More often than not, planning your pet’s passing was an anguished experience that can stay with you long after they’ve left. Replaying moments and wondering if you chose the “right” time is both entirely normal and deeply torturous.
Grief and guilt may actually begin gaslighting you after pet loss. Twisting memories, making you doubt your love and choices, question things you know to be true, and even making you think you’ve failed or are grieving wrong.
The truth is, grief, especially after losing your pet, doesn’t follow a neat checklist. There are no true stages of pet loss. Just an overwhelm of emotion and humans doing their best.
Because everyone’s connection to their pet is different, it’s normal and common for individuals within families to grieve differently after losing a pet.
Many grieving pet parents find themselves asking “is happiness after pet loss even possible?” Explore your own answers with seven thought provoking questions.
When a beloved pet family member is missing and there are no answers, no certainty, and no goodbye, their absence can leave you emotionally suspended. Caught between hope and heartbreak.