RECOMMENDED

Resources

Below is a listing of helpful resources that I either have used myself or trust enough to recommend to you.

Online

Association for Pet Loss Bereavement

Online chat rooms and grief support; mediated by trained counselors

www.aplb.org

Veterinary Wisdom

Many articles and good recommendations for grieving families.

www.veterinarywisdom.com

Argus Center

Grief support through Colorado State University

csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu


Inspirational Article

How to Grieve for a Very Good Dog

outside.com

Pet Loss Hotline

Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Pet Loss Hotline

staffed by students from 6-9 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

540-231-8038

Books for Adults

Good-Bye My Friend: Grieving the Loss of a Pet; Mary and Herb Montgomery, Montgomery Press, 1991

Absent Friend: Coping with the Loss of a Treasured Friend, Laura and Martyn Lee, Henston Ltd., 1992

Books for Children

A Special Place for Charlee: A Child's Companion Through Pet Loss, Debbie Morehead, Partners in Publishing, LLC 1996

Cat Heaven/Dog Heaven, Cynthia Rylant, The Blue Sky Press, 1997/1995

The Tenth Good Thing About Barney, Judith Viorst, Aladdin Paperbacks, 1971

Quality of Life Scale

Pet caregivers can use this Quality of Life Scale to determine the success of Pawspice care:

https://my.vetmatrix.com/0033049/storage/app/media/pdf_files/QualityofLifeScale.pdf