Living With Pet Bereavement
By Dawn Murray CABC
Thank you for visiting our Website. Living with Pet Bereavement has been created to give pet carers information and guidance on every aspect of Pet Loss including -
- Pre, During and Post Euthanasia support and advice - Knowing when the time is right and what to expect.
- Forum - Where you can meet and chat to like minded people.
- Advice and information on what aftercare options are available for your pet.
- Palliative Care.
- How to help Children or the Elderly cope with Pet Bereavement or Pet Loss.
- How a surviving pet copes with the loss of their companion.
- Pet loss products and memorials.
- Who to complain to if something goes wrong.
- Pets in the afterlife and animal communication.
- Common diseases and illnesses effecting domestic pets.
- Memorial Page where pet carers can honour and pay tribute to their beloved pets.
Fundraising for 2011 - Ray of Hope Appeal in aid of the Royal Dick Veterinary Hospital
By Dave Melville
This year we are raising funds for the Royal Dick Veterinary School in Edinburgh. The Royal Dick Vet School was chosen due to their pioneering and highly successful work in the field of Oncology (Study of Cancer in pets). 1 in 3 dogs and 1 in 6 cats are diagnosed with cancer, statistics that will strike fear in every pet carer. the Ray of Hope Appeal has now been launched, for more information please visit The Ray of Hope Appeal website
Message from Dawn Murray
In May 2008, my own beautiful rescued Greyhound Ruby, was diagnosed with bone cancer 3 months before her 9th birthday and the most common killer in Greyhounds. Devastated, we were given a choice by our Vet, we either euthanised Ruby or had her referred to the Oncology department at Royal Dick Vet Hospital to see if there was anything they could do. Test started on Ruby the minute she arrived at the Hospital. Within two hours the Veterinary Surgeon confirmed that Ruby's cancer was confined to her hind leg. They explained that they would amputate the leg and the follow up treatment would include 4 to 6 sessions of Chemotherapy. The took the time to explain in detail the affects of the Chemotherapy on dogs and we agreed to this course of action. They also explained that should the operation and Chemotherapy go well, that Ruby could expect to live a good quality of life for up to 9 months - this may not seem long in human terms, but for an elderly dog, it's a fairly long time. I am delighted to say that Ruby is now entering her 4th year cancer free, has a wonderful quality of life and its all down to the care and attention she received at the Royal Dick Veterinary Hospital.
