PET LOSS SUPPORT HOTLINES

  

 

Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine's Companion Animal Hospital Pet Loss Support Hotline: (607) 253-3932, 6 - 9 pm, Tuesday - Thursday; www.vet.cornell.edu/public/petloss  

University of California - Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine's Pet Loss Support Hotline: (800) 565-1526, 3:30 - 6:30 pm, Monday - Friday; www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/petloss/index.htm

Colorado State University's Argus Institute Family Support Services: This institute offers individual and group counseling. (970) 491-1242
Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., 9AM to 5 PM Mountain Time
 

University of Florida Pet Grief Support Hotline: (352) 392-4700, ext 4080, 7 - 9 pm nightly; http://neuro.vetmed.ufl.edu/alt_med/petgrief/petloss.htm  

University of Illinois' College of Veterinary Medicine's C.A.R.E. Pet Loss Helpline: (877) 394-2273, 6 - 8 pm, Sunday's, Tuesday's, and Thursday's; www.cvm.uiuc.edu/CARE  

C.A.R.E. Helpline for Companion Animal Related Emotions
University of Illinois, College Veterinary Medicine (217) 244- CARE (2273) 

Iowa State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Pet Loss Support Hotline: (888) 478-7574, 5 - 8 pm nightly; www.vm.iastate.edu/animals/petloss/about.html  

Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine Pet Loss Support: (517) 432-2692, Tues., Wed., Thurs., 6:30 - 9:30 PM Eastern Time (calls returned collect) 

Ohio State University's Pet Loss Hotline: (614) 292-1823, 5:30 - 8:30 pm Monday's, Wednesday's, Friday's (long distance calls are returned collect) 

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) National Pet Loss Hotline (800) 946-4646 (24 Hours) 

University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine's Pet Loss Support Hotline: (215) 898- 4529; 9 am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday

Tufts University Pet Loss Support Hotline: (508) 839-7966, 6 - 9 pm, Monday - Friday; 24-hour voice mail; or www.tufts.edu/vet/petloss.html  

Washington State University's Pet Loss Support Hotline: (509) 335-5704; 24-hour voice mail and staffed 4 - 6:30 pm Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays and 10:30 am - 12 pm Saturdays; www.vetmet.wsu.edu/PLHL/home/index.asp 

Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Pet Loss Support Hotline: (630) 603-3994, 6 - 8 pm nightly (long distance calls are returned collect). 

Companion Animal Association of Arizona's Pet Grief Support Hotline: (602) 995-5885, 24 hours a day: www.caaainc.org  

P. A. T. S. Pet Loss Support Hotline
Pacific Animal Therapy Society
(250) 389-8047 

Iams Pet Loss Support Center and Hotline: (888) 332-7738, 8 am to 8 pm, Monday - Saturday. 

Delta Society    Web site: www.deltasociety.org/animalshealthpetlossresource1.htm
Pet loss resources and counselors listed by state. 

PetFriends, Inc.
1-800-404-7387 or 1-609-667-1717
Crisis Hotline for Emergencies: 1-609-234-8888 

                       

ADDITIONAL WEB SITES  

www.drdog.com/bereavement.htm 

www.pet-loss.net  Advice to pet owners on preparing for and dealing with the loss of a pet. 

www.avma.org/careforanimals/animatedjourneys/goodbyefriend/plhotlines.asp  Pet-loss support hotlines listed with hours of operation. 

 

BOOKS

 

Greene LA, Landis J:  Saying Good-Bye to the Pet You Love:  A Complete Resource to Help You Heal.  Oakland, CA, New Harbinger Publications, 2002 

Kubler-Ross E, Kessler D:  Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss.  New York, Scribner, 2005. 

Nieburg HA, Fischer A:  Pet Loss:  A Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children.  New York, HarperCollins, 1996.   

Peterson LM:  Surviving the Heartbreak of Choosing Death for Your Pet.  Your Personal Guide for Dealing with Pet Euthanasia.  Tempe, AZ, Greentree Publishing, 1997. 

Quackenbush J, Graveline D:  When Your Pet Dies: How to Cope with Your Feelings.  New York, Simon & Schuster, 1988.  

Stuparyk EM:  When Only the Love Remains:  The Pain of Pet Loss.  Toronto, Hushion House, 2000.

 

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