Dealing With The Loss Of A Pet

  Given the intense bond we share with our pets, it is only natural to feel devastated with sadness and grief when a pet dies. Also this becomes inevitable as we humans live longer than our pets, so it is something you will have to deal at one point of time or the other. Given the intense bond we share with our pets, it is only natural to feel devastated with sadness and grief when a pet dies. Also this becomes inevitable as we humans live longer than our pets, so it is something you will have to deal at one point of time or the other. Whether you know its coming or it is just unexpected, it is a testing and gloomy time. While some may take your feelings for granted or not understand the depth of your feelings but it doesn’t change the very fact that you are dealing with a loss- a loss of someone who once was a part of your life even if it’s just an animal!

But there is time when you have to come out of the shock and grief and the healthy ways of how to deal to deal with the loss of a pet, mentioned below will give you a silver lining in the dark clouds of loss.

Everyone grieves differently Catharsis is a highly individual and personal process. Some feel it in cyclic hits when it comes and goes just like the waves. Others accept the traditional pproach of grieving and deal with its stages differently. So it is okay if you are overcome by waves of sadness even after a lot of time, because they’ll be short lived. Here are some healthy tips on dealing with the loss of a pet.

Allow Yourself to Cry: Bottling up the emotions of sadness isn’t good for you; all they do is make you more prone to remorse. Don’t care about what people will say when they see you mourning for an animal. Remember that it wasn’t just any other animal, you cherished a bond together and now it is gone, it’s missing. And it’s okay to cry and let it out.

Talk to Someone: Just about anyone from your friends, family or that stranger at the coffee shop! When you are done with crying, talk about him this will make you reminisce all the good and not so good times you had together. Talk to your family about how it feels, they’ll know.

Remember Your Pet: Pretending that you never had one isn’t going to help. Remembering him after he is gone might be tough but it is one way to find closure. Don’t ignore the memories, instead embrace and cherish them. It may hurt at first especially the first step, but later you will be glad that you did. You can make a scrapbook or post photos of you and him on your blog. Include pictures, notes and stories about your pet.

Consider volunteering at an animal shelter: It’s pretty obvious that emotionally you might not be ready to welcome another pet into your home but you could help outside. When you help a homeless pet who is desperately in need of human caring and affection, you will not only be healing another soul but also letting the universe fill the void in your life that was created with the loss of your pet.