Pet Eden

A short video explaining the Bucket List to the Vet Nursing Students at South Metropolitan TAFE, Bentley.

If you have the opportunity to do a Bucket List for your pet in the lead up towards their last day, I would highly recommend it. It can be any kind of activity that...

S - Support

Seeking support from a therapist is like bra shopping. 👙
It will be a different fit for every body. One size does not fit all. 

There are many ways of getting support, from family, friends, colleagues, help lines and face to face with a counsellor. 

Cou...

The nasty E word. Euthanasia. 

The hardest decision a Pet Parent will ever have to make. Ideally, most people I speak to would prefer their pet to ‘go on their own terms’, to die peacefully in their sleep. Sadly this rarely happens. 

Having to make a choice for our p...

D - Dreams, Hopes and Expectations. 

When a life is cut short too soon, whether it be from an accident or an illness, or a pet goes missing, we are left holding on to the dreams, hopes and expectations. The letting go of a future that will never be. 

In my world, dre...

C - Children 

Everyone grieves differently, some openly, some privately. There is no right or wrong way to grieve. Grief is individual, as is each loss. 

Children grieve in different ways, depending on their age. They may not have an understanding of what loss or dea...

B - Broken Heart 💔 

Did you know... there is such a thing as Broken Heart Syndrome? 
It can cause chest pain, shortness of breath, and resembles the signs of having a heart attack. 

There is no quick fix to mend a broken heart, and to simply stop loving is not...

Inspired by Miss Carrie Ball from cballpetbereavement.co.uk I thought I would do an A - Z topics list.

Starting with A... Anniversaries.

A death anniversary isn’t exactly something you celebrate.

The year of the ‘firsts’ is particularly difficult. The first Christmas...

When I started Pet Eden a little over 3 years ago, it was because there was a lack of people to reach out to when you lost a family pet. 

“The vet staff are too busy, my sister doesn’t ‘get it’, and who pays to go see a counsellor ‘about a pet?’”

I am so happy to say tha...

🌟🌟🌟🌟 Vet Nurse Day!!!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

It’s like my Christmas, except I have to work 😂 (like I would have it any other way 😉)

It’s a special day to celebrate and recognise the hard work that our vet nurses do every day.

We are not ‘just animal holders‘ anymore.

M...

Today Bear celebrated a milestone birthday... 15 years old!! 

He was diagnosed with end stage kidney failure and his parents actually had made a euthanasia appointment for him back in April. 😢

On the day of the appointment, he was eating and looking happier than he had...