Category: Pet Bereavement

Pet Bereavement

Pet bereavement. When you lose a pet the grief can be sudden and overwhelming, or it can creep up slowly on you and then hit you with a hammer, or it can slowly ebb past, or, or. We all experience grief differently and there is not right or wrong way. You may also experience grief differently with different pets or at different times in your life. No one experience is defining. And yet there is a common bond between all the experiences and that is missing our pet.

From the impact to your daily routine to the longing for a familiar snuggle on the sofa, the change can have a massive impact. Obviously there is no way to bring them back but we have put together a simple pet bereavement guide which we hope you will find useful. You can also sign up for our email bereavement guide where we’ll send you an email every month for 12 months that is packed full of advice and tips for dealing with the loss of your beloved pet.

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Pet Bereavement at Christmas

Pet Bereavement at Christmas Pet Bereavement at Christmas and Finding Ways to Cope: Christmas can be a very difficult time of year, this year more than any other. Our pets have been our sanity, our joy and our hope this year so you might feel the loss even more sharply. Christmas always brings back our […]

Coping with Pet Bereavement during lockdown

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How to stay positive when coping with pet bereavement during lockdown I know your inboxes might be full of dreadful news at the moment so I just thought I’d reach out and send you a big virtual hug and loads of support during this testing period. Pet Bereavement Bereavement is incredibly tough at any time […]

Julianne Hough – Coping with Multiple Deaths

Julianne Hough – Coping with Multiple Deaths. Julianne Hough – Coping with Multiple Deaths: Julianne took to instagram last week to announce the tragic death of Lexi and Harley, her two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. The American star of Dancing with the Stars announced the sad loss on her instagram page. She wrote: “Thank you […]

Roundabout Cat - Ginger's Memorial Bench

Roundabout Cat – Ginger’s Bench

Roundabout Cat – Ginger’s Bench Roundabout Cat – Ginger’s Bench. What a fantastic memorial tribute. I read this article over the weekend and am so bowled over by the brilliant people of Dursley in Gloucestershire. Ginger the Cat Ginger the tortoiseshell is famous. Well she is to the people in her local town. The locals […]

Gisele Bündchen and Vida – how to mourn on social media

Gisele Bündchen and Vida I found this fascinating American post on refinery29. It is an article about the etiquette around pet bereavement on FaceBook and Instagram. To cut a long story short, you can see the full article here, it’s a one post only rule a la Gisele Bündchen. According to the author Madeline Buxton […]

Miley Cyrus and Bubba Sue

Miley Cyrus and Bubba Sue Miley Cyrus told her loyal followers on Instagram that her pet pig Bubba Sue had passed away. Above a video of her with Bubba Sue who she affectionately called Pig Pig she wrote: “Very sad to say… my dear friend Pig Pig has passed away…. I will miss u always […]

Sheridan Smith and Panny

Sheridan Smith and Panny. Sheridan Smith and Panny. The actress Sheridan Smith posted on social media, she accused her boyfriends mother of possibly being involved in the death of her dog. She apologised the following day and removed the Instagram post. It’s not the first time that the actress has been in trouble on social […]

Lacey Turner and Reg the French Bulldog

Lacey Turner and Reggie the French Bulldog Lacey Turner and Reggie the French Bulldog. The actress who plays Stacey Fowler in the BBC Soap Opera EastEnders, has announced the death of her dog Reggie on Instagram. Tributes to Reggie She shared a series of pictures captioned with touching memories of the little guy, who loved […]

Day 41 #SheCan365

Day 41 #SheCan365 I’m the new Day 41 on the #SheCan365 website. This is a brilliant initiative set up by the wonderful Michelle Ewen. The project is telling the stories of 365 female entrepreneurs in a year, one a day hence the 365… About #SheCan365 SheCan365 launched on International Women’s Day 2019, and will interview […]

Tess Daly and Minnie – Accidental Pet Death Bereavement

Tess Daly and Minnie On Sunday Tess Daly spoke to newspapers about the death of her dog Minnie. According to several press reports she accidentally ran over her Maltese Shih Tzu in her car when returning to her home in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire. Builders, who were working in the house, left open a door and Minnie […]

Dog Bereavement

Dog Bereavement Dog bereavement is real, it exists. When a family pet dies it is vital to remember that other family dogs will also be grieving. They will also be struggling to get used to the absence of their pal. And because they’re unable to vocalise that loss you must take care to check for […]

5 ways to remember your cat

5 ways to remember your cat When a beloved pussy cat passes away it can be devastating for your and your family. The most important thing to remember is that it is okay to grieve. We have produced a pet bereavement guide that you might find helpful. And here are 5 ways to remember your […]

What is the best urn for my dog’s ashes?

What is the best urn for my dog’s ashes? What is the best urn for my dog’s ashes, people ask me this question almost every day and the answer is….it depends! I know that’s not the answer most people want to hear but when somebody asks me this question I like to find out a […]

Robbie Williams and Giggs

Robbie Williams and Giggs. Robbie Williams and Giggs. Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field reported in The Sun that their beloved pet turtle Rooney is grieving after the sudden loss her sister Giggs. The pet loving family, who have three dogs and a cat, have called in an aquatic specialist who has diagnosed Rooney […]

Paul O’Grady and Bullseye

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Paul O’Grady and Bullseye Paul O’Grady has announced the loss of his beloved dog Bullseye. Speaking to his listeners of the Radio 2 show Paul O Grady on the Wireless he said that Bullseye had passed away. This is how it was quoted in The Sun: “Now I will tell you my lousy news,” he […]

Disenfranchised Grief

Disenfranchised Grief Why grief is valid no matter the species. There are many types of grief. From exaggerated grief, complicated grief, masked grief, chronic grief and disenfranchised grief. It would be fair to say that losing a loved one in any circumstance, is devastating. The pain and heartbreak is unique to the individual. We mourn […]

Permission to Grieve – coping with pet bereavement

Permission to Grieve Permission to grieve. This first stage of grief – shock and denial – also affects people in ways that are not alike. Common symptoms include anxiety, nausea, dizziness or feeling faint. Some people cry some stay silent. It is the second part of acknowledging that the loss is real. Whether you knew […]

Acknowledge the Loss is Real – coping with pet bereavement

Acknowledge the loss is real. Acknowledge the loss is real.You have lost a pet, it wasn’t ‘just a pet’ it was your pet and that loss is extremely real. It is very important that you don’t berate yourself for feeling upset, it is totally normal and it will hurt. Your pet was part of your […]

Katie Price and Queenie

Katie Price and Queenie Katie Price and Queenie. Whilst scrolling through the cute cats photo on Instagram I came across another sad ‘hit and run’ story. This time it was Katie Price whose beloved family dog Queenie had been hit by a driver and left for dead. Whilst we cannot be sure of the events […]

Khloe Kardashian and Gabbana – pet loss whilst pregnant

Khloe Kardashian and Gabbana Khloe Kardashian and Gabbana. On January 30th the star of the family reality show and author of Strong Looks Better Naked posted on Instagram about the passing of her dog Gabbana, who she nicknamed Gooby. She shared several photos of her beautiful Black Labrador Gabbana. She inherited Gooby when Chris and […]