Kelly Ripa’s reminiscences of her late canine Chewie won’t ever go away.
Two weeks after she and husband Mark Consuelos’ Shih Tzu died on the age of 17, Ripa, 54, is sharing new movies and images of the beloved canine’s life.
Ripa stated that sharing the candy Instagram Reel on Wednesday, Feb. 19, stuffed with reminiscences of the pet, was one thing she prevented at first “as a result of it in some way makes it actual, and I’m not fairly able to let go.”
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The Dwell with Kelly and Mark co-host stated Chewie’s Feb. 4 dying, which occurred after her well being started deteriorating, has been “extraordinarily painful” for her household. Ripa and Consuelos share sons Michael, 27, Joaquin, 21, and daughter Lola, 23.
“We nonetheless search for her and name to her and albeit really feel misplaced. We’re so grateful for the just about 18 years we had with this particular woman,” stated Ripa.
The mother of three recalled Chewie being a “stoic fixed companion” for her and Consuelos as they raised their three children and “when every left the nest.”
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“We all know she is working free now someplace heat and sunny, unburdened by her failing physique. We had been the luckiest household to have beloved and been beloved by Chewie,” she stated.
Ripa ended her put up by taking time to thank those that have despatched her household “stunning messages.”
“Our hearts could also be damaged, however are full of the reminiscences of pleasure Chewie gave us,” she stated.
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Ripa and Consuelos bought Chewie after Ripa met her throughout an adoption phase on Dwell. In March 2021, the couple additionally adopted a Maltese/ Shih Tzu combine named Lena.
Whereas saying Chewie’s dying on the Wednesday, Feb. 5, episode of Dwell, Consuelos, 53, stated they needed to put Chewie down as a result of the previous couple of weeks of her life had not been simple.
“Chewie had stopped consuming for a few days and had been consuming much less and fewer for the previous few weeks. She was extraordinarily dehydrated and had some neurological stuff taking place,” he stated.
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“And also you assume, ‘Okay, I am doing the suitable factor, that is going to be not simple however…’ It is in all probability one of many hardest issues we have needed to do as a married couple,” Consuelos added.
