Pet Health Blog

Take time to share with others the important role that your beloved pets have played, and continue to play in your life. There are different ways that individuals and families may choose to honor their pet on National Pet Memorial Day.

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Last Photos

Last March, I received an email from a woman named Kristin. She was writing to introduce herself and request an informational interview to talk about pet loss support and to offer her unique services as a hospice photographer.

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Keeping your Hands in Fur: Part 2

After losing my dog Shaygala, suddenly, and at an early age of 5, from an extremely aggressive and deadly leukemia, on October 22nd, 2012, I knew that the road of my emotional recovery ahead would be a very long and difficult one, having been through this crippling kind of loss of my animal companions twice before in the past 9 years.

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Keeping your Hands in Fur: Part 1

I believe people who deeply mourn the loss of their animal companions were lucky and blessed to have experienced a deep, amazing bond. That strong bond provided a myriad of gifts and benefits, emotional, social and physical.

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A Photo Treasury of Memorials

People often send me photos of how they memorialize a beloved pet that has passed. Each photo is touching and inspiring. I love hearing about and seeing the unique, beautiful and meaningful way people memorialize their companion animals.

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Dear Enid: I Struggle to Go On

Dear Enid, I lost my beloved dog months ago. It’s hard to explain to anyone that didn’t know us together, but she was my everything—she was my every thought, my every breath, my every smile.

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