Results: Pet Grief
Published on 05/17/2023
How long does it last
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Have you ever lost a pet? Yes
73%
1523 votes
No
14%
296 votes
Not Applicable
13%
281 votes
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How long did you grieve? 3 months or less
20%
429 votes
3-6 months
13%
270 votes
7-12 months
8%
158 votes
More than a year
27%
570 votes
Other (please specify)
5%
109 votes
Not Applicable
27%
564 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.17% | 18 | |
| Still grieving | 0.39% | 6 |
| Forever | 0.26% | 4 |
| still | 0.20% | 3 |
| Still am | 0.20% | 3 |
| Always | 0.20% | 3 |
| still do | 0.13% | 2 |
| Not sure | 0.13% | 2 |
| Still grieving. | 0.13% | 2 |
| Depends on the pet | 0.07% | 1 |
| Still miss my old pets even though I have new ones. | 0.07% | 1 |
| It depends on a lot of things | 0.07% | 1 |
| years | 0.07% | 1 |
| I can still cry when something reminds me of her | 0.07% | 1 |
| Still miss him | 0.07% | 1 |
| never got over it | 0.07% | 1 |
| I still miss my dog ... lost him over 30 years ago ... he was special | 0.07% | 1 |
| always miss them | 0.07% | 1 |
| it varied. | 0.07% | 1 |
| Everyone is different. No set time schedule. | 0.07% | 1 |
| forever I miss them the pain gets easier but the loss is always there | 0.07% | 1 |
| I still get a tinge of sorrow thinking of the loss | 0.07% | 1 |
| always & forever | 0.07% | 1 |
| It comes and goes, something can trigger an emotion. | 0.07% | 1 |
| You never really stop, the pain just lessens and you realize you did the best for them | 0.07% | 1 |
| They all differ. We had 2 that passed within months of each other and we were heartbroken. As time went on, although not long we realized that it was too quiet in the yard and life is short without pups and rescued 2 brothers from TX. Best! | 0.07% | 1 |
| Currently, 10 years and still grieving. | 0.07% | 1 |
| still cry for them sometimes and it has been years | 0.07% | 1 |
| so long ago I don't remember | 0.07% | 1 |
| I'm not sure. I didn't time it | 0.07% | 1 |
| off and on from then to now for each one | 0.07% | 1 |
| Still grieving and it's bed over 5 years. | 0.07% | 1 |
| still sad | 0.07% | 1 |
| I didn't. It's just an animal. | 0.07% | 1 |
| I still do over 10 years later. I lost my best friend and dog child . | 0.07% | 1 |
| Still grieving at 30 years of losing my dog. We were flying home to visit family after moving to another city for work. Continental Airlines, now United Airlines, ran over my dog's airline crate with a triple decker luggage car, breaking her neck. | 0.07% | 1 |
| About a week or so... Dying is part of life. | 0.07% | 1 |
| Still miss mine, but you find ways to move on and love again. | 0.07% | 1 |
| It never goes always completely | 0.07% | 1 |
| still miss those I have lost - they were part of the family | 0.07% | 1 |
| Still. | 0.07% | 1 |
| many years i still miss my first pet | 0.07% | 1 |
| For some pets I still grieve over 30 years. | 0.07% | 1 |
| I am still grieving. I will always miss my Gizmo. | 0.07% | 1 |
| don't remember | 0.07% | 1 |
| it varies and still get sad | 0.07% | 1 |
| We have lost a lot of our cats. Some due to old age & some to illness. We still feel bad about loosing them, but we go on & take care & love the ones still with us. | 0.07% | 1 |
| still in mourning | 0.07% | 1 |
| Week or two | 0.07% | 1 |
| It was hard at first but my pet was very ill when she passed and so I knew it was for the better. I still think of her a lot and she passed over 11 years ago. | 0.07% | 1 |
| It never goes away. I will always grieve | 0.07% | 1 |
| Still miss that dog 45+ years later... | 0.07% | 1 |
| Forever I still tear up if I think about it | 0.07% | 1 |
| two years and I still miss her always will. It about killed me. | 0.07% | 1 |
| I lost my Flurryover 5 years ago, I still grieve | 0.07% | 1 |
| About a year...but always remember | 0.07% | 1 |
| as long as it takes each individual-could be forever | 0.07% | 1 |
| less than three months | 0.07% | 1 |
| It never really goes away. | 0.07% | 1 |
| I don't remember how long I grieved | 0.07% | 1 |
| Still grieving for all of them. | 0.07% | 1 |
| It never goes away. | 0.07% | 1 |
| Forever....and it has been 4 yrs now | 0.07% | 1 |
| 30 SECONDS | 0.07% | 1 |
| You always miss them - no matter how long it’s been | 0.07% | 1 |
| 10-15 | 0.07% | 1 |
| i never get over it | 0.07% | 1 |
| Still grieving years later | 0.07% | 1 |
| I don't think you ever really get over it just gets easier to deal with | 0.07% | 1 |
| 7 years after losing my soul dog I am still grieving. | 0.07% | 1 |
| I had to put my dog down 2 months ago due to sudden illness and am still grieving. | 0.07% | 1 |
| You never really get over it you just learn to live with it . | 0.07% | 1 |
| I was sad and missed my pet, but grieve is too strong of a word for the loss of an animal | 0.07% | 1 |
| It's been years & I still miss them. | 0.07% | 1 |
| It depends on how close I was to my pet.... | 0.07% | 1 |
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