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Lewis Hamilton has posted an emotional message for the caretaker of his late pet Roscoe. The 12-year-old French bulldog died on Sunday, September 28, in the arms of the seven-time F1 champion.
Roscoe faced a health scare earlier last week after catching pneumonia for the second time this year. Hamilton brought him to the hospital, with the bulldog struggling to breath. While going through a treatment under sedation. Roscoe's heart stopped beating.
Luckily, the doctors responded on time to bring his heartbeat back, but he slipped into a coma. Following four days of Roscoe being on life support, Lewis Hamilton had to take the hardest decision of his life and let his beloved pet be put to sleep. He shared the saddening news on Monday, and a day later, posted a message of gratitude for Roscoe's caretaker, Kirstin McMillian, who had taken care of him and Hamilton's other late bulldog, Coco.
"I want you take time to uplift my friend Kirstin," the Ferrari driver wrote in an Instagram story. "She trained both Roscoe and Coco and treated them like family. She helped look after their health, and it is really through her that Roscoe lived so long. While I was travelling, she would take care of him and loved him as if he was hers. She was there everyday, all day. Even with a family and other dogs to look after, she never missed a day."
explaining the heartbreaking decision to let Roscoe go, Hamilton added:
"We stood together when letting Roscoe go. I am so grateful to have had her in my life and Roscoe's life. There is nobody like you Kirstin. Thank you."
A day after Roscoe's death, his caretaker had posted a long and emotional message with her followers through two Instagram stories. She expressed how nice it was to see the "overwhelming" love and support Roscoe was getting, and how the whole health scare was "unexpected and felt sudden".
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