Radiant Heart After-Care for Pets Blog

Fairhaven Princess

  Back at the end of September, a client paid me an extremely high compliment. Arshia Fathali and his wife Heather (owners of Fairhaven Rug Gallery) selected Life Cycle Pet Cremation for the honor of providing after-care for their Doberman Pinscher, Elsa.  Anyone...

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The Day After

A few months ago it was my privilege to provide after-care for an 18-year-old male orange tabby. The tabby's death hit his human mom very hard. The day after her cat's death she couldn't stand to be in the house. Even though her other cats were extra cuddly, the void...

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Emma

I have an elderly cat named Emma, a tiny DSH tuxedo whose "boxing weight" was 9 lbs, but who today weighs around 5 lbs. Technically she's a family pet, but really...I have no problem claiming her as "mine." She was adopted when I was a singleton, 19 years ago, one...

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Pet Loss and the Elderly

In September 2014, it was my privilege to participate in the IAOPCC's Pet Bereavement Certification program led by Dr. Betty J. Carmack (http://bettyjcarmack.com/). The program covered subjects including the human-animal bond, understanding grief, communication...

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