Ulrika Jonsson has revealed her beloved pet pooch Fella has died, just over two months after her bulldog Nessie passed away suddenly.
The TV presenter, 53, took to Instagram on Friday to pay tribute to her bulldog, who had been put into foster care for the past two and a half months after her other dog Leo began to have issues with him.
Sharing a number of photos of Fella over the years, Ulrika wrote: ‘My beloved Fella passed away in his sleep this morning.
Loss: Ulrika Jonsson shared her heartbreak on Friday as she told fans her beloved pet pooch Fella died just over two months after her bulldog Nessie suddenly passed away
‘Many of you will know he came to me July 2019 as a handsome 9 yr old in very bad shape. The glorious @theedwardfoundation saved him and I cared for and loved him.
‘He spent the last 2 1/2 months with foster mummy Clare, as Leo developed issues with Fella.’
Reflecting on his passing, she went on: ‘He would have been 11 in June and oddly he came through very vividly in my thoughts yesterday.
‘He was my boy and lived a wonderful life after his rescue. His ashes will be scattered where Nessie and Dexter lie because I wanted my home to be his final resting place.’
Tragic: Sharing a number of photos of Fella over the years, Ulrika wrote: ‘My beloved Fella passed away in his sleep this morning’
Candid: Admitting she was ‘broken’ after Fella’s death, she wrote: ‘He was my boy and lived a wonderful life after his rescue’
As well as write her tribute, Ulrika used the hashtag ‘broken’ to describe how she was feeling in the wake of his death.
Over the summer last year, Ulrika sadly revealed that her Fella had been diagnosed with dementia.
The star was meant to be fostering Fella for just two weeks, but couldn’t bring herself to let him go and eventually adopted him permanently in 2019.
She revealed that he came to her with a ‘mouth full of tumours’ as well as a broken jaw, arthritis and testicular cancer.
Loved one: The star was meant to be fostering Fella for just two weeks, but couldn’t bring herself to let him go and eventually adopted him permanently in 2019
Health issues: Ulrika previously revealed that he came to her with a ‘mouth full of tumours’ as well as a broken jaw, arthritis and testicular cancer
In December, Ulrika emotionally revealed that her pet bulldog Nessie had died after her kidneys had failed.
Ulrika had revealed a few days earlier that her ‘first born fur baby’ was unwell, and then shared a heartbreaking black-and-white photo of herself with Nessie captioned: ‘She’s gone.’
She had said her pet pooch was ‘beyond distraught and bereft’ that her nearly 10-year-old Nessie wasn’t going to ‘win her battle’.
Heartbreaking: In December, Ulrika emotionally revealed that her pet bulldog Nessie (pictured) had died after her kidneys had failed
Posting a picture of her bulldog, Ulrika wrote: ‘Ma grande dame. My first born fur baby. Has spent 48hrs at our lovely vet’s. She’s not going to win this battle.
‘I’ve been beyond distraught and bereft. We will keep her at home as long as we can. My girl. #nessie.’
Just two weeks earlier, Ulrika had told fans that Nessie had spent time at the vets due to her kidneys failing her and an infected tooth.
She wrote: ‘This one’s kidneys are failing her. She also has an infected tooth. She’s a tough old bird. Nearly 10.
So sad: Ulrika had revealed a few days earlier that her ‘first born fur baby’ was unwell, and then shared a heartbreaking black-and-white photo of herself with Nessie captioned: ‘She’s gone’
‘Mummy will do whatever it takes to get you as well as possible. You are the glue that holds us all together, Nessie. Love you, Royal Empire My Fair Lady. #bulldogb***h.’
After her emotional announcement on Tuesday, Ulrika’s 128K followers were quick to send their condolences and love to the grieving star.
One person said: ‘Heartbreaking. What a beautiful life she had with you ♥️xxx.’
A different fan put: ‘Oh love, I’m so sorry. Sending love and hugs and thinking of you xxxxx.’
Tragic: At the time, Ulrika said that she was ‘beyond distraught and bereft’ that her nearly 10-year-old Nessie wasn’t going to ‘win her battle’
Poorly: Just two weeks earlier, Ulrika had told fans that Nessie had spent time at the vets due to her kidneys failing her and an infected tooth
Another account said: ‘Ah bless so sorry to hear that. The only bad thing about dogs is that they don’t live long enough… Xx.’
While a different person added: ‘Nooooo! I don’t have the words, I know you’ll be hurting beyond belief. Oh Ulrika I am so so sorry. X.’
Ulrika replied to some of her followers, emotionally revealing she was ‘bereft’ and ‘beyond consolation’.
Ulrika also has fellow bulldogs Leo and Fella, but she sadly revealed in October that Leo had been diagnosed with cancer while Fella was diagnosed with dementia over the summer.
In October, Ulrika shared her heartbreak as Leo started treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia.
Support: After her emotional announcement on Tuesday, Ulrika’s 128K followers were quick to send their condolences and love to the grieving star
The TV star gave her followers an update after revealing her three-year-old bulldog had been diagnosed with cancer.
Sharing a photo of Leo’s medication she had to administer, an emotional Ulrika told her fans that she was ‘questioning everything.’
‘Today my boy Leo started chemo,’ she wrote. ‘I’ve known it was coming but disassociated for various reasons.’
The star went on to share some facts about her dog, revealing he’s just three-years-old and his diagnosis is similar to her late pooch Dexter who died at the age of four three years ago.
‘I already lost Dexter at the age of 4 – the treatment that was supposed to save him, effectively killed him,’ she explained.
‘I can’t bear the thought of this s**t show,’ Ulrika continued. ‘I know someone out there is suffering considerably worse shows of sh*t. But what are the chances that I face losing a second? Boy.
‘My emotions are loaded. Weirdly woke up this morning in a good mood. When does that happen?’
‘And then when it came to administering the stuff, I was welling up; began to lose my nerve; questioned everything.’
Beloved pooch: In October, Ulrika shared her heartbreak as Leo started treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia
Nurse: Sharing a photo of Leo’s medication she had to administer, an emotional Ulrika told her fans that she was ‘questioning everything’
She finished her post by thanking her followers for their support, writing: ‘Please don’t feel the need to comment – I know you guys care. I don’t want empathy. I want a cure. But I know there isn’t one for him and at some point a sh*t decision will need to be made.
‘For now. Leo, my darling boy: love; good food and CBD will be at your disposal.’
In November, Ulrika revealed that he was ‘responding to treatment’ but that there is tragically ‘no cure’.
Tough time: The TV star gave her followers an update after revealing her three-year-old bulldog had been diagnosed with cancer