Grief is the natural response to loss. Each of us grieves differently, but we all grieve…
Sometimes others don’t understand the pain of pet loss and this can make the death of your pet especially hard. Learn more about pet loss and grief from the articles we’ve collected here in the Veterinary Wisdom® Resource Center. We also keep an updated list of free pet loss help linesfor those who would find talking to someone on the phone helpful.
Articles
- What Normal Grief Looks and Feels Like
- Five Facts about Grief
- Five Ways to Bounce Back from Grief
- Five Comforting Conversations to Help You Cope With Pet Loss
- Five Ways to Help Yourself (and Others) through Pet Loss
- There is Help for a Broken Heart
- Why You May Want Additional Support
- How to Memorialize Your Pet
- Why Grief Feels Different When Your Pet Dies Suddenly
- A Dangerous Villain: Guilt
- The 3 H’s of Coping with Holiday Grief After Your Pet Has Died
- The Good, the Bad, and the Holidays
- Self-Help Remedies for Healing Grief
- Pets, Divorce and Getting through Grief
- Helping a Pet Grieve for a ‘Buddy’
Free eBooks (Download PDF)
Recommended Books/AudiobooksPet Loss
For Kids
For Parents
General Grief and Loss
CounselorsMarty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCC (Distance Credentialed Counselor)
GriefHealing.com
TousleyM@aol.com
The Argus Institute for Families and Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital
ArgusInstitute.colostate.edu
argus@colostate.edu
Online Grief Resources
The First Year of Grief: Help for the Journey by Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCC, Distance Credentialed Counselor
Pet Loss Helplines
ASPCA Pet Loss Hotline
877-474-3310
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/general-pet-care/end-life-care
Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Pet Loss Helpline
630-325-1600
http://www.chicagovma.org/pet-loss-support/
Cornell University Pet Loss Support Line
(staffed by Cornell veterinary students)
607-253-3932
www.vet.cornell.edu/Org/Petloss/
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine C.A.R.E. (Companion Animal Related Emotions) Pet Loss Helpline
(staffed by University of Illinois veterinary students from 1pm-6pm Central Time, Tuesdays and Thursdays. If calling outside these times, leave a message and it will be returned within 24 hours.) 217-244-CARE (2273)
vetmed.illinois.edu/animal-care/care-pet-loss-helpline
Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine Pet Loss Support Hotline
517-432-2696
cvm.msu.edu/hospital/services/pet-loss-support
Tufts University Pet Loss Support Hotline
(staffed by trained student volunteers)
508-839-7966
www.tufts.edu/vet/petloss/
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Pet Loss Support
540-231-8038
www.vetmed.vt.edu/vet-memorial/support.asp
Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine Pet Loss Support
866-266-8635 or local 509-335-5704
www.vetmed.wsu.edu/PLHl/
Argus Institute for Families and Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital
970-297-1242
csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu/vth/diagnostic-and-support/argus/Pages/default.aspx
Other Resources
Veterinary Wisdom® Pet Parents Facebook Group
www.facebook.com/groups/petparentswisdom/
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