Pet Loss Support

Losing a cherished friend can be a difficult time in anyone's life.
Listed below are several resources that can help with the loss of a companion

U.C. Davis Pet Loss Support Hotline

CVMA Support Groups

The Association For Pet Loss and Bereavement

El Dorado Mental Health - 24 hr Crisis Line -(530) 544-2219

You may also want to check with your local library or bookstore for available literature.
A few recommended titles are:

Pet Love,   Betty White, William Morrow and Company, 1983
Dogs Have Souls Too - The Spirit of Miss Sarah,    George and Emily Watson, Ingram Book, 2000 Coping with the Loss of a Pet    Christina M. Lemieux, Wallace R. Clark, 1992
Living Through Personal Crisis    Ann Kaiser Stearns, Ballantine, 1984
Maya's First Rose    Martin Scott Kosins, Open Sky Books, 1992
When Your Pet Dies: How to Cope with Your Feelings    J. Quackenbush & D. Graveline, Simon & Schuster, 1985 (out of print - check with your library)
ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN:
Lifetimes    B. Mellonie & R. Ingpen, Bantam Books, 1983
"Oh, Where Has My Pet Gone?"    Sally Sibbett, B. Libby Press, 1991
Pet Loss: A Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children     H.A. Nieburg & A. Fisher, Harper & Row, 1982 (out of print - check with your library)
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney     Judith Viorst, Aladdin Books, 1975

 

ONLINE RESOURCES:

Lightning Strike pet-Loss Support Page
Offers a "cybershoulder" for grieving pet owners.
Pacific Animal Therapy Society Pet Loss Support Line
Offers emotional support to anyone who has experienced or is anticipating the loss of a pet, for any reason. (located in British Columbia, Canada)
Griefnet's E-Mail Support Group
This list is an on-line support group for anyone dealing with the loss of a pet--any pet, whether the loss is recent or not, or even the imminent death of a pet. Check the link above, or to subscribe to GRIEF-PETS, send email to majordomo@falcon.ic.net and in the BODY of the message write: subscribe grief-pets (your-email-address).
Everlasting Stone
The world's premier designers and makers of memorial stones, urns, and caskets for pets.
The Virtual Pet Cemetary
A place to immortalize your beloved pet.
Pet Loss
A collection of articles and poems that may help one come to grips with the loss of a furred child.
Pet Loss: Help in Healing the Hurt
An article by Kathie Maffitt. Includes links to other resources.

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