When The Family Pet Dies…

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Pets are often considered to be family members. For an adult the loss of a pet may be just part of the process, as emotional as it still remains. Still, there are other members of the family that pet loss can be hard for. Many kids’ first encounter with death is that of their pet’s and know that when many pets live together, they regard each other as family, and would be greatly affected by the death of one.

You should deal with the situation with a pet’s death carefully with kids. People usually forget how hard their first dealing with death was. Children tend to grieve shorter than adults do, but their pain is still intense. They might even feel more pain than adults. Younger kids tend to repeat the subject, so practice patience. Give your kid hugs and support. You should always be honest when discussing death and grief. It wouldn’t help them in any way if you step around the issue. Never say things like “God took your pet,” or that their pet was put to sleep.

All this accomplishes is to make a child fear God is waiting to take away everything, and it will make them afraid to go to sleep. You should just be honest, since you cannot escape the issue of death forever. It’s very important that you don’t get a new pet immediately. Give them time to adjust, and do not get a new pet until they are ready, otherwise it will only be harmful in the long run.

The only thing that will happen is that they will become afraid that God will take away everything one day, or that they might also die if they go to sleep. Have an honest conversation . . . these are facts of life everyone has to learn at some point. And don’t get a new pet right away. You should give them the time they need to grieve and adjust, and just wait until they are ready for a new pet.

Eating and sleeping habits may dramatically change. If you had several dogs and the pet that died was the dominant male/female, there will probably be scuffles and some fights as the remaining dogs try to figure out the new hierarchy. This is quite natural, and you should avoid interfering as much as possible. Try to keep things as normal as possible, and in time they will go back to their old ways. Your pets just need time.

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