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Why Pet Loss Grief Deserves the Same Respect as Any Other
By Gabriel Killian
Guest Blogger | Founder of Memorial Merits and U.S. Navy Service Member
The Phone Call Nobody Prepares You For
When my father died unexpectedly in 2019, I was at sea on a Navy ship with over 3,000 sailors and no wa...
Transparency and the Veterinary Grief Gap
By Lindsay Brockman, LVT, PGSS-C
Guest Blogger | EverKin Pet Loss Support
As a licensed veterinary technician, I've spent well over a decade working with pets and their people.
From traumatic cases in the ER to non-profit community-based medicine, th...
10 Ways To Support Someone Grieving a Dying or Departed Pet: A Guide from CodaPet
By Dr. Karen Whala
Guest Blogger | CodaPet
Losing a pet is one of the most painful experiences a person can face. At CodaPet, we understand that grief around pet loss doesn’t follow a linear path — it weaves thr...
Grieving One’s Soulmate Dog
By Michelle B. Slater, Ph.D.
Guest Blogger | michelleslater.com
Having grieved my own beloved animal companion—a charismatic and profound German shepherd named Brady—I would like to share the wisdom I learned as I mourned his loss with readers who are feeling bereft as w...
INTRODUCING - KATHRYN'S KORNER
But I Didn’t Get to Say Good-bye: Coping with Sudden Traumatic Multiple Pet Loss
By Kathryn D. Marocchino, PhD, FT
Animal Hospice Group Founder and Instructor/Lecturer
On March 5 of this year 2024, The Nikki Hospice Foundation for Pets, in partnership with the Humane...