Includes index. Includes Aftercare resources and a list of pet loss support groups (pages 267-296).
Contents:
Human-pet bond -- Responsibility -- The grieving process -- Shock -- Denial and disbelief -- Anger, alienation and distancing -- Guilt -- Depression -- Resolution (closure) -- Other kinds of loss -- Another pet? -- Children and the death of a pet -- Euthanasia -- Final arrangements (aftercare) -- Supportive counseling -- Religion and the death of pets -- Some practical suggestions -- Telephone hotlines -- Counselors-- Aftercare resources -- Pet loss support groups.
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