FAMILY PET continued...
Perhaps most importantly, talk about
your pet, often and with love. Let your
child know that while the pain will go
away, they will always have happy
memories of the pet.
Shedding a few tears together is healthy
and therapeutic. Ask your children how
they feel and help them talk about lov-
ing memories and funny stories.
Saying Goodbye
The family pet is gone. Now what?
Honoring and lovingly remembering can
help. Here are just a few ideas:
Host a small Celebration of Life me-
morial service.
If your pet was cremated, put ashes in
a pet cemetery or somewhere special
in your yard with some type of head-
stone (tree, flowers, stone, etc.).
Invite family and close friends to a “Bon
Voyage” dinner party as a chance to say
goodbye and share happy memories (a
great steak or fish dinner perhaps).
Create a memorial website or social
media page.
Make a scrapbook or shadow box with
happy memorabilia such as with a col-
lar, tags, and photos.
Draw pictures that can be framed and
hung somewhere special in your home.
Make a bracelet or necklace spelling a
pet’s name (a good craft for younger
children).
Have a memorial PawPrint in concrete
made with your pet’s name to put in
your yard or garden.
Donate money to a local animal orga-
nization in honor of your deceased pet.
Reading age-appropriate books about
pet death. Examples:
“Goodbye,
Brecken,” by David Lupton, for chil-
dren ages 4 to 8; “Kate, the Ghost
Dog: Coping With the Death of a Pet,”
by Wayne L. Wilson, for ages 8 to 13;
and “Memories of You,” by Erainna
Winnett, for ages 7 to 12.
While it’s impossible to shelter
children from a pet’s death, you can help
them handle the loss and remember all the
love the pet brought to the family.
The Niagara Frontier Veterinary Society
is comprised of more than 75 small animal
hospitals and nearly 200 practitioners in
Erie and Niagara Counties. It exists to ad-
vance public awareness and understanding
of proper pet health care, veterinary services
and the veterinary profession.
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