PET LOSS SUPPORT HOTLINES

• (530) 752-3602, or toll free (800) 565-1526
  Staffed by University of California-Davis veterinary students;
  weekdays, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Pacific Time (PT);
  http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/petloss/index.htm
  
  
• (352) 392-4700; then dial 1 and 4080
  staffed by Florida community volunteers;
  weekdays, 7 pm to 9 pm, Eastern Time (ET);
  or call (352)392-4700 X4744 (Joy Diaz) at the University;
  http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu/vmth/companions.htm
  
  
• (517) 432-2696
  Staffed by Michigan State University veterinary students;
  Tuesday to Thursday, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, ET;
  http://cvm.msu.edu/petloss/index.htm
  
  
• (630) 325-1600
  Staffed by Chicago VMA veterinarians and staffs.
  Leave voice-mail message; calls will be returned 7 pm to 9 pm, CT
  (Long-distance calls will be returned collect)
  
  
• (540) 231-8038
  Staffed by Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine;
  Tuesday, Thursday, 6pm to 9 pm, ET
  
  
• (614) 292-1823
  Staffed by The Ohio State University veterinary students;
  Monday-Friday 6:30pm-9:30pm, EST and Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm, EST.
  Hotline coverage is dependent on volunteer availability.
  Voice-mail messages will be returned, collect, during operating hours
  
  
• (508) 839-7966
  Staffed by Tufts University veterinary students;
  Monday through Friday, 6 pm to 9 pm, ET;
  voice-mail messages will be returned daily, collect outside Massachusetts;
  http://www.tufts.edu/vet/petloss/
  
  
• (888) ISU-PLSH (888-478-7574)
  Pet Loss Support Hotline hosted by the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
  http://www.vetmed.iastate.edu/animals/petloss/;
  operational seven days a week, 6pm to 9pm (CST) from Sept-April;
  Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 6:00-9:00 pm (CST) from May-August.
  
  
• (607) 253-3932
  Cornell University Pet Loss Support Hotline staffed by Cornell University Veterinary Students
  Tuesday-Thursday 6-9pm ET, messages will be returned.
  http://web.vet.cornell.edu/public/petloss/
  
  
• (217) 244-2273 or toll-free (877) 394-2273 (CARE)
  Staffed by University of Illinois veterinary students.
  Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings 7-9 pm Central Time;
  http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/CARE/
  
  
• Argus Institute: Grief Resources,
  Colorado State University.
  For the Argus Institute office call (970) 297-1242
  
  
• (509) 335-5704,
  Pet Loss Hotline, Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
  http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/plhl/index.htm;
  staffed during the semester on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 6:30 - 9:00 PM,
  and Saturday 1:00-3:00 PM Pacific Time.
  
  
• Sandra Grassby LMSW   (212) 777-4921   *Pet Loss Recovery Counseling*
  A Pet Loss Counselor with 20 years experience helping clients through the difficult process. Free consultation contact sandragrassby@aol.com or call (212) 777-4921
  

BOOKS

Coping with Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet
by Moira Anderson. 2nd Ed. Loveland Co., Alpine Publications 1996

Pet loss: A Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children
by Herbert Nieberg, Ph.D. New York, Harper & Row 1996

Loving and Losing a Pet: A Psychologist and a Veterinarian Share Their Wisdom
by Michael Stern and Susan Cropper Northvale, NJ Jason Aronson, Inc. 1998

The Loss of a Pet
by Wallace Sife, Ph.D. rev. ed. NY Howell Book House 1998

Good Grief: Finding Peace After Pet Loss - www.goodgriefpetloss.com
by Sid Korpi, Healy House Books 2009
This book shows you how to: Emotionally prepare for a pet's euthanasia — understand when it's time, View death not as an ending, but (as animals see it) a natural transformation, Take care of yourself around insensitive people, Memorialize and celebrate your pet's life, Move on after your loss and love again.

ORGANIZATIONS

Angel Hearts
A beautiful site with poems and the ability to post pictures of your departed pet for others to view. 

Animal Love and Loss Network (ALLN)
The Animal Love And Loss Network (ALLN) seeks to bring together those who are mourning the injury, illness or loss of an animal companion. We also represent and support those who are working to end the exploitation and suffering of all animals. Weekly online forums to discuss your loss with others.

A Garden of Rest
A beautiful website offering a Pet Grief Forum, eSympathy cards and pet grief poems and stories all of which is completely FREE.

American Veterinary Medical Association's Pet Loss Page
http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/animatedjourneys/
goodbyefriend/goodbye.asp

The American Veterinary Association
The American Veterinary Association web site has a listing of further resources in the Pet Care section of it's web site at www.avma.org

The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement (APLB)
PO Box 106, Brooklyn, NY 11230 (718) 382-0690

Animal communicator Frances W. Greenspan speaks to your pets here and to those who have passed on to the other side.  Find out what they want to communicate to you, resolve unanswered questions, behavioral issues – phone readings.    Contact her at illusbyfwg@aol.com or her website:  www.franceswgreenspan.com

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