Coping with Pet Loss, August 6 - August 12, 2017

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

The joy, the grief, the pain: What I now understand about losing a pet, http://j.mp/2vMtbP7 « Petoskey News

How a Pet Hospice Vet Can Help Your Senior Dog, http://bit.ly/2otGHR9 « Dogster

Death of a household pet signals the end of an era, http://j.mp/2vuzjuY « Stuff

Coping with Pet Loss, May 24 - May 30, 2015

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

When Your Dog Dies: Reflection on Losing Your Best Friend, http://j.mp/1FfvOCi « HuffPost Healthy Living

Grief-therapy dog is remembered at her own funeral, http://j.mp/1FIiERC « The Columbus Dispatch

Everything I know about a good death I learned from my cat, http://j.mp/1Q9knlG « The Verge

Coping with Pet Loss, March 9 - March 15, 2014

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

Talking to Toddlers about the Death of a Pet, http://j.mp/1lDPRmd « BabyZone

Public mourning of deceased pets gains acceptance, http://j.mp/1feN7uQ « The Washington Times

Coping with Pet Loss, August 25 - August 31, 2013

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

Dear Otis and The Grief Goes On, http://wp.me/p2JmrV-2U « Good Grief Sebastian!

Pet Loss Memorial Day is Sunday September 8: Planning a Memorial Event for Your Pet, http://j.mp/19QtqVB « Veterinary Wisdom Professionals

After We Say Good-Bye ~ Keeping your pets' memories alive, http://j.mp/16RfUwh « Cesar's Way

Financial Assistance for Veterinary Care, http://j.mp/15cuF3d « Speaking for Spot

Lovely! Funeral for a child's goldfish, http://bit.ly/1cQBk4Y « Spring Mountain Living

Memorializing Pets We Have Lost

[Reviewed and updated on January 12, 2025]

A colleague writes: I am a veterinarian and would like to memorialize the pets we have lost in the past year. Does this seem appropriate, and do you have any specific suggestions which could be helpful? I plan to plant a tree and maybe provide garden stone marker engraving with the lost pet's name, but beyond that I'm open to suggestion.

My response: I think your idea of memorializing lost pets is most appropriate, and I applaud you for your sensitivity and caring. I'd like to offer some suggestions and point you to some resources that might be helpful to you as you develop this wonderful plan, and if I can be of any further assistance, please let me know.

Coping with Pet Loss: May 20 - May 26, 2012

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

• Should Friends Attend Pet Funerals? http://j.mp/Kig7QV  The answer is Yes!! « The Family Plot Blog

Coping with Pet Loss, July 25 - July 31

From Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

• @landofpuregold: MUST READ about a promise kept to "Benny Man," http://bit.ly/bennyman 

• Excellent advice! RT @WorldbytheTail: "I think my mom needs help," http://bit.ly/cNcX66 

• Agreed! Great post by DrV @pawcurious On being present at euthanasia, http://su.pr/2ztL9W via @AboutVetMed

• Heartwarming injured cat story features Draw the Dog's Bruce Kasanoff, http://bit.ly/9pwbhT

• @hospice_news: Veterinarian To Discuss Growing Field Of Pet Hospice At AVMA Convention, http://bit.ly/cU5K2V

• @taraparkerpope: Making End-of-Life Decisions for Pets, http://nyti.ms/ctljsd via @doclake

• @awallacehayward, via @FIDOFRIENDLY: Funeral Homes Offering Services for Pet Owners, http://bit.ly/aQGYie

• @FairwindPetLoss: Learn what we do and how we do it with this video clip from ABC15 news, http://dld.bz/jBsg