Dealing with the Death of a Pet

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Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Life with a pet is bittersweet because, when they die --- which they inevitably do --- they take a piece of our hearts with them. Email questions or comments: drlaura@drlaura.com - Participate on the radio program: call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment.

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0:00.0	Dr. Laura's Deep Dive, offering new analysis and advice on some of life's more perplexing
0:08.4	problems deep-telling, marriage, relationships, mental health, and more.
0:12.9	Deep Dive, Dr. Laura's Deep Dive podcast.
0:18.9	I'm a dog person, cats, not so much.
0:22.9	Throughout most of history, the relationship between humans and animals has primarily
0:28.9	been utilitarian, horses, pulled carts, dogs, protected farms, cats, eight rodents.
0:37.0	Through time, our dependency on animals to help in our dearly lives evolved into warm,
0:43.4	clothes, bonded relationships with them, and today more than 66% of U.S. households
0:50.8	own pets.
0:51.8	And if you're one of them, you understand the joy of being greeted with absolute
0:57.5	enthusiasm.
0:58.8	Just for walking in the door, pets enhance our lives with love and affection, studies show
1:05.1	they help reduce blood pressure just by petting them, and that they may even help us live
1:10.4	longer.
1:11.8	Life with a pet though is bittersweet, because when they die, and inevitably they do, they
1:19.4	take a piece of our hearts with them.
1:21.7	So over the years, I've gotten many calls from sad and lonely humans suffering the loss
1:30.6	of their pets.
1:31.6	I can relate.
1:32.6	It was just a few years ago when my beloved BBs health started to deteriorate, and I had
1:38.5	to make the decision to put her down.
1:41.8	I told Janet all about it when she called to strut over the idea of having to put her
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