Resources
Helpful Forms, Documents, and Websites
Below are links to some of the forms, documents, websites, and other resources we use to help manage and provide care and comfort to you and your pet.
Quality of Life
Grief Resources
- Taking Care of Yourself
- Helping a Child Cope with Pet Loss
- Saying Goodbye: Helping Your Child Understand and Grieve
- How to Help a Child Grieving a Beloved Pet
- Helping Pets Who Have Lost Their Best Buddy
- Do Other Pets Grieve?
- Helpful Tips for the Grieving Pet Parent
- Argus Institute
- Pet Loss Packet
- Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement
- Pet Loss Support Page
- How to Memorialize a Beloved Pet
Natural Death vs Euthanasia
- Natural death vs Euthanasia
- Dysthanasia
- CAETA blog: https://caetainternational.com/blog/
- AVMA resources on euthanasia: https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/pet-owners/petcare/euthanasia
- How Will I Know? Honoring the Bond from Ohio State
- Behavioral Euthanasia
- Making Choices for Animals with Behavioral Issues
Behavioral Euthanasia
- Webinar on Making Difficult Decisions around Behavioral Problems on Dogs with Gabrielle Johnson of Best Life Dog Services
- Considerations for Behavioral Euthanasia (pdf from Ohio State University)
Geriatric and Senior Pets
Cancer
Dysthanasia
Dysthanasia is the term we use to refer to a death that was traumatic or unpleasant or did not go as expected. Learn more.
Emergency Numbers
Veterinary Referral and Critical Care
1596 Hockett Rd, Manakin-Sabot
804-784-7822
Virginia Veterinary Centers
3312 W Cary St, Richmond
(temporarily closed)
804-353-9000
2460 Colony Crossing Place, Midlothian
804-744-9800
Dogwood Veterinary & Emergency
5918 W Broad St., Richmond
804-716-4700
Virginia Veterinary Centers Short Pump
4300 Greybull Drive, Henrico, VA, 23233
804-353-9000
Partner Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center
1616 Three Chopt Road, Henrico, VA 23233
*We are located across from the Audi Dealership
804-206-9122
richmond@partnervesc.com