Pet Bereavement - this hurt hits different
There’s a moment after losing a pet where the world feels oddly still. The routines you never thought much about — the morning stretch beside your bed, the excited tap-tap-tap of paws on the floor, the way they’d sit beside you, their head on your lap — vanish overnight. And you’re left standing in the quiet, trying to understand how life keeps going when yours feels like it tilted off its axis.
Pet Loss - Resources
Canadian Pet-Loss Resources
Ontario Pet Loss (Ontario)
A support group offering grief coaching, peer-connection and counselling for those who have lost beloved companion animals. (Ontario Pet Loss)OVC Pet Trust at Ontario Veterinary College (University of Guelph)
Offers grief counselling (short-term: phone/virtual) for those grieving the loss of a companion animal, plus a list of other Canadian resources. (OVC Pet Trust)Lifting Stars (British Columbia)
Provides pet-grief support, a memorial centre, downloadable PDFs (“Coping with the Loss of a Companion Animal”) and a helpline. (liftingstars.ca)
