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When A Pet Dies, How Can You Find Comfort?

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News Commentary, News, Politics

4.2727 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

“Mourning her absence was breathtaking in a literal sense; it took the wind out of me,” writes Sara Bader about the grief she felt with the death of her best friend. She was not talking about a person; she was writing about her cat, Snowflake, a constant and faithful companion. Pets are like our family, so when one dies the loss can feel immeasurable. But often, society places little value on that grief: “It’s just an animal. Why don’t you get another?” Yet, the death of a faithful, longtime companion, whether dog, cat, bird or other creature, great or small, can leave a void that is hard to fill. We’ll talk about grieving our pets and how to help them across the rainbow bridge. Guests: Sara Bader, author, "The Book of Pet Love and Loss" Jennifer Scarlett, DVM and CEO, San Francisco SPCA; veterinarian Jill Goodfriend, registered nurse and licensed clinical social worker - Goodfriend leads Berkeley Humane's pet loss support group and specializes in pet loss and grief in her practice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Coming up on forum, they listen to our problems, they cuddle with us on the couch or join us for a walk.

1:23.6

They are often here when no one else is.

1:25.6

They are our pet friends, and the devotion we have for them often knows no bounds.

1:30.4

So when a pet dies, the loss can feel immeasurable.

1:33.9

Yet society often places less value on that grief.

1:37.1

Why don't you get another one?

1:38.8

But that void is not easily filled, and the sorrow can be hard to shake.

1:42.7

We'll talk about grieving our pets and how to help them across the

1:45.3

Rainbow Bridge. Join us next after this news.

1:59.4

Welcome to Forum. I'm Grace Wan, in fromina Kim. Morning her absence was breathtaking in a

2:05.5

literal sense. It took the wind out of me, write Sarah Bader, about the grief she felt upon the death

2:11.1

of her best friend. She wasn't talking about a person. She was writing about her cat snowflake, a constant

2:17.2

and faithful companion.

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