Pet Eden

If you have ever lost a loved one, you understand what grief really feels like. It can stop us from functioning. It’s debilitating. Constantly crying and feeling empty. Not wanting to eat, or go out and withdraw from being around people, or other animals. Some prefer t...

I’ve been talking with some clients recently and, although they had older dogs, and they were sick, they never discussed a detailed plan of how they would have preferred their pet’s to die peacefully.  

Sadly, both were rushed to emergency hospitals and had to be euthan...

🌟🌟🌟🌟 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.

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So, anyone that knows me, knows I'm not much of a reader. I was put onto this book by a friend and although it's not about grief per say, it has some pearlers of wisdom. 

"There is no right or wrong way to grieve. If anyone tells you you're "supposed to" grieve for X le...

Today I helped a client assess, and use the Quality of Life scale for their emaciated (but still eating) doggo. The pet parents were not ready to say goodbye today. And that is ok! 
As long as the pet’s needs comes first. 🐾

We used the scale below and actually had a sc...

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...

When I was trying to come up with a business name, I couldn’t shake these two words. 

Pet: more than an animal; a companion, a loved one 

Eden: a place of wonder, a paradise, a form of rainbow bridge 

I would love to think that when our wonderful pets depart thi...

Today I was reading through some Pet Loss Support group pages and one of the posts upset me a little. 

The post wasn’t intending to be hurtful, it simply stated that in an ideal world, ‘you should be there’ when your best friend passes over to rainbow bridge. 

For some p...

I was asked recently, ‘Do pets grieve?’ And yes they can. If you have ever watched the movie Hachi with Richard Gere (warning... don’t. Unless you have a share in Kleenex tissues!! 😭😭😭😭😭) It is a wonderful true story about the love between an Akita and his owner,...