Blue Cross in the UK runs a pet loss phone line that gets at least 30,000 calls a year. A counselor there says grief never fully goes away. A cat with the same coat or a Facebook memory can bring it back.
公視新聞網How did you get through it? Does this pain ever go away?
What people do around the world
Call a pet loss support line and talk
run by Blue Cross, with at least 30,000 calls a year
公視新聞網「I've lost over ten dogs in my life. Each time hurts like the first, but I'd still love again.」
Oct 2026Original post・Substack
Call a vet school pet loss hotline
Cornell, answered by trained vet students
Cornell ChronicleJoin a monthly online support group at an animal hospital
Cornell animal hospital, for owners of recent patients
Cornell Chronicle「My dog died, and I want to know how others felt after losing their dog.」
Oct 2026Original post・Reddit
Talk with others who have lost a pet
suggested in the AVMA pet loss brochure
American Veterinary Medical AssociationJoin a government pet loss support course
2026 pilot, open to those who have lost a pet
The Herald Business「Our dog died last month and the whole family is down, so how long did it take you to recover?」
Oct 2026Original post・Yahoo!知恵袋
Make a drawing or a grave marker, or hold a small ritual
suggested by psychiatrist Yang Tsung-tsai
聯合報元氣網Coping with the grief and loss of a pet
PDSAProlonged grief disorder can follow the death of a pet
PLOS ONE／梅努斯大學典藏「Since my dog passed, I'm still working hard to recover from the grief.」
Oct 2026
「After losing my dog of 14 years, the worst grief is starting to ease. Next week I'll pick up its ashes.」
Oct 2026
「My dog died in an accident yesterday and it's too much to bear, so how did you get through losing a pet?」
Oct 2026
Updated 29 Oct 2026.