Photo: kelly osbourne/ instagram

kelly osbourne & dog

Kelly Osbourneis grieving the loss of herPomeraniandog, Polly.

The reality star, 36, shared a professional photo of her white furry friend on Instagram on Thursday and revealed the dog died this week due to a pulmonary heart defect.

“I promised myself that I would take a break from social media for the summer… however I thought I should let you all know that this week I lost my Polly 😭 to pulmonary heart defect,” Osbourneannounced.

The “One Word” singer went on to express the difficulty she’s had since Polly’s death.

Kelly Osbourne and Polly.kelly osbourne/ instagram

kelly osbourne and dog

“I am not in a place to even talk about it. To all my close friends… if I don’t respond please understand that I just need time,” she said.

“Love you so sorry,“Natasha Bedingfieldcommented.

Paris Hiltonalso gave her condolences writing, “🥺😢💔 I’m so sorry for your loss. 💔💔.”

kelly osbourne and dog

Osbourne first revealed Polly was sick in May after she and her boyfriend Erik Bragg found the dog “hardly breathing and completely unable to move” at around 4:30 a.m. one day.

“We rushed her to the vetwhere she is currently being treated in the ICU,” she wrote at the time. “I was told they believe her heart stopped and they don’t know why.”

The television personality added, “This dog means more to me than anything in the world. She is my heart and soul.”

kelly osbourne and dog

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“I don’t think I would still be here if it was not for this dog,” theFashion Policealumna — who revealed in April that she hadrelapsedafter nearly four years sober — added.

Osbourne is also a dog mom to Oat, whom sheannounced she adoptedin April 2021.

source: people.com