title: The death of a pet. How it can affect owners.
abstract: The death of a family pet can be a difficult and upsetting experience. In this article, human reactions after pet death are described as a normal bereavement sequence and a case study is used to describe and explain major issues associated with a pet's death.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D003643:Death; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D001841:Human-Animal Bond; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D012932:Social Facilitation