Pet Loss: How Long Before Adopting Another?

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[Reviewed and updated November 9, 2023]

Through heartache and horror, joy and revelry, she was a companion. A comfort. A wonder in all her brilliance and empathy. She was a witness to my life, a thread of certain love and continuity. ~ Rachel Waters, Requiem For An Old, Gray Cat

A reader writes: How much time is enough to grieve between losing one pet and getting another?

My response: Many people worry that getting another pet too soon after losing the one they loved so much is somehow an act of disloyalty to the one who died – but like everything else in grief, that is a very individual matter and varies widely from one person to the next.

Coping with Pet Loss, January 25 - January 31, 2015

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

Lessons in death through the loss of a beloved pet, http://fb.me/1BYop6zIk « Build A Smarter Mind

Why do so many try to diminish the grief we feel for pet loss? http://j.mp/1LvonNP « Wofflesnapper

How Do You Know You're Ready for Another Dog?: Life After Pet Loss, http://j.mp/1JWefMi « The Jersey Doggy