Grieving the loss of a beloved cat is difficult and learning how others have dealt with this experience can help. Please submit your stories and pictures and help us to make this site a support system for those who need help or someone to talk to.

Phone Numbers
530-752-4200 Staffed by University of California Davis veterinary students
630-603-3994 Staffed by Chicago VMA veterinarians and staffs
607-253-3932 Staffed by Cornell University veterinary students
352-392-4700; then dial 1 and 4080 Staffed by University of Florida veterinary students 217-244-2273(CARE) or 877-394-2273(CARE) Staffed by University of Illinois veterinary students 888-ISU-PLSH
(888-478-7574) Staffed by Iowa State University veterinary students and community volunteers
517-432-2696 Staffed by Michigan State University veterinary students
614-292-1823 Staffed by The Ohio State University veterinary students;
e-mail, petloss@osu.edu
508-839-7966 Staffed by Tufts University veterinary students
540-231-8038 Staffed by Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine 509-335-5704 Staffed by Washington State University veterinary students

Pet 2 Rest (British site)

Pet Memorials- Handcrafted from quality white oak, each of these peg-in grave markers are suitable as cat, rabbit or dog memorials and come individually engraved with your pet's name and outline using the process of pyrography, or wood-burning. (From £24.95 + p&p)

Pet Caskets - As well as pet memorials we sell wood caskets in simple kit form which can be conveniently stored away until needed. They come in two sizes, one suitable for cats, the other for small dogs. Each slots together simply using dowel pegs. (From £29.95 + p&p)

Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematoria, Nunclose, Armathwaite, Carlisle CA4 9TJ
Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors, PO Box 46, Worcester WR8 9YS
Pet Loss Befriender Service Tel: (0891) 615285
Society for Companion Animal Studies, 1a Hilton Road, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 7DN Tel: (0141) 956 5950
Cambridge Pet Crematorium, A505 Main Road, Thriplow Heath, Nr Royston, Herts SG8 7RR Tel: (01763) 208295
National Canine Defence League, 1 Pratt Mews, London NW1 0AD Tel: (0171) 388 0137
Cats' Protection League, 17 Kings Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 5PN Tel: (01403) 261947
RSPCA, Causeway, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1HG Tel: (01403) 264181

Virtual Cemetary

Virtual Pet Cemetery (free service)

Free Services:

Rainbow Bridge

The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement - A non-profit association of concerned members who are experienced and knowledgeable in the area of pet death.
Lightning Strike- A "cybershoulder" for grieving pet owners
Pet Loss Reference to references  - A large list of support resources)
The House of Love and Support  - A cyber-home for anyone in need of a kind word or prayer
In Memory Of Pets  - A Pet Cemetery on the Internet
Mega-Esophagus - The Last Battle  - Important information about alternatives to euthanasia for this condition.

Partially Free Services

Angels Rest  - A Beautiful Pet Memorial Park in Kanab Utah
Changes: The Support for People and Pets Program  - Nationally known for pioneering the field of pet loss counseling and support.
Cherished Keepsakes - Frameable Pet Memorials, Lists of pet loss support resources, books, poems, etc.
Jazzbird Designs   - Cross stitch charts & kits for Rainbow Bridge
Forget Me Not Keepsakes - Very tasteful high-quality pet urns and memorials crafted from beautiful cold-cast bronze and fine American hardwood.
FOR PETS SAKE  - Beautiful custom-made hardwood pet boxes with your pet's image, name and a short verse or poem on the casket.  Also special ways to remember your pet.
Petline Casket  - Support services, also pet caskets and urns
Willowgreen   - A web site devoted to grief in general

Commercial Services

Furry Angel Pet Memorial Candle  - A thoughtful gift for anyone who has lost an animal companion
Love Lives On Memorial Keepsake - A unique and sensitive Memorial Charm for those who have lost a loving pet.
My Personal Pet Remembrance Journal  -,A sensitive & thoughtful way to help deal with pet loss.
Ole Shep Pet Cremation Service  - A dignified, respectful and compassionate organization in Ottawa Canada.
Pawprint Pendant  - Memorial Jewelry .
The Wax Wizard - Beautiful "Cut & Carve" Pet Candles  - The perfect way to memorialize a "Rainbow Bridge Angel".
Williams Hill Publishing  - Pet loss sympathy cards)

Other Links

The Jasper Memorial Award - Although he was of unknown parentage, Jasper was a feline paragon--loving, devoted, intelligent and beautiful. He seemed to understand many spoken words. He easily learned to walk on a leash. He retrieved toys, and actually taught a Maltese dog how to retrieve. The gaze of his crystal blue eyes radiated a sense of complete understanding. This elegant longhaired flamepoint deserved a long happy life. Unfortunately, he was born with the feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and lived only a year-and-a-half in spite of the valiant efforts of our veterinarian. (If your cat is FeLV+ you may be interested in this website about alternative treatments-- Treating FeLV+ cats )

Simba
aka: top cat, the main man, baby,
psycho-cat, Richelle's cat
2/14/94 - 10/10/97
RIP

To: chendel@catsunited.com
Subject: Olivia
It it with a heavy heart that I inform you of the death of Olivia, a victim of a cat burning in Indiana. She passed away apparently from a stroke after surgery.
Please see http://www.plaidhamster.com
for more information. Thank you!
Julie Hughes
http://www.plaidhamster.com

My Name is Mini Gray but my friends call me PAL. I was born in Ottawa, Ontario (Nepean, Ontario really), but I'm at Rainbow Bridge now because a car didn't stop for me

This site is dedicated to the memory of Twit - April 1986 to January 1997

We received the following from a true cat lover

name = Gary May
email = gmay9@mail.idt.net
comment = Great idea for cat lovers. We have had three cats live with us over the last twenty five years.  Muffin died at age 16 years,  Pumpkin died at 19 years and our third, Miskit, is still with us at age 17.  I liked your memorial section.  Pumpkin died at on July 20, 1992.  At one point in his full life saved our Son from having to under go rabies shots. I would like to do something for him in your memorial section.

• Skeesix Corazon Moore - our little kitty with a heart.
• Lifesaver's Home Page - Lifesaver died on November 28, 1995
• Feline Leukemia Virus FAQ
  
  (dedicated to Oliver and countless other cats whose lives have been mercilessly shortened by this virus. We will all meet them again at the Rainbow Bridge.)

Abschied vom Tier

Tierfriedhöfe und Tierbestatter in Deutschland
Tierfriedhof
In Deutschland gibt es ca. 40 öffentliche Tierfriedhöfe. Meist wird hier auch ein umfangreicher Service geboten.

Tierfriedhöfe - Tierbestatter ( Deutschland )

Anubis Tierbestattungen
Wir helfen, wenn Freunde gehen
Bundesweite Serviceleistungen im Tierbestattungsbereich

Tiereinäscherung Wolfgang Kröger
Dorfstrasse 36, 77767 Appenweiler
Telefon: 07805 - 99112

Tierfriedhof Bad Homberg
Kaiser-Friedrich-Promenade 22, 61348 Bad Homburg
Telefon: 06172 - 84557

D.E.R. Haustierbestattung GmbH
Kelkheimer Strasse 52, 65812 Bad Soden
Telefon: 06196 - 26636

Silence Kleintierbestattung
Miquelstrasse 52, 14195 Berlin
Telefon: 030 - 84108974

Tierfriedhof des Tierheims Braunschweig
Biberweg 30, 38114 Braunschweig
Telefon: 0531 - 500006

Lausitzer Tiersärgevertrieb - Oskar Cichocki
Erdbestattung und Einäscherung
Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 104, 03046 Cottbus
Telefon: 0355 - 792022

Tierfriedhof Dessau
Teichdammweg, 06847 Dessau
Telefon: 0340 - 512078

Kleintierfriedhof e.V. Duisburg
Telefon: 0203 - 82954

Tierfriedhof Eberswalde
Dorfstrasse 36, 16244 Werbellin
Telefon: 033363 - 4238

Tierfriedhof Fallingborstel
Liethweg 7, 29683 Fallingborstel
Telefon: 05162 - 6388

ANUBIS-Tierbestattungen Roland Merker
Bahnofstrasse 14, 90537 Feucht
Telefon: 09128 - 13560

Tierfriedhof Flensburg
Zypressenweg 24, 24944 Flensburg
Telefon: 0461 - 35533

Tierfiedhof Heldenstein
Goldau 7, 84431 Heldenstein
Telefon: 08636 - 698791

Tierfriedhof Herford
Senderstrasse 106, 32049 Herford
Telefon: 05221 - 23377

Tierfriedhof Herzberg
Lunkstein 1, 37412 Herzberg
Telefon: 05521 - 2212

Tierfriedhof Ingolstadt
Alfred-Brehm-Strasse 14, 85053 Ingoldstadt
Telefon: 0841 - 66016

Tierbestattung Kamps - Krefeld
Marienstrasse 84, 47807 Krefeld
Telefon: 02151 - 303629

Tierfriedhof Mönchengladbach
Hackestrasse 79 - 41066 Mönchengladbach
Telefon: 02161 - 664710

Kleintierfriedhof Münster
Sudmühlenstrasse 167, 48157 Münster
Telefon: 02151 - 328422

Tierfriedhof Neukirchen
Am Schösserholz 46, 09127 Neukirchen
Telefon: 0371 - 773167

Tierfriedhof Osnabrück
Rehmstrasse 1b, 49080 Osnabrück
Telefon: 0541 - 87331

Tierfriedhof Oyten
Lindheimer Strasse 37, 28876 Oyten
Telefon 04207 - 4219

Tierfriedhof Seevetal
Oberer Heideschlickweg 44, 21218 Seevetal
Telefon: 04105 - 2544

Tierfriedhof Stuttgart-Fasanenhof
Elisabethenstrasse 26, 70176 Stuttgart
Telefon: 0711 - 6365934

Tierfriedhof Tiefenbach
Gleißenbach 5, 84184 Tiefenbach
Telefon: 08706 - 1370

Norddeutscher Haustierfriedhof Timmaspe
Tempelhofer Weg 15, 24111 Kiel
Telefon: 0431 - 698457

Kleintierfriedhof Wangen
Dabetsweiler, 88239 Wangen
Telefon: 07528 - 6300

Tierbestattung " Die helfende Hand"
42207 Wuppertal
Telefon: 0202 - 55 49 54

Verein für Hautierbestattungen, Postfach 120244, 68053 Mannheim
Telefon: 0621 - 1568882, Fax: 0621 - 1567934
e-mail: Haustierbestattung@t-online.de

Eine Brücke verbindet den Himmel und die Erde. Wegen der vielen Farben
nennt man sie die Brücke des Regenbogens. Auf dieser Seite der Brücke liegt
ein Land mit Wiesen, Hügeln und saftigem grünen Gras.
Wenn ein geliebtes Tier auf der Erde für immer eingeschlafen ist,
geht es zu diesem wunderschönen Ort.
Dort gibt es immer zu fressen und zu trinken,
und es ist warmes schönes Frühlingswetter.
Die alten und kranken Tiere sind wieder jung und gesund.
Sie spielen den ganzen Tag zusammen.
Es gibt nur eine Sache, die sie vermissen.
Sie sind nicht mit ihren Menschen zusammen,
die sie auf der Erde so geliebt haben.
So rennen und spielen sie jeden Tag zusammen,
bis eines Tages plötzlich eines von ihnen innehält und aufsieht.
Die Nase bebt, die Ohren stellen sich auf, und die Augen werden ganz groß!
Plötzlich rennt es aus der Gruppe heraus und fliegt über das grüne Gras.
Die Füße tragen es schneller und schneller.
Es hat Dich gesehen.
Und wenn Du und Dein spezieller Freund sich treffen,
nimmst Du ihn in Deine Arme und hältst ihn fest.
Dein Gesicht wird geküßt, wieder und wieder,
und Du schaust endlich wieder in die Augen Deines geliebten Tieres,
das so lange aus Deinem Leben verschwunden war,
aber nie aus Deinem Herzen.
Dann überschreitet Ihr gemeinsam die Brücke des Regenbogens,
und Ihr werdet nie wieder getrennt sein...

(Übersetzt aus dem Englischen zur Erinnerung an
Maunz 1994, Luzie 1995 und Fridolin 1996
von Christel Wysocki,
Autor des Originals unbekannt)

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