ILovedMyPet.com Blog - February 5, 2012
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Pet Loss News Headlines - February 5, 2012
Coping with pet loss
The role of pets in households has changed tremendously over the past few decades. Pets today are part of the family, so losing one is like losing a family member, says Dr. Phil Zeltzman. He sees how much more money and emotion pet owners are investing in their animals.
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Avoid a Pet Emergency in Overtime: Super Sunday's Parties Can Be Dangerous To Your Pet
CALABASH, N.C., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Your big party during the big game may be dangerous to your pet. The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) offers tips to pet owners to make sure their ...
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Loss Widens at Central Garden
The company's quarterly loss of 27 cents a share widened from a loss of 16 cents per share delivered in the prior-year quarter.
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Central Garden & Pet Company Announces Fiscal 2012 First Quarter Results
Central Garden & Pet Company , a leading innovator, marketer and producer of quality branded products for the lawn and garden and pet supplies marke
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Asheville pet experts recommend teaching children how to interact with animals
It is important that animals are given their own space in a home, and that children are taught to respect that space. / John Coutlakis/jcoutlakis@citizen-times.com
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Loss Widens at Central Garden - Analyst Blog
Central Garden & Pet Company ( CENT ) recently reported sluggish first-quarter 2012 results, battered by higher input costs, altered product mix and the seasonal nature of the
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Central Garden & Pet Increases Sales but Misses Estimates on Earnings
Just the facts, Fool.
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Pet Memorial hopes to help make loss of animal a bit easier
Suffering the loss of a beloved pet is a hard thing, but one group at UT tried to make that loss a little easier on Friday night. UT's Department of Veterinary Social Work held a Pet Memorial on the College's Ag campus.
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Seven Secrets to Keep Your Pet Trim
Humans aren’t the only ones waging a fight against fat. Man’s best four-legged friends are waging the obesity battle too. According to the latest veterinary surveys, more than half our nation’s dogs and cats are overweight. That means 94 million pets are at risk today for...
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Maintain your pet’s oral health
Friday, February 3 rd , 2012 Issue 05, Volume 16. Everyone with dogs and cats has experience with getting kisses and smelling their pet’s breath. However, this can sometimes be an owner’s worst nightmare because their pet’s mouth smells bad.
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ILovedMyPet.com News Articles
Grieving the loss of a dog is normal
One of the most difficult aspects of my life with dogs is having to cope
with their departure from this life. For many people, losing a canine
companion is like the death of a family member.
When Rover's life is over
Imagine this scenario: You've just buried your mother, who succumbed to cancer
after a long and difficult battle. The phone rings. It's your longtime friend.
You begin to cry uncontrollably. She says, 'You really need to get over it.'
Loss of an animal friend can be heart-breaking
Everyone knows how difficult it is to say good-bye to someone we love.
But when that someone is a companion animal, not everyone understands
the pain that a bereaved pet owner may be going through.
Putting Pet Down Not An Easy Decision
Whether to euthanize a beloved dog or cat is one of the most
heart-wrenching decisions a pet owner can make.
Cat Show Plans Memorial Service for Dog
This will probably be the first time a dog's memorial service is
attended by 300 cats.
Saying Goodbye To A Pet
Animals live longer, but sometimes owners have to choose when life ends.
Pet Loss Bereavement Group begins in North York
A Supportive / Psychoeducational Pet Loss Bereavement Group facilitated by a
trained psychotherapist begins in the North York area (Richmond-Hill),
Ontario, Canada.
Fido Forever
Pets are part of the family. And when they die, owners
are devastated.
The Trouble With Spikol
The time finally came: I had to put my cat,
Augie, to sleep last month. It was completely wretched, and I
went through the same torture all pet owners do: Is this the right time?
Is he really suffering? Is there more I could do?
Pet Loss Bereavement not to be taken lightly:
Resources for coping now available!
For the most part, grief over the loss of a pet is still not considered
to be “legitimate” or “serious enough” in our present society, and is
often looked upon as “inappropriate,” “bizarre,” or simply “wrong.”
Online memorial adds second site for pets
A Canadian dot-com firm has expanded its business beyond
online memorials for friends and family members to create a site exclusively
for honouring the lives of pets.
PRESS RELEASE: ILovedMyPet.com Online Pet Memorial Service helps grieving pet owners
The loss of a pet can be one of the most stressful moments of a person’s
life. When a faithful companion of 10 years or more passes away, the
feeling of loss can be more profound than the loss of a family member.
Official Launch of the ILovedMyPet.com Web Site
The web site is dedicated to assisting in the grieving process that
follows the loss of a loved family pet. Visitors can step through
a simple question-and-answer wizard to create a personalized memorial
web page as a tribute and commemoration to the life of their pet.
Losing a 'best friend'
Grief-filled companions have a place to turn after death of a pet.
Forest Cemetery offers area for pet burials
Forest Cemetery has talked about opening a
section for pet burials since 2001, said cemetery manager
Marilyn Lane. But the deaths last spring of two of the
cemetery's popular geese moved the issue to the forefront.
Pet-Rest Gardens offers Oxford citizens first local pet cemetery
The new Pet-Rest Gardens will be the only perpetual pet
care cemetery in Oxford to provide final resting care for deceased pets.
National Pet Memorial Day
September 14th is Official
National Pet Memorial Day, a day set aside to remember our
departed animals.
MyLife™ and MyMemorials™ services now Available
Have you ever wished you knew more about a relative who
has now passed away, their philosophies on life, their experiences,
their achievements? Would you like people to know the real you, after
you are gone?
Out there: Remembering the dead
The price of immortality? How's 10 bucks sound? That's how much it costs to create an
online memorial to yourself that family and friends can visit when you've
left this mortal coil.
Create Funeral Plans, Wills at Unique Web Site
No one wants to think about dying, but failure to do so
can leave loved ones in a bind. A unique Web site, PartingWishes.com,
offers a variety of services to help consumers deal with this difficult
topic.
PRESS RELEASE: PartingWishes.com Launches Unique Internet
Estate Planning Services
PartingWishes.com has launched a unique portfolio of
services that allows consumers to communicate their final wishes to
loved ones after they have passed away. The interactive web site
includes services for describing funeral wishes, drafting a legal Will,
preparing multimedia messages and creating online memorials.
It's Now Public: Pet Owners Do Cry
Not so long ago, grieving for a pet was a hush-hush
affair. The death itself happened on the road, in a veterinarian's
office or out behind the barn with the aid of a firearm.
PartingWishes.com is now online!
The initial launch of the web site includes services such
as the "MyFuneral",
"MyKeyholders", and "MyWalletCards" services.
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