Category: 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.

Coping with Pet Loss - How to prepare for the loss of your best friend

Coping with Pet Loss: How to Prepare for the Death of Your Best Friend

Coping with Pet Loss: How to Prepare for the Death of Your Best Friend The Emotional Effects of Losing a Pet A pet can be a companion for an individual and serve as a source of unconditional love. The emotional effects of losing a pet can be devastating and lead to depression, anger, and even […]

Pet Bereavement Guide Step 4 – support if you need it

Some people won’t understand pet loss. But there are lots of wonderful people who do. You may find it easier to be around friends who are supportive and avoid those who don’t for a little while. There are also lots of organisations who have local support groups as well as pet bereavement counsellors and end […]

Pet Bereavement Guide Step 3 – 5 Stages of Grief

There are 5 stages of grief according to the Kübler-Ross model Pet Bereavement Guide Step 3 – 5 Stages of Grief. Grief is a complicated emotion. The KR Model helps us to understand the five key elements but it does oversimplify it. It makes it seem that you move steadily from one stage to next […]

How do I deal with the loss of my cat?

How do I deal with the loss of my cat? How to get over the grief of losing a cat? I’m afraid there isn’t a simple one-size fits all answer to these questions. Some days will be harder than others. Some cats will take longer than others. We all grieve differently and each cat loss […]

Pet Bereavement Guide Step 2 – we all grieve differently

Remember that everyone grieves in different ways Pet Bereavement Guide Step 2 – we all grieve differently. Grief is a complicated emotion and the process can and is different for everyone. Each grief can also be very different to a previous grief. The journey for each bereavement is as unique as each pet. Circle of […]

Pet Grief and Nutrition

Pet Loss and Eating well The relationship between pet grief and nutrition is often ignored as we tend to focus on the emotional impact of bereavement. But pet loss can affect our bodies just as much as our hearts. When we are grieving it is often difficult to remember to eat well. At times of […]

Pet Bereavement Guide Step 1 – acknowledge the loss is real

Acknowledge the loss is real. Pet Bereavement Guide Step 1. One minute they are there, the next they are not. The shock can be overwhelming. Don not panic, this is totally natural. You have lost a pet and that loss is extremely real. Your pet was part of your family, part of your daily life […]

Pet Loss at Christmas – tips for coping

Pet Loss at Christmas Pet Loss at Christmas, tips for coping. 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 pet memories, […]

Dealing with the day-to-day loss of a pet

Dealing with the day-to-day loss of a pet Dealing with the day-to-day loss of a pet. For most of us our pets are an important part of our daily routine. We get up we feed them. We eat our breakfast and then we walk them or muck them out or change their water. If you […]

How to deal with Dog Loss

How to deal with Dog Loss How to deal with Dog Loss. How do I get over losing my dog? A lovely lady asked me this question last week, and people ask me this question a lot. In my head I think you can’t ‘get over’ losing your dog. Grief isn’t something that you can […]

What is pet cremation?

What is pet cremation? What is pet cremation is a totally normal question to ask. We often find it difficult to talk about loss in many cultures. It can lead us to feeling confused and not knowing what to do or where to go for help. This guide is here to help. What is the […]

Losing Your Cat – April’s Story

Losing Your Cat – April and the reason for My Pet’s Ashes Losing your cat can affect you differently on different days or times of the year or even different times of the day. And this is okay, it is normal. There are times when you’re alright and times when you’re not. We have a […]

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 […]

Katie Price and Sparkle – More heartbreak from pet loss

Katie Price and Sparkle – celebrity loses another dog Katie Price and Sparkle. Should this celebrity have pets? After losing 3 pets in 3 years is it time that this celebrity gave up having animals in her home? I wrote a while ago about Katie Price when her beautiful dog Queenie was the victim of […]

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 […]

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