Last week, singer and actress Miley Cyrus revealed her heartbreak over the death of her pet dog Lila (shown below) and her mother has now explained what happened.

In a post uploaded to her blog, Tish Cyrus admitted that the adorable pup tragically died as a result of one of the other household's pets "grabbing" it:

"As for Miley, its been a really tough week. As you all know her beloved baby girl Lila passed away. Everyone has been so precious and so supportive of her and I love you all so much for that. Miley loved Lila more than anyone can imagine.”

“The way that Lila was taken from her was beyond terrible. Sometimes things happen that we just can't understand. Miley still isn't ready to talk about it, but I thought you guys should know what happened."

Referring to the incident specifically, Tish told readers that the family's bulldog, named Ziggy (pictured above left), had caused Lila harm that she was simply unable to recover from:

"For some unknown reason, Ziggy grabbed Lila. Not really sure if she was playing or what?  She grabbed her in just the wrong spot and Lila didn't survive. Please understand that Miley isn't ready to talk about this and we dont think Ziggy is a mean dog (sic)."

Cyrus added that Ziggy has since been rehomed.

Watch Miley's recent performance at the VH1 Divas concert below: