Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey are mourning the loss of their beloved pup, King, who recently died after health issues.
In a post on Instagram Thursday, Cuoco, 38, shared the sad news that the first-ever dog she adopted with Pelphrey, 41, had died, just a year and a half after they rescued him.
"🥹There are no words to describe our dearest little Kingy. He was the first dog @tommypelphrey and I rescued together and honestly the most special," the Big Bang Theory alum wrote in her post. "I saw him online shaking in a shelter in Atlanta while I was away in Germany, and asked the shelter to hold him because we just had to have him. A month later we were in Atlanta for Tom's work, and we spent an entire day driving hours to go pick up King. It was ♥️ !"
In her post, the actress shared 10 adorable photos of King, many including herself, Pelphrey and their nearly 1-year-old daughter, Matilda. One photo also shows King among two of the couple's other dogs, Miss Opal, Ruby, Blueberry, Larry, Red and Shirley.
"We did not have him nearly long enough. What started as a 6 pound, skinny, wouldn't drink water, fur less, scared dog, turned into a chubby hilarious, side plopping, eye kissing part of our family. The hardest part about adopting seniors with medical issues, is we truly don't know how long we have," Cuoco continued.
In July, King underwent a procedure to remove a foxtail plant that was "days away from piercing his heart," which the Flight Attendant actress used as an opportunity to warn other pet parents about. Since then, the pet appears to have lived a relatively healthy life until his death.
While she says she is sad to have lost the adorable animal so soon, Cuoco wrote in her post that she is counting her lucky stars that they got the time with King that they did.
"All I know is Kingy gave us the most joy over the last year in a half and we could not love him more. 🌈 to everyone that helped with Kingy's journey along the way, thank you. I urge you to rescue your next best friend ❤️🩹 He has left his paw print on our family's hearts forever 🐾," she wrote.
In May, Cuoco and Pelphrey lost another one of their dogs, Dumpy, whose death followed her beloved dog, Norman, who died in 2021.
"💔'A dog is the only thing on earth, that loves you more than he loves himself,'" Cuoco wrote at the time. "My sweetest Dump Truck, saying goodbye to you has deeply pierced my soul. You were with me during some of the hardest moments I've had in my life. You brought endless joy to everyone that met you, and kissed my nose when I needed it most."
She continued, "You were as special as it gets and I'm so grateful we found each-other. Please tell Norman I miss him every day and will cherish you both forever 🌈."
In an interview with ET in October, the noted animal lover dished on her dog product brand, Oh Norman!, named in honor of her former pup.
"I am a girl who loves dogs," Cuoco said. "I know what people want, I know what I want for my dog -- that's all I can go by and also to be able to have this company in Norman's name, the dog that totally changed my life, and that each portion of each sale goes towards animal rescue is what I've dreamed of forever. So that's where we're at and it just felt like the right time, I could put the right products out there, hopefully make it as affordable as possible, and save as many dogs as I can."
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