My friend, Trisha, recently went through what she likes to call her ‘year of darkness.’ One tumultuous divorce, an ailing parent back East and three older pets nearing their end. Trisha clung to her chardonnay as Paul, her fifteen year old calico, jumped into her lap, dusting her black pants with a fresh layer of […]
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The When And Hows Of Adoption After Pet Loss
The passing of a pet can often be the most profound loss with which any animal-lover could be faced, and, in many cases, can be overwhelmingly alienating as well. The truth is, you never really feel it the way it’s supposed to be felt until it happens to you. In many cases, the pain of […]

