| Pet Loss and Human Bereavement Revised Edition Contributor(s): Kay, William (Editor), Nieburg, Herbert (Editor), Kutscher, Austin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0813813271 ISBN-13: 9780813813271 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $51.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1991 Annotation: "Pet Loss and Human Bereavement" deals with the human/companion animal relationship and what happens when that bond is broken. The contributors to the book acknowledge the significance o the relationship and the grief involved when a pet dies or is terminally ill. The contributors' approach covers multidisciplinary care that can be given by veterinarians, psychiatrists, social workers, philosopher-ethicists, and others. Topics include guidance for dealing with owners of terminally ill or recently deceased animals; the rights of animals to humane treatment; and the right of owners to find acceptance of their bereavement, respect for their emotional ties to their pets, and positive resolution of their grief. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Pets - Self-help | Death, Grief, Bereavement - Medical | Veterinary Medicine - General |
| Dewey: 155.937 |
| LCCN: 83018639 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.5" W x 8.43" (0.69 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Describes the grieving process that occurs when people lose pets and suggests ways of helping individuals to cope. |