How Dogs and Cats Handle Pet Loss

About this episode

This episode discusses how dogs and cats cope with the loss of a pet family member.

Hi everyone, and welcome back to Val Talk’s Pets. Pet parents grieve terribly when a pet dies, but what happens to the other pet in the household when a member of the pet family passes away? In this episode we’ll talk about How Dogs and Cats Handle Pet Loss. ☕ Support the podcast: Please purchase a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/valtalkspets 📩 Email me: val@valtalkspets.com with questions, topic suggestions, or feedback. 🌐 Visit my website: https://valtalkspets.com for links mentioned on ...

People in this episode

Host: Valerie Cairney

Topics covered

• pet loss
• grief
• dogs
• cats
• pet family dynamics

Keywords

• pet loss
• grief in pets
• dogs and cats
• pet family
• handling loss

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Val Talk’s Pets, ko-fi, valtalkspets.com

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