Coping with Pet Loss, July 17 - July 23, 2016

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

5 Things This Tech Wishes You Knew Before Euthanizing, http://j.mp/2a3hFAS « Dr. Andy Roark

PetLoss: When A "Pocket Pet" Dies, http://j.mp/2a34wd0 « Grief Healing

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Pet Loss: When A "Pocket Pet" Dies

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[Reviewed and updated December 2, 2025]

A person's a person, no matter how small.  ~ Dr. Seuss

A reader writes: I had a sweet, loving Guinea pig for over three years. Her name was Pippin. She would cuddle up on my lap almost every night and squeal happy squeals and stand up on her hind legs when I walked into the room. We had been taking care of our son's dog for three weeks. The dog was blind and had many maladies, but was so sweet, always wagging his tail. When my son returned last Friday, the dog had developed a huge hematoma on his ear. My son couldn't afford the vet bills so he was going to put the dog down the next day, last Saturday. We said we would adopt the dog and take care of the vet bills so we cancelled the noon euthanasia appointment. About 4 hours later we left to run errands. That was our mistake, that I am feeling so guilty for.