Handler – Officer Jeff McGinnis<\/p>\n
K9 Officer euthanized following medical diagnosis<\/p>\n
Bono Police Department\u2019s K9 Tango died from euthanasia following the diagnosis of many medical problems causing \u201ca lot of pain.\u201d Chief of Police Michael Parrish says Tango had a failing heart, kidneys, and spine issues. That\u2019s when Chief Parrish, Tango\u2019s handler Officer Jeff McGinnis, and doctors came to the conclusion of euthanizing the K9. Officer McGinnis did everything with Tango; drug arrests, training, and taking care of him at home. \u201cHe goes everywhere with him just about,\u201d Chief Parrish said. \u201cHe\u2019s with him all the time, take care of him at home and on the job also. It\u2019s a family member to him.\u201d Tango joined BPD eight years ago after being purchased for $9,000. He replaced a former K9 who was injured on the job. The K9\u2032s 2-3 checkups a year did not show any of these conditions. However, last week, Tango began showing respiratory issues. \u201cHe took Tango to the vet, approximately 2 o\u2019clock in the morning,\u201d he said. \u201cThey met him at the Animal Clinic and discovered that he had pneumonia.\u201d This first issue led to many. Animal Medical Clinic sent Chief Parrish this statement in a letter: \u201cHe presented July 19, 2020, for inappetence, lethargy, and increased respiratory effort. Laboratory results reveal he suffers from renal (kidney) failure. Full body radiographs reveal he suffers from pneumonia (suspect fungal origin) as well as spondylosis in his lumbar spine. His current pneumonia has pushed him into congestive heart failure (his heart has poor contractility), and thus, he is at great risk of immediate death.\u201d Chief Parrish said Tango\u2019s condition was critical. Doctors said he could have simply died from getting out of the car. That\u2019s when they agreed on Tango\u2019s fate. \u201cDue to him being in so much pain, the doctors were saying he had to be in a lot of pain and we didn\u2019t want him to suffer,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s done a great deed for the city and we did not want to see him suffer.\u201d Chief Parrish said the police department will not replace K9 Tango at this time. He said Tango did a good job for the Bono Police Department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler – Officer Jeff McGinnis K9 Officer euthanized following medical diagnosis Bono Police Department\u2019s K9 Tango died from euthanasia following the diagnosis of many medical problems causing \u201ca lot of pain.\u201d Chief of Police Michael Parrish says Tango had a failing heart, kidneys, and spine issues. That\u2019s when Chief Parrish, Tango\u2019s handler Officer Jeff McGinnis, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-9062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ar"],"yoast_head":"\n