Kaley Cuoco reveals her senior rescue dog King has died just 18 months after she and Tom Pelphrey adopted him: ‘We did not have him nearly long enough’

Kaley Cuoco has revealed that her beloved rescue dog King has died – 18 months after he was adopted by actress and partner Tom Pelphrey.

The Big Bang Theory star, 38, announced the loss of her eldest dog on Thursday – King was the first dog she adopted with Pelphrey, 41.

The couple rescued him from a shelter in Atlanta while Cuoco was pregnant with their daughter Matilda and Pelphrey was shooting in the city.

Cuoco wrote: “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.”

“I saw him shaking online at 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 drove for hours all day to pick up King. It was !”

The Big Bang Theory star, 38, announced the loss of her eldest dog on Thursday – King was the first dog she adopted along with Pelphrey, 41

Kaley shared several photos from King’s life, including a photo with Matilda and a photo of King hanging out with the couple’s other dogs, Miss Opal, Ruby, Blueberry, Larry, Red and Shirley.

Kaley added, “We didn’t have him nearly enough. What started as a 5-pound, skinny, no-water-drinking, furless, 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 that we really don’t know how long we have left. All I know is that Kingy has given us the most joy over the past year and a half and we couldn’t love him more.

“To everyone who helped with Kingy’s journey along the way, thank you. I urge you to save your next best friend. He left his footprint in the hearts of our family forever.”

Over the summer, King underwent emergency surgery to remove a foxtail from his intestines, which would kill him for hours.

At the time, the Oh Norman founder shared a dire warning to “all my dog ​​lovers out there” on her Instagram Stories.

“This is a foxtail,” she wrote over an image of the plant resting on her leg.

‘They are extremely dangerous to animals, especially dogs. We have spent the past two months trying to figure out what was wrong with our king,” she continued.

“He had been seriously ill and nothing helped,” she continued. ‘Lots of vet visits, operations and endless medications. Finally found a specialist who found two in his body, just days before he had his heart pierced!!’

“He’s doing so much better, but as you can see he has a lot of stitches after super intense surgery…,” she captioned the photo.

‘Also keep in mind that these will need to be surgically removed. They don’t heal on their own!’

‘Take care of your pets, or have none!’ she wrote. “We are so grateful that he is doing well and will live a long and happy life,” she wrote.

In a post for her company Oh Norman, Cuoco introduced King, calling him “From Rescue to Royalty, the one and only King Cuoco-Pelphrey.”

The couple adopted him from a shelter in Atlanta while Cuoco was pregnant with their daughter Matilda and Pelphrey was shooting in the city

‘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 flight attendant actress wrote in her post

Kaley shared several photos of King’s life with their family, including a photo with their almost one-year-old daughter Tildy and a photo of King hanging out with the couple’s other dogs, Miss Opal, Ruby, Blueberry, Larry, Red and Shirley.

“I saw him shaking online at 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 drove all day to pick up King. It was !”

She continued her Instagram tribute, writing, “We didn’t have nearly enough of him. What started as a 5-pound, skinny, no-water-drinking, furless, 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 that we really don’t know how long we have left. All I know is that Kingy has given us the most joy over the past year and a half and we couldn’t love him more.”

“To everyone who helped with Kingy’s journey along the way, thank you. I urge you to save your next best friend ‍He left his paw print in the hearts of our family forever,” the post concluded

She revealed that his nicknames were Kinggggggyyyy, Kingsley and Kingdom and shared his adoption story, writing: ‘Tom and I found King while Tom was working on a show in Atlanta. I was pregnant and wanted to rescue a dog that really needed rehabilitation. It was love at first sight!’

Kaley said his personality was “hilarious, quirky and opinionated and that included his favorite activities.”Snuggling next to Dad while he reads, enjoying peanut butter treats and getting belly rubs.”

“King insists on being carried to his bed every night, to embrace his royal treatment,” she wrote, adding: “He doesn’t walk, he prefers to be carried.”

And finally, King had a superpower: “Spreading lots of laughter and love.”