Derek Hough dropped $8,000 on the vet on Christmas after his cat, Otis, had an emergency well being scare.

“Look what I obtained for Christmas ,” the “Dancing With the Stars” choose captioned a photograph of himself holding Otis shared to Instagram on Wednesday.

“A plastic bag full of stuff Otis ate and needed to be faraway from his abdomen costing $8000 ! Yay!”

Though the 39-year-old needed to drop a hefty quantity on the unexpected vet go to, he added, “Glad he’s okay .”

It’s unknown what the shredded up gadgets within the bag had been previous to Otis consuming them, however Hough was in good spirits as he smiled huge within the snapshot.

One fan took to the feedback to joke that the cat appeared “unrepentant” concerning the mishap, whereas one other wrote that Hough appeared to have a “face of no remorse,” regardless of dropping hundreds of {dollars}.

Others jumped into the feedback to weigh in on how relatable it may be to have an unexpectedly costly vet invoice.

“Glad you had been in a position to afford it! I don’t know what I’d have accomplished…do a GoFundMe or one thing…,” one admirer wrote.

“I had a cat that was costly however it broke my coronary heart each time she obtained sick. She did dwell to be 19 and a half years outdated although. We love our pets a lot that we do all we will to make them higher,” a second netizen commented.

A 3rd fan couldn’t assist however attempt to make gentle of the tough scenario. “Been there! I’ve requested to see it, too. My husband mentioned we wanna see what we’re paying for ,” they wrote.

Later, Hough and his spouse, Hayley Erbert, took to Instagram to rejoice the vacation regardless of Otis’ well being scare.

“We’re actually caught collectively now . Poor @hayley.erbert ,” the “World of Dance” alum captioned a video of him and Erbert sporting a two-person onesie.

After the duo — who tied the knot in August 2023 — playfully danced collectively within the onesie, he requested her if she was “merry glad” to be married to him, to which she replied, “I’m merry glad you married me.”

In December 2023, Erbert underwent emergency mind surgical procedure for a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel.

In October, Erbert instructed Web page Six that she was on “cloud 9” returning again to the ballroom for “Dancing With the Stars.”

“I’m doing actually good, particularly after tonight,” she solely instructed us. “I’m simply type of on cloud 9 proper now. It was a wonderful expertise to be again within the ballroom.”