Galleries & Support

Memorial Tributes

Please join us in celebrating these very special animals and our time with them.

Friends & Testimonials

Chicago Veterinary Geriatrics is honored to know and work with wonderful families and their beloved pets.  

Pet Loss Support & Grief Counseling

​Chicagoland Pet Loss Support Groups

• Hinsdale Pet Grief Support Group

  • ​Meets the fourth Monday of each month from 6:30-8:00 PM

  • Sponsored by Hinsdale Pet Memorial Services and Joy Davy

  • RSVP required

• PAWS Chicago HEAL

  • Meets the third Wednesday of each month from 7:00-8:00 PM

  • Sponsored by PAWS Chicago, Hinsdale Pet Memorial Services, and Dr. Michelle Downey

  • RSVP required

• Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society Working Through Pet Loss

  • Meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month for 6:30-8:00 PM

  • Sponsored by The Anti-Cruelty Society

  • RSVP required

• Treehouse Pet Loss Grief Support Group

  • Meets the first Saturday of each month from 10:30-12:00 PM

  • Sponsored by Treehouse

  • RSVP required

• CVMA (Chicago Veterinary Medical Association) WINGS Pet Loss Support Group

  • Meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM

  • Sponsored by the CVMA

Telephone Help Lines

• CVMA (Chicago Veterinary Medical Association) Pet Loss Helpline

  • 630-325-1600

• University of Illinois CVM CARE Pet Loss Helpline

  • ​877-394-2273

• ASPCA National Pet Loss Hotline

  • ​877-GRIEF-10

• IAMS Pet Loss Support Hotline

  • ​888-332-7738

Online Resources

• The Argus Institute

• Pet Loss Matters

• APLB: Assiciation for Pet Loss and Bereavement

• The Pet Loss Support Page

• Chance's Spot

Counselors Specializing in Anticipatory Grief and Pet Loss Grief

•  Joy Davy, MS, LCPC, NCC:  

  • Available by appointment for private counseling

  • Also facilitates the Hinsdale Pet Grief Support Group

Recommended Reading List

The Argus Institute at CSU CVM (Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine)

• http://csu-cvmbs.colostate.edu/vth/diagnostic-and-support/argus/Pages/resources-readings.aspx

Honoring the Bond at OSU CVM (The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine) 

• http://vet.osu.edu/vmc/companion/our-services/honoring-bond-support-animal-owners/suggested-reading

Pet Loss Support at Cornell University CVM

• http://www.vet.cornell.edu/Org/PetLoss/Resources/Books.cfm

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Some of our favorites at Chicago Veterinary Geriatrics: 

• For Adults:

  • Healing Circles: Grieving, Healing and Bonding with Our Animal Companions, by Joy Davy

  • Being Mortal, by Atul Gwande

  • Mourning Animals, edited by Margo DeMello

  • Grieving the Death of a Pet, by Betty J. Carmack

• For Children:​

  • Tough Boris, by Mem Fox

  • Dog Heaven, by Cynthia Rylant​

  • Cat Heaven, by Cynthia Rylant

  • Duck, Death and the Tulip, by Wolf Erlbruch

  • Cry, Heart, But Never Break, by Glenn Ringtved

  • Ida, Always, by Caron Levis & Charles Santoso

  • When a Pet Dies, by Fred Rogers

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

AAVN: American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition

APLB: Association for Pet Loss & Bereavement

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