‘DWTS’ Derek Hough Saves His Furbaby’s Life Amid Scary Ordeal
The holidays proved to be a scary time for one Dancing With the Stars alum. Professional dancer Derek Hough recently saw his cat undergo an emergency Christmas health scare. The reality personality notably had to spend quite a pretty penny to help his feline friend.
Derek Hough’s Holidays Came With A Christmas Catastrophe
Hough first joined Dancing With the Stars back in its fourth season as a guest instructor. The following season, he became one of the show’s professional instructors.
Over the years, Hough had been paired with stars including Jennie Garth, Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Grey, Ricki Lake, and Bindi Irwin, among others. Starting in 2020, he would also serve as a judge on the series.
As noted by Page Six, the holidays weren’t too happy for Hough this year. The star saw his cat, Otis, undergo an emergency health scare.
Reportedly, Hough had to drop $8,000 at the vet to help his cat on Christmas. Hough shared more of the story on Instagram.
As Hough explained, “Look what I got for Christmas! A plastic bag filled with stuff Otis ate and had to be removed from his stomach costing $8000! Yay!”
The star, however, was ultimately happy to see that his furry friend was okay. He notably finished the post writing, “Glad he’s ok.”
In the post, Hough shared a photo of himself holding Otis in one hand and the plastic bag in the other. Keeping with the holiday theme, Hough could notably be seen wearing green and white Christmas pajamas.
At this time, it’s unclear what the offending items that caused Otis’ health scare were. As Page Six noted, “Hough was in good spirits as he smiled big in the snapshot,” suggesting it wasn’t anything too serious.
Hough Also Shared A Skit With A Famous Guest Star In Time For The Holidays
Taking to the comments, many fans appeared to take the story in good humor. Many commented that stories like this often seem to happen during the holidays.
As one fan wrote, “It always happens on a national holiday too! Glad Otis is [okay, though.]”
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Another wrote, “Glad he’s ok! Seems you have some major things happen at Christmas time! Merry Christmas to you all.”
Some fans also poked fun at Otis’ expression in the photo. One fan wrote, “He doesn’t look like he regrets it.” Another noted, “He looks unrepentant about eating it. LOL.”
Some of Hough’s holiday posts were a bit more festive. In one recently shared post, Hough released a skit in which he has to help an injured Santa Claus.
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Quoting Elf, Hough notes that “singing loud for all to hear” is the likely solution. He then called up Michael Bublé for help. Asking for a Christmas song, the confused crooner took a pause before breaking into “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.” With the song taking too long, Hough then has to perform an impromptu dance to save Christmas.
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It’s always handy when you have the extra $$$ to take care, of an ill pet! :))