Here are some resources you might find helpful:

Websites

The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement: www.aplb.org

www. Pet-Loss.net 

Books

Cold Noses At the Pearly Gates by Gary Kurz

Coping With Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet by Moira Anderson

Dog Gone: Coping with the Loss of a Pet by Howard Bronson

Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home and Other Unexplained Powers of Animals by Rupert Sheldrake

Grieving the Death of A Pet by Betty Carmack

On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Pet Loss: A Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children by Herbert Nieburg

The Loss of a Pet by Wallace Sife 

When Your Pet Dies by Alan Wolfelt

Angel Whiskers by Laurel Hunt

Books for Children

The Accident by Carol Carrick

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia 

It Must Hurt A Lot by Doris Stanford  

 
I'll Always Love You by Hans Wilhelm  

When Kitty Passed Away by Linda Makkay   

The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst              

Pet Cremation Services and Veterinarians

Buckleigh Hills Pet and Large Animal Cremations Eddinsj@touchnc.net Joe Eddins and Weathers Eddins, owners Zebulon, North Carolina www.buckleighhills.com (919)269-7771 Joe's cell: (919)971-9423 Weathers' cell: (919)971-3036

Carolina Pet Cremation steve@carolinapetservices.com Steve Weaver, owner Raleigh, North Carolina carolinapetcremation.com (919)787-4334

Dr. Sara Lash, DVM Full-service in-home veterinarian Serving 20 mile radius of 40/42 in North Carolina www.drsaralash.com (919)329-7387 (PETS)

Dr. Jennifer Frey, DVM drfrey@peacefulpassingvet.com In-home euthanasia in Raleigh, NC area www.peacefulpassingvet.com (919) 672-0686