Pet Bereavement Reviews

When my mother died aged 40 we were all left devastated. Not only was I grieving the loss of my best friend and mother, I was also worried sick about my dad. He took my mothers death really bad. They had been childhood sweethearts. I had left home by now, and I used to be so upset to find, when visiting my father, him sitting in the dark just ...  Read the complete review

Ooops, It would appear I broke site rules. very very sorry. edited!!! Inspired by the wonderful Goosey's review I wanted to share a poem with you that I often look at and is in a photo frame to think of my beautifully departed pets, and humans for that matter. I often have to search hard on the net to find this poem so I dont think it ...  Read the complete review

I am a great believe of mourning loss. I have a mourning time over all relationships whether it be because of a break-up, a death or moving away. When it comes to pet bereavement my pain lasts longer than all others, although having said that I am extremely lucky not to have lost too many people, and I should point out I prefere animals to ...  Read the complete review

All seasoned pet owners are only too familiar with the strong, emotional responses suffered, upon the loss of their pet, be it mouse, dog, cat or donkey. This review is mainly about those responses and how we deal with them; and may well be more useful to none-pet owners, in that they may understand the exceptionally strong emotional ...  Read the complete review

Losing a pet can be the hardest thing from the moment you realize you are seeing illness in your pet for the first time to the realization that maybe life is not forever. One of the things that has really affected me in the last few years is seeing one of my daughters grow up from a little girl who adored and cared for her pets and animals ...  Read the complete review

Pets, as well a human, grieve. In times of sadness, the pets that may be left in your life after a family member or fellow house-pet dies also need constant attention and reassurance. A great many people I have spoken to have recommended the following concept for young children; this is good even for those families who are not ...  Read the complete review

I had never really experienced the death of a pet head on before. That was until the morning of 04 Febuary 2003. My dog, Jazz, passed away. She had been a part of my life for some 12 years. It's a long time. And now she wasn't here. The place seems awfully quiet and empty without her. I missed hearing her breathing at night. I missed cuddling up ...  Read the complete review

I had to cope with the awful news yesterday that my beloved cat Murphy had died. He was knocked down by a car. He was not even one-years-old. I am 28 years old and I can honestly say this is the worst pain and grief I have ever felt in my life. I miss him so much already. I was his mommy and he was my little baby. I never understood ...  Read the complete review

On the 10th of December 2002, Shadow had her breakfast, and sat a while with Paul on the settee. She then climbed the stairs to her favourite spot on the landing and lay down alongside the bathroom door. Philip came out of his room and alerted us with cries that Shadow was ‘not right’. Her eyes had lost focus, and her breathing grown very shallow. ...  Read the complete review

People say that losing a pet is like losing a close member of your family. I never knew how true this was until today. Sooty was my first dog and we got him from a Dog Rescue centre when he was only a young pup. He had been found in a shoe box on a church step, barely alive. Luckily a passer-by had spotted him and took him to the rescue ...  Read the complete review

The other night, I did my usual last minute check on the kids and pets before going to bed. One of my son, Dominyk’s hamsters didn’t look very well – Lisa, a little orange and white one around two years old. I took her out and checked her over. Her bottom area was brown and wet, so I took her into the bathroom, laid her on the ...  Read the complete review

I must confess to never reading an opinion in this category before. I knew that I’d come out after rating appropriately feeling really sad so I’ve always avoided it like the plague. I’ve had loads of pets in the past. My dad used to keep tropical fish but I got my very own first pet when I was 7, he was called Smokey ...  Read the complete review

Many years ago my sister, Helen, and her then partner had a cat named Freckle - so called because of his colour. He was a most beautiful cat and I am quite convinced that he understood everything we did and said! When they went on holiday Freckle would come and stay with me. When he first arrived I would be following ...  Read the complete review

I was an only child and always had lots of pets, from tortoises to guinea pigs, rabbits, cats and a Golden Retriever called Sandy. Perhaps the pets were to make up for the lack of brothers and sisters, I don't know but Sandy was a playmate. She had 8 puppies but one was still born. I used to nurse each one to sleep every night before going ...  Read the complete review

When i was 25 years old i decided to get my self a dog. As i saw it, it was someone for me to look after and care for. I visited various dog homes,i wanted to take them all,they all needed a loving home. I noticed a dog sat in the corner of this kennel,it was shaking and he looked so scared.I asked about this dogs circumstances,He was an ...  Read the complete review

Before I start let me tell you I’ve wrote about 20 first lines and deleted them all, as nothing seems adequate as my introduction to pet bereavement, so to get through this I would like first to introduce you to three special cats. Please remember that this is a personal opinion, which has invoked a lot of emotion when writing. ...  Read the complete review

SEE UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM This is the opinion I never wanted to write - the category I'd try hard to skim over, the day I wish had never came, the missing I wish I'd never experienced. Last year I wrote and opinion on grief in relation to the death of my Mother. 'Grief Becomes Me' was an exploration of one kind of grief - ...  Read the complete review

I promised myself that I’d never write an emotional opinion again, I mean Bullying, Cancer and Asthma – each time I ended up crying after writing them, but here I am again, so apologies if it doesn’t come out right. As some of you know I’ve always had pets, but more importantly theres always been a dog living in ...  Read the complete review

On December 4th 2001 I had to have Tibby one on my two cats put to sleep, he was 17 years old and in the final stages of kidney failure. In this opinion I would like to celebrate his life, but also try and explain how the love you get from a pet during their lifetime well outweighs the pain and grief you feel when they die, and also some of the ...  Read the complete review

It's hard to think of death, even as an adult, but it is something we all have to face at one point in time or another. It's an odd way to look at it, but I was lucky. I grew up on a farm and dealt with things like death from a very young age. With the birth of still born calves, barn kittens getting under horses feet, even the pig we ...  Read the complete review