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Navigating Unresolved Pet Loss
Dealing with Complicated Pet Loss Grief is very challenging to a pet lover.
Has it ever happened to you where your pet escapes from your home? Did this pet ever come home? Are you suffering from the pain of not knowing whatever happened to them?
This type of pet loss grief is called Complicated Pet Loss Grief. It’s where a traumatic loss event is unresolved or has an incomplete ending.
Complicated Pet Loss Grief has many elements but the most difficult one to “solve” is finding closure.
More About Complicated Pet Loss Grief
With runaway situations, incomplete endings and finding closure leaves us wondering what has happened to our companion if they do not return to our homes and hearts.
Complicated pet loss grief is tough because you can rarely get to the point of truth. Your grief emotions will begin to surface that may impact your life consciously or unconsciously. It’s also a time where guilt will lead to anxiety and even panic.
Please keep in mind that it’s important to remember that you didn’t plan for your pet to run away and disappear. Accidents such as leaving the backyard gate open or forgetting to lock the doggo door that gives your indoor cat a chance to escape happen. This can easily create Complicated…
