If your family’s beloved bird, cat or dog just died suddenly, would you know what to do? If not, you’re not alone. People ask "what to do" on a regular basis when their pet reaches their end of life. Here are nine things every pet parent or pet sitter must know when a pet dies at home. When we make the decision to bring a pet into our home, the … [Read more...] about My Pet Just Died! 9 Things You’ll Need To Know.
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How to Care for Your Pet After You Die
Ever wonder what happens to a pet after their owner dies? Learn how to create a pet trust or care plan through mypetwill.com, it could save your pet's life! There's a widespread problem escalating across the country. It's a heartbreaking and unintentional scenario that is occurring daily in every state, city, even in rural area. This widespread … [Read more...] about How to Care for Your Pet After You Die
Animal Hospice Extends Pets Life
Animal palliative care and pet hospice is a new concept for many pet parents. As people, when we reach the end stages of our life, it’s become normal practice in the medical community to transition from treatment, to quality of life care and pain management. This is often referred to as palliative care. In the pet world, this type of care is just … [Read more...] about Animal Hospice Extends Pets Life
Saving Gray
Meet Gray, otherwise referred to as "itty bitty kitty"! He was just hours away from death due to the fact that his pet parent died without having a pet trust or pet protection plan as a part of their estate plan. Gray's story is not uncommon. Fortunately, the eldercare attorney overseeing the estate believed in rehoming abandoned … [Read more...] about Saving Gray
A Lost Pet Named Sophie
Did you know July 5th is one of the busiest days for animal shelters and governmental animal control facilities? (Dogtime.com) Not only does intake and occupancy increase, sadly so do the amount of pets who die unnecessarily from a preventable accident. Like all golden retrievers, Sophie loved playing in the water. She had been at the beach all … [Read more...] about A Lost Pet Named Sophie
Elephants Are Empathetic & Emotional
When a baby elephant dies, it’s mother has been known to lift it with its trunk and place it in an area where they can cover it with ground debris like twigs, sticks, and dirt. Other female members of the herd will help in covering the calf and the rest of the herd will join the mother while paying homage. It's one of the beautiful rituals of the … [Read more...] about Elephants Are Empathetic & Emotional