Overview

• On Oct. 12, Irwin disclosed on Instagram that a mass found on pug Stella was cancerous and that the full extent remains unknown.
• He said she is doing okay post-surgery and called her "my little bestie" and "one tough cookie."
• Irwin is in Los Angeles for Dancing With the Stars while Stella remains in Australia, a separation he says has been stressful.
• Support poured in from family and colleagues, including messages from Bindi Irwin, Terri Irwin, Danielle Fishel, Whitney Leavitt, and Alan Bersten.
• People reports Terri Irwin will join him in the ballroom for Tuesday’s tribute week after what he described as an emotional stretch of rehearsals.