Desmond Tan’s Heart "Broke Into Million Pieces" When He Saw His Dog Struggling And Whining In Pain From Arthritis
“I cannot handle the thought [of Hoshi dying]," the actor said.
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If you follow Desmond Tan on Instagram, you would know the deep bond he shares with his two dogs, Hoshi and Udon. So we can imagine the amount of stress and worry he was under when Hoshi, his 11-year-old English cocker spaniel, started “whining in pain” while struggling to move in the middle of the night recently.
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