HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH IT?
It's not easy when you're pet dies or you've become separated for some other reason. You've lost not only a member of your family, but a best friend and loyal companion.
LOSING A BELOVED PET IS A REALLY TOUGH THING TO DEAL WITH...
You were responsible for your pet, you took care of him and his daily needs. You fed him, groomed him, and paid for his veterinary visits. He looked up to you, and you were his protecter. Maybe you even feel guilty, since you were responsible for him, and you might think that you could have done some things differently, or that you didn't, or couldn't, do enough to save him.
Maybe you can't even sleep at night, next to that cold, empty space beside you, the one that used to be filled with the warmth of a blissfully content and loving creature.
You might feel depressed, tired, and hopeless,
lonely, empty, or sad.
or angry, reckless, and mad!
Or you might not be feeling anything ... numb and unemotional...nothing at all.
IF THIS IS HOW YOU'VE BEEN FEELING, THAN YOU NEED TO GET SOME HELP!
(AND, if you can't sleep because you're angry, contemplating some kind of revenge, worrying about how much money you spent at the Emergency Vet Hospital, or seeking financial compensation for the loss of your companion animal, you can look forward to a new feature here at Cato Min Pins, currently under construction, entitled: Animal Law).
IF YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE LOSS OF YOUR PET, AND ALL THE STUFF THAT GOES WITH IT, I THINK THAT YOU CAN FIND SOME OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HELPFUL:
PET LOSS SUPPORT LINKS:
PetFriends 1-800-404-PETS, a toll-free pet-grief hotline. They are a nonprofit, all volunteer organization whose members are not only animal lovers, but, they've been especially trained by a licensed clinical social worker and a veterinarian to help people who are mourning the loss of a pet.
ARTICLES "YOU MUST" READ:
BOOKS THAT ARE HELPFUL:
When your Pet Dies. How to cope with your feelings by Jamie Quackenbush, M.S.W. and Denise Graveline. (Simon & Schuster, New York, 1985)
Coping with the Loss of a Pet by Christina M. Lemiux, Ph.D. (Wallace Clark Publishers, Reading PA, 1992)
Good-bye My Friend, Grieving the Loss of a Pet by Mary and Herb Montgomery (Montgomery Press, Minneapolis, MN, 1994)
Pet Loss: A Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children by Herbert A. Nieburg and Arlene Fisher (Harper & Row, New York, 1982)
Animals as Teachers and Healers by Susan Chernak McElroy (Sage Press, Portland OR, 1996)
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