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.

Top 10 Pet Memorial Tattoo Designs in the UK

Top 10 Pet Memorial Tattoo Designs in the UK Top 10 Pet Memorial Tattoo. Pets are family. When they pass away, the grief can feel overwhelming. A growing number of people in the UK are choosing pet memorial tattoos as a lasting way to honour their companions. These tattoos carry meaning, love, and remembrance in […]

Why Does Pet Loss Hurt So Much?

Why Does Pet Loss Hurt So Much? Understanding the Deep Pain of Losing Your Beloved Companion Why Does Pet Loss Hurt So Much? The bond between humans and their pets transcends the simple relationship between owner and animal. When we lose a cherished pet, the grief can feel overwhelming, leaving us questioning why this loss […]

Our Beautiful Girl Pumpkin

Cat Loss This is an incredibly difficult post to write. I have been putting it off for five months. I kept telling myself that I needed to write it but just couldn’t do it. I told one of my lovely dog walking friends about it and she told me to listen to my own advice! […]

Turning Grief into Healing - Pet Fur Jewellery and Keepsakes

Turning Grief into Healing: Discover the Therapeutic Benefits of Pet Hair Memorial Jewellery

Turning Grief into Healing: Discover the Therapeutic Benefits of Pet Hair Memorial Jewellery Turning Grief into Healing. Losing a beloved pet can be an incredibly painful experience, leaving behind a void that seems impossible to fill. But what if there was a way to keep a physical memento of your pet with you, a tangible […]

Chelsea Flower Show Memorial Gardens 2023

Chelsea Flower Show Chelsea Flower Show Memorial Gardens. There are two Chelsea Flower Show Memorial Gardens this year. The Royal Tribute Garden and The Transcendence Garden. Grief Garden at Chelsea Flower Show The Transcendence Garden designed by Gavin McWilliam and Andrew Wilson. This is the garden I’ve wanted to see the most at Chelsea. I […]

Elton John and Marilyn

Elton John and Marilyn The impact of dog loss on the whole family. After hearing the sad news that Elton John and John Furnish’s Dog Marilyn had died I want to look at the impact of pet loss on the family. The news was announced on David Furnish’s Instagram account along with a beautiful photo […]

St. David’s Day – Alfie the Chepstow Cat

St. David’s Day – Alfie the Chepstow Cat As it is St.David’s Day what better way to celebrate than to remind ourselves of Alfie the Chepstow Cat. It is a beautiful story about the love and joy that a cat brought to an entire town. Alfie was a black cat who lived with his family […]

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 […]

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