Recommended Reading
Articles for pet parents:
- The death of pet can hurt as much as the loss of a relative – by Joe Yonan for The Washington Post, published March 26, 2012. (Alternate link)
- From wills to hospice care to funerals, pet care involves all seasons of life – by Robin Garrison Leach for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, published March 23, 2014. (Alternate link)
- What price is right in extending a pet’s life? – by Ken Gordon for The Columbus Dispatch, published April 9, 2013. (Alternate link)
- The Bereaved Employee Returning to Work – by Helen Fitzgerald, CT for AmericanHospice.org (Alternate link)
- Saying Goodbye: Talking to Kids About Death – by Christina Frank from Parents Magazine (Alternate link)
- Letting Children Share in Grief – by Catherine Saint Louis for The New York Times, published: September 19, 2012
- Preparing for the Death of a Terminally-Ill Loved One: What to Expect, and How to Help the Entire Family Move Forward – by The Neptune Society, published: March 6th, 2017 (Alternate link)
- Study of Normal Mourning Process Illuminates Grief Gone Awry – by Daniel Coleman for The New York Times, published: March 29, 1988. (Alternate link)
Articles for veterinarians:
- You Need to Vet Your Veterinary Practice’s Burial and Cremation Providers – by Dr. Marty Becker, published in the July 2014 edition of Veterinary Economics. (Alternate link)
- Household Pet Euthanasia and Companion Animal Last Rites – by George Dickinson for Phi Kappa Phi Forum, Summer 2014. (Alternate link)
Books:
- When Your Pet Dies – A Guide to Mourning, Remembering, and Healing by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. (www.centerforloss.com)
- Grieving the Death of a Pet by Betty J. Carmack (bettyjcarmack.com)
Other helpful websites and downloads:
- Helping Your Pet Through the Grieving Process – by the Pet Angel Memorial Center and www.petlosscare.com. (Alternate link)
- From The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center’s Honoring the Bond program:
- Difficult Decision Making (Alternate link)
- How Do I Know When it’s time? Assessing Quality of Life and making End-of-Life Decisions (Alternate link)
- Coping with the Loss of a Companion Animal (Alternate link)
- Helping Children Cope with Illness or Death of an Animal (Alternate link)
- Do Companion Animals Grieve? (Alternate link)