[Houndmom]

I don't know about others but when we lost our dogs and cat last year both my husband and I grieved terribly and didn't know where to go for support and answers. When a co-woker lost her cat this year I found a website that offered information regarding pet loss, including a memorial page and e-cards. She also did not know where to go for support and found the link to be a great help. Could we start and pin a post where people could add a few links for support and memorial sites? Last year I was not in the frame of mind to research the web for sites but if a listing had been available in one place I probably would have used it.

Here are a couple links:

Pet Loss Support (state listings for support, question and answers, support topics)

Heaven's Playground (Memorial, support, links, e-cards)

This post has been edited by Houndmom: 10 December 2002 - 04:17 PM

[greyhoundlov]

http://www.angelblue....com/forum.html

This is another good one. Terri has lost greys and still has two plus a whippet. She writes absolutely beautiful poems and has a huge heart and tremendous compassion. You cry a lot but it's cleansing.

[becka]

http://groups.yahoo....p/CircleofGrey/

Is a good one for those whose greys are dying. Most of the people on the board are going thru greys with cancer, but there's lots of support and knowledge there.

http://www.angelblue...memorywall.html
Memory wall

[levriere]

I grew up being taught that it "helps" if we light a candle in times of sorrow.

There is a site that allows you to do this on-line it is: www.gratefulness.org.

I think the name is ironic, could be greytful... instead.

It helps me when I'm sad or worried about a loved one.

[Houndmom]

Pet Loss.com

I saw this in another post and added it here.

[KyGrey]

http://www.rainbowsbridge.com

[DianeFG]

I don't really want to go anywhere else..... those strangers didn't know Fudgie. People here knew him, and that gives me alot of comfort.

You all knew he ran around the yard like a girafee on crack, that he coudn't do fly-bys without knocking me or one of the kids off our feet, even though that wasn't his intention. You knew that he didn't like to ride in the car. That he loved to sit in the kiddie pool. He loved peanut butter but absolutely hated bananas. He loved his brother. He had bad SA when Goods wasn't around. He didn't wag his tail for the first 6 months we had him, then one day his tail was whipping around like a helicopter... that was great. He couldn't do stairs for such a long time, DH carried him up and down. He was a champion Rooer, I loved when he would roo. That if you scratched right at his breastbone his back leg would start shaking. If you scratched the top of his butt, he'd dance back and forth from foot to foot, he loved that. Strangers don't know those things about him.

I'm having a hard time. Goods is having a really hard time. Night time really seems to be difficult for Goods. He's been up crying every single night. He cries all night. I tried to have him sleep with me in DDs room (put DD in bed with DH) he wouldn't come in and lay down. He'd walk in and then cry and walk out. I slept on his bed with him the other night, but I can't do that each night. I'm so tired and so is he.

I called the vet, I was told to give him benadryl to help him relax. Give him some before we go for our walk. I pray this gives him some peace tonight. It's killing me to watch him suffer

How long does the mourning usually go on?? What did you do to help your other pets adjust?? Did you have to help them with medication?? Where they worse at night than in the day??

This post has been edited by Diane FG: 18 August 2005 - 02:23 PM