Halsey Mourns Passing of Beloved 5-Year-Old Jagger: 'My Very First Love'

Halsey has announced some very sad news.

On Saturday (March 5), the 27-year-old singer took to social media to mourn the death of her beloved dog Jagger, who was just 5-years-old.

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“This has been the worst week of my life. Before I had a dog of my own, I would hear people mourn their pets and think ‘it’s just a dog…’” Halsey wrote on Instagram. “Well I couldn’t have been more wrong. I got Jagger when he was just a few weeks old. I sometimes thought about him passing. How would it feel? Well he’d be old and rickety and grumpy by then. We’d spend the last few years giving him extra ice cream and lazy sunbathing days that he loved when he was too old to run in circles.”

Halsey then revealed that Jagger had passed away from a condition called Myelomalacia, which causes the spinal cord to soften.

“I knew it would hurt and I feared it immensely, but I was at peace that we’d have many more years together and he’d have a long good life,” Halsey added. “Unfortunately that is not how it happened for us. Jagger was 5 years old and yesterday we lost him to a progressive condition called Myelomalacia. It is sudden and uncommon and unfair with a catastrophic prognosis.”

Halsey continued, “Within 3 days my beautiful baby boy went from chasing imaginary birds around the yard and laying in my lap turning his ears up at the sounds of Sesame Street, to having paralysis spread through his body by the hour. It was sudden and shocking and I still haven’t even really processed it. I don’t know why I’m sharing all this besides to just say love your pets every single second because anything can change in a moment. My very first love, who taught me how to be a mommy. My sweet, sarcastic, so very human boy.”

“Every single person who had the privilege of meeting jagger will never forget him. He was that special. If you’re reading this and you don’t have a pet, you might be thinking ‘it’s just a dog.’ Like I maybe used to,” Halsey concluded. “But I can tell you you’re wrong. So f–king wrong. It’s the most visceral loss I have ever felt. Like the absence of a vital appendage. Every single second of my day that once revolved around his little habits and routines is now full of just emptiness and silence. If you loved Jagger along with me, thank you for giving him the best life the bestest boy could have ever had. 🌈🌼👑”

Our thoughts are with Halsey during this difficult time.