A Place In The Sun's Jasmine Harman left sobbing as she details family loss for first time
express.co.ukJasmine Harman described the harrowing way that her beloved family pet, who she shared with husband Jon Boast, choked on his ball and sadly died as a result.
Getting visibly emotional and at one point pausing to cover her face as she cried, Jasmine shared the story she has “never spoken about before” to her 108,000 followers.Standing outside surrounded by trees, Jasmine began: “Some of you may have seen on my grid.Today would have been our dog Jets birthday and he would have been three today.”With a wobbly voice, the Channel 4 star continued: “I want to talk about something quite difficult.
I have never spoken before about what happened to him because it was just too upsetting.“But I feel like I have to, as what happened to him could happen to any dog.
And if I can save someone else's dog by sharing it, then I know I have to.”Taking a deep breath to hold back her understandable emotion, she added: “Jet actually choked on a ball, just a normal ball whilst out for a walk with a friend.”Admitting that the beloved family pet loved playing fetch and chewing on his ball, the star said that the family never considered that it would be “dangerous”.Offering critical advice to other dog owners Jasmine said: “The first thing that you need to know is, of course, prevention is better than cure.“Avoid your dog having access to small things that they could easily choke on and in regard to balls, consider anti-choke balls with holes in or with a rope attached to them.”The A Place In The Sun star urged pet owners to be prepared for the worst, encouraging them to watch online videos on what to do if their dog is choking, describing the technique of “billowing” or the classic heimlich maneuver which is also used on humans who are choking.A.
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