Lakewood-Busti Police Mourns Loss Of New K-9<\/p>\n
The Lakewood-Busti Police Department is mourning the loss of its new canine this week due to ongoing medical complications.\u201cIt\u2019s with heavy heart and great sadness that we regret to inform all of you that have supported and followed K-9 Officer Sarge,\u201d the department said in a statement Thursday that was posted to Facebook. \u201cUnfortunately, K-9 Sarge continued to have medical issues with his lungs and he did end up passing away this week.\u201d K-9 Sarge had previously undergone emergency surgery to correct a rare pulmonary disorder. After experiencing medical problems during a training exercise, K-9 Sarge was taken to a local veterinary office and later referred to Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center.A scan showed that K-9 Sarge was suffering from a lung lobe torsion in his right lung. \u201cThe condition causes lack of blood flow and air flow to that portion of the lung and can be fatal without surgical intervention,\u201d Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center said.K-9 Sarge underwent surgery during which his right middle lung lobe was removed. A spaghetti dinner fundraiser that had been planned for this Saturday will still take place, Lakewood-Busti police said. The event will be held from 1-5 p.m. at the Lakewood Fire Department\u2019s training grounds on Pleasantview Avenue.\u201cAll fundraisers will proceed, as we will need all the help we can get to still pay his medical bills,\u201d LBPD said.The young German shepherd was named after Stephen Fardink, a former sergeant with Lakewood-Busti police who passed away in 2017.\u201cSarge will be deeply missed by all, and the Lakewood-Busti Police Department especially,\u201d the department said. \u201cThank you all for your outstanding support.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lakewood-Busti Police Mourns Loss Of New K-9 The Lakewood-Busti Police Department is mourning the loss of its new canine this week due to ongoing medical complications.\u201cIt\u2019s with heavy heart and great sadness that we regret to inform all of you that have supported and followed K-9 Officer Sarge,\u201d the department said in a statement Thursday …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-14397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ny"],"yoast_head":"\n