Our pets bring us immense joy, purpose, unconditional love and a bond that can only be compared to how we love our children. Our pets are our children in a sense, the love is the same. Unfortunately, we know that we will be faced with the end of their lives. Even though we know to expect this, their passing is always staggering and extremely painful. The feelings of loss and grief are the same as when we lose a human family member, and oftentimes it’s worse. While our team here at Annie’s Healing Hearts aren’t medical professionals, we can use our own experiences to aid and hopefully help ease feelings of uncertainty and fear associated with having to prepare for and saying “goodbye”. [Read more…]