EXCLUSIVE: Reclusive Chaz Bono is seen for the first time since lockdown as he makes an emergency dash to a West Hollywood animal hospital for his four cats

Chaz Bono has been spotted for the first time during lockdown as he made an emergency dash to an animal hospital for his four cats. 

The reclusive 51-year-old actor and writer dropped off his cats to the West Hollywood Animal Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.

He hasn't been pictured since April 2019 and was last seen attending an event in February, right before the pandemic hit.

The son of music superstar Cher and the late Sonny Bono dropped off his cats for treatment wearing a navy t-shirt, gray shorts and sandals, as well as a mask. 

Also seen was Chaz's girlfriend, former child actress Shara Blue Mathes, 50, who was dressed in a t-shirt and cargo pants with sandals outside of their home. Her sleeve of tattoos was on full display. 

The pair live together in West Hollywood and have been dating for over a year.

DailyMailTV spotted Chaz Bono on Tuesday afternoon for the first time since lockdown began 

Chaz dropped off his cats for treatment wearing a navy T-shirt, gray shorts and flip-flops

The 51-year-old actor and writer was seen taking his four cats to the West Hollywood Animal Hospital on Tuesday afternoon and veterinarians were seen taking the cats 

Chaz Bono's cats are seen in the crate as veterinarians carefully take them for treatment 

DailyMail.com revealed the happy couple's relationship last year. 

While sources revealed that Mathes wasn't looking for a relationship at the time, the romance blossomed.  

Mathes, from Hollywood, California, was 15 when she starred alongside a 16-year-old Jason Bateman in the TV comedy series It's Your Move. The series ended in 1985.

She left the industry behind and now works for the homeless charity Housing Works in Los Angeles.  

She previously revealed a dark time when drug addiction led to her being unable to care for her son Cooper for two years.

Bono's mother Cher gave her blessing to the relationship, with Chaz taking Mathes to Australia to see his mother perform at the Adelaide Entertainment Center last year. 

He also took her to New York to see the Broadway show The Cher Show, which depicts his mother's life with his father Sonny Bono.

Also seen was Chaz's girlfriend, former actress Shara Blues Mathes, 50

The pair live together in West Hollywood and have been dating for over a year. She was spotted outside of their home 

Before Mathes, Chaz feared he would spend his life alone following a 2011 breakup with girlfriend Jennifer Elia. 'I seem to repel women I am attracted to,' he said in 2015

As 'Sonny and Cher', Chaz's parents became one of the world's best known musical couples with their classic I Got You Babe. Their only child, was eight when the couple divorced in 1977

Before Mathes, Chaz feared he would spend his life alone following a 2011 breakup with girlfriend Jennifer Elia. 'I seem to repel women I am attracted to,' he said in 2015.

And when Chaz was first introduced to divorcee Mathes in Spring 2017, sources say Mathes was not looking for a relationship.

However, just months later, romance blossomed and friends told DailyMailTV the couple realized they could both relate to growing up in the entertainment industry and suffering from drug addiction.

As 'Sonny and Cher', Chaz's parents became one of the world's best known musical couples with their classic I Got You Babe. Their only child, was eight when the couple divorced in 1977.

Cher, her mother Georgia Holt, son Chaz Bono and Chaz's girlfriend Shara Blue Mathes celebrate Georgia's 91st birthday in Malibu, California

Chaz Bono and his girlfriend Mathes posed for a holiday photo on December 24, 2018 in West Hollywood, California

Cher, on her Here We Go Again Tour, posed for pictures with Mathes. She has also been seen in family photos with Cher and her mother Georgia Holt. 

Mathes and Bono were given star treatment when they saw the Cher Show and were allowed to go backstage of the Neil Simon Theatre and pose with the show's props. 

In a photo she posted with Bono on January 7, Mathes wrote the message, 'Backstage in his Mom and Dad's bed, oh my?!!!'