Pet Loss
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The Death of a Pet
Asked by *.M. from Tucson
on June 24, 2010
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How do you tell children that their pet(cat) is died........one child is 5 and one is 10........I'm asking for my sister!!!
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- I simply explained to my children that Earl returned to the earth, and that his energy would be used in new life. They seemed to accept that and although they were sa...
- I agree, tell them the truth, that the cat was old and sick and it died.....don't go into much detail because you don't want them to think everyone that is old and sic...
- We just lost our cat of 16 years. We were honest with our kids. It hurt so bad to see them so heart broken, just as we were, but we all cried together as a family an...
Death of Pet
Asked by H.M. from Lewiston
on November 30, 2007
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We are in the process of finding out our dog may have cancer. In order to find out, he has to have major surgery next week. If it is, it is a death sentence. He is ...
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- i think we used a book called "dog heaven", although i couldn't get through it without tearing up. good luck
- Hi H., This is a tough subject and it will be hard for a 3 year old to understand, in the event your dog will pass. We had a beloved cat that passed away 2 years ag...
- I am having the same problem right now. I have 2 boys, 3 year's and 17 month's and I have a 14 year old dog that I need to put to sleep. I just dont know what to say...
How Do You Explain the Death of a Pet to a Toddler?
Asked by J.C. from Boston
on March 24, 2009
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Hi Mamas,
I've written before and gotten wonderful answers/advice/help from everyone - thank you all so much. My question today is: how do you explain the death of a...
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- Hi J., how old is your cat? I am a veterinarian so I just wanted to write in and say that while I can't say for certain without examining your cat of course that t...
- Some people may not agree with this, but our dog was very sick and my son (who was 3 at the time) knew this. After a lot of money and tests, we had to put him down. ...
- I went through the same thing with my daughter when she was two..our dog got very sick and in the end we had to put her to sleep(I hope you do not have to do this and ...
Kids Book to Help Deal with Pet Death...
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on August 3, 2011
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Are there any really good children's books anyone can recommend to help a child overcome their grief of the death of a beloved pet? Ages 4-6... or whatever's good is a...
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- I haven't read them, but found these: Up In Heaven by Emma C Clark. Summary: When Arthur's dog Daisy dies, she watches over him from heaven and eventually helps him...
- So, so, hard. We're a total dog family. When my husband and I were dating we discussed and agreed upon what kind and how many dogs before we ever got around to the kid...
- We lost our cat last week. My older girls took it very hard. My 3 yr old thinks I need to go to the doctor to bring her home. She even knows the name of the vet pla...
My Son's Dog Died :(
Asked by L.J. from Chattanooga
on July 15, 2010
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My son, who is 18, has a dog that we were watching while he visited family out of state for 3 weeks and it DIED yesterday on our watch (nothing we did wrong--long stor...
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- The 3 of us here have all agreed, we would want you to tell us.. (Our daughter is 19) We would not want you, to have to lie to us, because we could not handle th...
- YIKES! That is really a tough one. I think I would wait and tell him after the trip. It would just ruin it if you told him now. I'm sorry...good luck!
- That is a tough one. Would he be mad at you for keeping a "secret" Hopefully he would understand why you waited if you choose to do that. For me personally, I would ...
Death of a Pet
Asked by L.E. from San Francisco
on October 5, 2010
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So my parent's dog just passed away yesterday and I need your wisdom in how to prepare my 3y/o for the fact that he will not be there the next time we go over. He's t...
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- This happened to us just a couple months ago except that it was our pet. My daugther loved our kitty, Lacy. After 10 years though, the cat was just sick & miserable ...
- I don't recommend lying to your child. This comes from several viewpoints of mine: psychologically and from my childhood. The pets that I was able to say goodbye t...
- Dear Lannet- So sorry for the loss of your parents pet...but maybe you can see this as a 'teachable' moment...to share with your son your beliefs/values about death...
Seeking Moms Who Have Helped Grieving Child; Grandparents' Dog Died
Asked by L.S. from Richmond
on February 19, 2008
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Our-I am the grandmother--dog died suddenly and our almost eight year old grandson was really upset, crying uncontollably and then explaining that he is worried that h...
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- First, let me say that I am sorry for the loss of your dog. Dogs become part of your family and when they are gone, many people don't respect the fact that it feels li...
- Because I believe God accepts our pets into Heaven as they make us happy, I told my girls about the Rainbow Bridge (story is below). I also told them that our pets...
- L. I am really sorry to hear about your dog and the grief of your grandson. I have a four year old granddaughter and we had to put our dog to sleep just last yea...
Death of a Beloved Pet
Asked by K.M. from Charlotte
on June 30, 2009
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I need some help deciding how to explain the death of our dog Cooper to our 3 year old, CAllie. Cooper is 14 years old and has multiple cancers. We will probably hav...
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- My 11 year old yorkie had to be put to sleep when my boys were 2 1/2 and 5. I told them she got very sick and the vet couldn't help her anymore. I made sure to expla...
- You have to tell her because my parents had a similar issue and my dad handled it alone. We had a very young cat who had a lung tumor and had to be put asleep. My da...
- i lost one of my dogs when my daughter was about 3. i too was terrified at using the right words and how she would react. at this age they really dont understand death...
7 Year Old Obsessed with Death of Pet
Asked by J.E. from Houston
on March 1, 2010
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Hi Moms!
I really need help with this one. My daughter is 7 and has become increasingly obsessed with death, mostly revolving around the death of a beloved pet, but ...
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- I think there really has to be something triggering this. Maybe she even saw something on the news or heard of a friend's family member being sick and dying? She is ...
- A couple of ideas: 1. 7 is an age were death becomes a REAL concept and it is often at that age when kids start talking about and obsessing over "what if I died? ...
- Dear Mom, This is the hard part of life, but there are some solutions. First if you have a strong faith in God, I would start there. When I was a small girl my Dad ...
My Son's Pet
Asked by T.F. from Decatur
on December 23, 2006
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I recently found my son's pet cat dead on the highway he thinks Waffles ran away should I tell him the truth???
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- I had quite a bit of experience with talking to children about death of pets when I was a practicing veterinarian. It is always better for them to know that their pet...
- I agree with a lot of people here. Tell him. I have worked as a veterinary technician for over 13 years and I know it can be important for the kids to be involved. ...
- Sorry about Waffles. Loosing a pet is like loosing a part of the family, expecially to children. I am a children's grief counselor. So, that said, in my experience,...
