Sunday, August 28, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Companion Animal Alliance (fka East Baton Rouge Parish Animal Control) Needs Volunteers
The Companion Animal Alliance now operates the East Baton Rouge Animal Shelter, where dogs and cats are available for adoption. The shelter is located at 2680 Progress Road near the airport. The CAA needs volunteers to help at the shelter. Walk a dog, help with the kittens-you can make a big difference. We also need volunteers who can provide short-term housing for friendly dogs and cats until they are adopted. This can last for a few days or a few months. Help make Baton Rouge a great place for all our animals! Call 225-774-7700 for information. http://companionanimalsbr.org.
Adoption terms: All animals are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped for easy identification, checked for heartworms or feline leukemia and have pet insurance. Adopt a kitten and get a 3-year-old cat for free. Seniors over 60 can adopt a senior cat (at least 8 years old) for free.
To see pets, visit http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=LA65
Adoption Fees: $70
Adoption Hours: Sunday-Friday 11-7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Adoption terms: All animals are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped for easy identification, checked for heartworms or feline leukemia and have pet insurance. Adopt a kitten and get a 3-year-old cat for free. Seniors over 60 can adopt a senior cat (at least 8 years old) for free.
To see pets, visit http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelter_id=LA65
Adoption Fees: $70
Adoption Hours: Sunday-Friday 11-7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Best Friend Gone
Best Friend Gone
Best Friend Gone
The Best Friend Gone Project is a service offered by the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine to help people deal with the loss of a pet.
Veterinarians and mental health professionals recognize and agree that there is a legitimate grief response to animal loss, which is very similar in nature and sometimes as significant as the grief response to human death.
Children who are grieving a pet’s death may be unable or unwilling to verbalize their feelings. Bereaved adults may have lost a companion more constant and significant than any human in their daily lives. Families have lost an important family member, and family life is often disrupted and changed.
Too often, however, grief resulting from animal death is unrecognized or unsanctioned by society, and sometimes even by those closest to us. Sympathy and support are very often unavailable or not offered to bereaved pet owners, yet understanding is helpful in making a healthy recovery.
With the loss of an animal, grief may last from a few days to a few years. Still, one may encounter people who innocently hurt with their remarks (“Just get another...” or “It was just a dog/cat/horse.”). Sometimes owners are ridiculed about the amount of time or money spent on treatment or memorialization.
Even when death is anticipated, the intensity of emotion during the grief process can seem overwhelming. It is common for pet owners to feel:
Numb
Guilty
Angry
Lonely
Hopeless
Unable to stop crying
Anxious
Withdrawn
Fatigued
Many times sleep or appetite disturbances accompany grief. Imagining the animal’s presence or dreaming of them is experienced by many.
Recovery from grief can be made easier through knowledge of the process and sharing feelings with others who understand.
The Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine has recognized this need and is offering help. The Best Friend Gone Project offers assistance when a pet has died or when death is anticipated. The Best Friend Gone Project offers:
Telephone counseling
Private counseling
Support group meetings
Internet resources
Reading lists
Information on animal loss
Support
Counselors are social workers trained to deal with issues of grief and loss. There is also a grief support group. For information on the support group, click here.
You may reach the Best Friend Gone counselors by calling (225) 578-9547 or e-mailing friendgone@vetmed.lsu.edu, or by having your veterinarian request that a counselor call you.
Best Friend Gone
The Best Friend Gone Project is a service offered by the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine to help people deal with the loss of a pet.
Veterinarians and mental health professionals recognize and agree that there is a legitimate grief response to animal loss, which is very similar in nature and sometimes as significant as the grief response to human death.
Children who are grieving a pet’s death may be unable or unwilling to verbalize their feelings. Bereaved adults may have lost a companion more constant and significant than any human in their daily lives. Families have lost an important family member, and family life is often disrupted and changed.
Too often, however, grief resulting from animal death is unrecognized or unsanctioned by society, and sometimes even by those closest to us. Sympathy and support are very often unavailable or not offered to bereaved pet owners, yet understanding is helpful in making a healthy recovery.
With the loss of an animal, grief may last from a few days to a few years. Still, one may encounter people who innocently hurt with their remarks (“Just get another...” or “It was just a dog/cat/horse.”). Sometimes owners are ridiculed about the amount of time or money spent on treatment or memorialization.
Even when death is anticipated, the intensity of emotion during the grief process can seem overwhelming. It is common for pet owners to feel:
Numb
Guilty
Angry
Lonely
Hopeless
Unable to stop crying
Anxious
Withdrawn
Fatigued
Many times sleep or appetite disturbances accompany grief. Imagining the animal’s presence or dreaming of them is experienced by many.
Recovery from grief can be made easier through knowledge of the process and sharing feelings with others who understand.
The Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine has recognized this need and is offering help. The Best Friend Gone Project offers assistance when a pet has died or when death is anticipated. The Best Friend Gone Project offers:
Telephone counseling
Private counseling
Support group meetings
Internet resources
Reading lists
Information on animal loss
Support
Counselors are social workers trained to deal with issues of grief and loss. There is also a grief support group. For information on the support group, click here.
You may reach the Best Friend Gone counselors by calling (225) 578-9547 or e-mailing friendgone@vetmed.lsu.edu, or by having your veterinarian request that a counselor call you.
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