loss of a pet - My Pet's Ashes

Pet Loss Card

Pet Loss Card – sending them your love in their time of need. A pet loss card is such a wonderful way to show you care. It can be really hard sometimes to say the ‘right thing’ when a friend or family member is grieving the loss of their pet. Sometimes we hold back because […]

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 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 […]

Last minute Christmas gifts

There’s still time for those last minute Christmas gifts. You can show them that you understand and that you haven’t forgotten that they might be struggling this year. If it’s the first year without their pet make sure you ask them how much they want to be involved in the festivities. Some people want to […]

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 […]

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 […]

Good Grief Food – Onion Pie

Good Grief Food – Onion Pie Good Grief Food. Recipes that will help to nourish your heart and your body if you are coping with the loss of your pet. Pet bereavement can have a very physical as well as mental impact on your health. Typical symptoms include loss of appetite and difficulty in breathing. […]

Dog Poems – memories of your beloved pooch

Dog Poems – celebrate and mourn the life of your beloved dog. Dog Poems. I am often asked ‘should I say some words when I’m burying, scattering, immersing my beloved dog’s ashes?’ The answer is firstly ‘it’s up to you’, but often we just need a little inspiration to think about a suitable way to […]

Gordon Ramsay and Rump

Gordon Ramsay and Rump Gordon Ramsay and Rump. Gordon’s youngest daughter announced the death of their family dog, Rump on Instagram last week. She posted a picture of her when she was younger and Rump was a puppy and said: “Will miss you forever rump Thanks for being the best dog ever, love you always […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Pet Bereavement Guide

Pet Bereavement Guide Pet Bereavement Guide. When you lose a pet the grief might be sudden and overwhelming. Or it might creep up slowly on you and then hit you with a hammer. Or it can slowly flow along for a year or just a couple of months. What I’m trying to say is that we […]