Losing a pet can be deeply sad and even traumatic ... Comments that make light of the pain and grief the pet lover is experiencing can make the person feel “minimized and disenfranchised ...
Ms Catley has been supporting vets and pet owners with end-of-life decisions and grief support for 30 years. "I help them assess if their fur loved one is living or existing — because I believe ...
For me, I find it is more challenging to understand grief in the format of losing a dog than it is that of a human, because I think you can have a conversation with others about that individual ...
We usually associate grief with bereavement ... someone close or even a family pet, it can be a relationship breakup, finding out about a terminal illness, losing your job, or even selling ...