Galleries & Support
Pet Loss Support & Grief Counseling
Chicagoland Pet Loss Support Groups
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Hinsdale Pet Grief Support Group
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Meets the fourth Monday of each month from 6:30-8:00 PM
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Sponsored by Hinsdale Pet Memorial Services and Joy Davy
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RSVP required
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Meets the third Wednesday of each month from 7:00-8:00 PM
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Sponsored by PAWS Chicago, Hinsdale Pet Memorial Services, and Dr. Michelle Downey
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RSVP required
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Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society Working Through Pet Loss
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Meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month for 6:30-8:00 PM
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Sponsored by The Anti-Cruelty Society
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RSVP required
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Treehouse Pet Loss Grief Support Group
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Meets the first Saturday of each month from 10:30-12:00 PM
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Sponsored by Treehouse
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RSVP required
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CVMA (Chicago Veterinary Medical Association) WINGS Pet Loss Support Group
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Meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM
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Sponsored by the CVMA
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Telephone Help Lines
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CVMA (Chicago Veterinary Medical Association) Pet Loss Helpline
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630-325-1600
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University of Illinois CVM CARE Pet Loss Helpline
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877-394-2273
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ASPCA National Pet Loss Hotline
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877-GRIEF-10
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IAMS Pet Loss Support Hotline
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888-332-7738
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Online Resources
Counselors Specializing in Anticipatory Grief and Pet Loss Grief
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Joy Davy, MS, LCPC, NCC:
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Available by appointment for private counseling
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Also facilitates the Hinsdale Pet Grief Support Group
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Recommended Reading List
The Argus Institute at CSU CVM (Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine)
Honoring the Bond at OSU CVM (The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine)
Pet Loss Support at Cornell University CVM
Montgomery Press
Some of our favorites at Chicago Veterinary Geriatrics:
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For Adults:
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Healing Circles: Grieving, Healing and Bonding with Our Animal Companions, by Joy Davy
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Being Mortal, by Atul Gwande
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Mourning Animals, edited by Margo DeMello
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Grieving the Death of a Pet, by Betty J. Carmack
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For Children:
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Tough Boris, by Mem Fox
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Dog Heaven, by Cynthia Rylant
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Cat Heaven, by Cynthia Rylant
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Duck, Death and the Tulip, by Wolf Erlbruch
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Cry, Heart, But Never Break, by Glenn Ringtved
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Ida, Always, by Caron Levis & Charles Santoso
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When a Pet Dies, by Fred Rogers
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Veterinary Palliative Medicine Resources
We hope that these resources will help provide additional valuable information.
At Chicago Veterinary Geriatrics, we are dedicated to continuing education and providing the most up to date and advanced care for older pets and pets with serious illness.
Professional Memberships
AVMA: American Veterinary Medical Association
WATCVM: World Association of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine
IVAPM: International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management
IAAHPC: International Association for Animal Hospice & Palliative Care
VSHPC: Veterinary Society For Hospice & Palliative Care
Esteemed Colleagues in Veterinary Palliative Medicine
Heart's Ease Veterinary Care, Dr. Courtney Bennett
Bridge Veterinary Services, Dr. Shea Cox
Compassionate Veterinary Hospice, Dr. Amir Shanan
4Paws Farewell, Dr. Beth Marchitelli
Sage Veterinary Services, Dr. Cheryl Thorpe
Smoky Mountain Integrative Veterinary Clinic, Dr. Tami Shearer
Solace Veterinary Services, Dr. Karen Randall
Whole Animal Veterinary Geriatrics & Hospice Services, Dr. Katherine Goldberg