phenomenal animal, really was. Hard to replace something like that,â said Wood County Sheriff Kelly Cole.
LAST CALL FOR K9 JUMA: Beloved East Texas K9 officer takes final ride
Juma developed Addison s disease which caused frequent vomiting and diarrhea that led to dehydration and significant weight loss. Author: Reagan Roy, Payton Weidman Published: 9:39 AM CST February 11, 2021 Updated: 6:49 AM CST February 12, 2021
WOOD COUNTY, Texas K9 Juma has been a law enforcement staple in East Texas and on Thursday, she took her final ride.
According to Wood County Constable Kelly Smith, Juma developed Addison s disease which caused frequent vomiting and diarrhea that led to dehydration and significant weight loss. She has stopped eating and will only eat if we force feed her, which she vomits back up, Constable Smith said in a Facebook post. A low aldosterone level has caused her kidneys to fail to conserve sodium or excrete potassium, and she has become severely dehydrated. During this Addisonian crisis, low blood pressure, low bloo
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