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How to Discuss Pet Euthanasia with Your Family
Deciding to put your family pet to sleep can be one of the most emotionally challenging times for everyone concerned.
How to Prepare for Pet Cremation
Losing your beloved pet can be extremely difficult. Pets are our best companions, best friends, and loving family members. So it can be challenging to even think about their cremation right after they leave us. But, planning the cremation is a vital part of the accepting and healing process.
Which is Better: Burying or Cremating Your Pet?
Dealing with the loss of your beloved pet is an unimaginably difficult process to go through. You often need to make the difficult decision of whether to bury or cremate your pets at this time.
Finding Grief Support Through Pet Cremation
Dealing with the loss of a loved one can genuinely cloud your focus, and it can be difficult to see anything other than the grief directly in your path.
Pet Care Fundamentals : Signs Your Pet Needs to Visit the Vet
What is the importance of taking your pet to the vet, and what indirect signs indicate that you need to?
New Year, New Pet? What to Know Before You Bring a New Pet Home
As the calendar flips over and the new year arrives, many people consider it a time for new beginnings.
Prepare for Christmas: Pet Care During the Festive Season
Christmas is a time for joy, socialising, and celebrations, and is no better time to get family and friends together to enjoy the festivities.
Preventing Separation Anxiety in Your Pets After Lockdown
With restrictions easing across Australia, many of us will gradually return to normality, leaving many pooches and felines at home alone. Once something completely normal, our pets are now accustomed to being by our side day in and day out.
10 Toxic Foods for Dogs
While we consider our pets part of the family, not all of the foods we as people can eat are suitable for them to consume and enjoy. To keep your dog and loveable companion safe and healthy, the list below highlights some of the most common toxic foods to look out for and avoid feeding to your dog.
How to Improve the Relationship Between Your Pets
Getting a new pet is often an extremely exciting occasion in a person’s life. However, just like introducing people to one another, introducing two pets to each other isn’t always bound to go smoothly. While it can be easy to get wrapped up in the joy of bringing a new furry companion into your home, it’s important to consider things from your pet’s perspective.
Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
A life lived with a pet is a truly extraordinary one. When you consider it, we come to love, nurture and protect a creature of an entirely different species. With this in mind, we think it’s important to celebrate this day – the 28th of August, also known as Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day.
Finding The Perfect Companion: How To Choose The Right Dog or Cat for You
Introducing a new pet into your home can be extremely exciting, yet this idea of a new comforting companion can easily cloud your judgement. Whether you’ve always been a pet owner or you are looking to take on a pet for the first time, there are many essential factors to consider.
How to Help a Pet With Separation Anxiety
At Pets in Peace, we provide heartfelt aftercare services. If you are looking to provide a memorable and loving farewell to your beloved pet, you can consider a memorial service with Pets in Peace.
August 13th 2021
Kiss Store-Bought Kibble Goodbye With These Homemade Pet Food Recipes
Wanting to keep your four-legged friend fit and healthy is a natural concern many pet owners have. We know that a well-balanced is
June 25th 2021
Everything You Need To Know About Microchipping Your Pet
If you own a dog or cat in Australia or are considering adopting one in the near future, the term “microchipping” will eventually come up. Pet owners across most
June 25th 2021
Choosing The Right Pet Aftercare For Your Pet
It seems like only yesterday that you were picking up your pet, ready to take them home to become a part of the family. Some of us have seen
May 7th 2021
Useful Tips On Socialising Your Pet
Most pet owners have heard the best time to socialise your pet is when it’s around 3 to 4 months old. You may have also even
March 31st 2021
10 Habits That Improve Your Pets’ Health
Ever heard the saying ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?’ Don’t let that old wives’ tale deter you. Sometimes it can feel impossible
March 10th 2021
How to Care for an Adopted Pet with Health Conditions
Adopting a pet is a kind and wonderful deed, and adopting a pet with a health condition or disability is an even more rewarding experience.
February 11th 2021
Adopt or Shop A Pet: The Pros and Cons
Australia has one of the highest pet ownership rates in the world according to the RSPCA, with over 29 million pets across households in Australia.
January 19th 2021
Pet Exhumation: When and Why it’s a Good Option
Pet exhumation is a service that not many people may know about but can be extremely helpful.
January 19th 2021
Arrangements to Make When Your Pet Dies Unexpectedly
Losing a pet is hard when you know they’re on their way out; and when it’s something you don’t expect,
December 22nd 2020
How To Set Up A Beautiful Memorial Garden For Your Pet
Losing a pet is heartbreaking and devastating, no matter how prepared or unprepared you may be…
September 30th 2020
How To Overcome Grief After Losing A Beloved Pet
While death, loss and grief are difficult concepts to discuss and sometimes hard to wrap our heads…
September 26th 2020
Getting a New Pet After the Loss of a Pet: How to Know if You’re Ready
According to RSPCA, Australia has over 29 million pets (which means there are more pets than people!)…
August 12th 2020
Toxic Positivity: What Is It, And How To Avoid It
What NOT to say when someone is going through a hard time…
January 17th 2020
Watch out, poisons about!
Preventative measures are so important when it comes to ensuring your pet’s health – so here’s your guide to household poisons and how they can effect your pet
November 28th 2019
How Your Vet Deals With Euthanasia
Performing euthanasia on animals of all ages can take its toll on your vet; they certainly grieve with you, just in a different way. We talk to Dr Teagan Lever about the effects of euthanasia on veterinarians
November 7th 2019
What is the IAOPCC?
Find out why the International Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematories is at the forefront of everything we do!
October 30th 2019
Halloween: a Holiday for Black Cats, and Remembrance
Black cats and spooks, oh my! Why is the fear of mortality thrown out the window at Halloween?
October 24th 2019
Anticipating Loss (And Knowing When It’s Time To Say Goodbye)
Knowing when to say goodbye is truly difficult, and may cause anxiety ahead of your pet’s passing
September 26th 2019
Heatstroke In Pets
This summer, being aware of the signs of heatstroke may save your pet’s life
September 12th 2019
Pet Loss & Human Loss
When losing a pet is akin to losing a human member of the family, psychology has a lot to do with how we grieve
September 11th 2019
How To Introduce A New Cat To The Household
Introducing cats to one another can cause a hissy fit or two! Check out our guide to a stress-free kitty introduction.
September 8th 2019
How To Help A Grieving Pet
“Do pets grieve?” These days it’s more of a question of how, and what can we do for them…
September 5th 2019
Pet Memorials Around the World
Explore pet memorials and funeral practices around the world – from Japan to France and beyond.
August 29th 2019
What To Do When A Pet Passes
Know just what to do in a time of profound grief – whether your pet passes at home or at the vet.
August 26th 2019
Senior Pet Care
Just like puppies and kittens, senior pets need a little extra love and care, too. We look at the ways you can keep your older pet comfortable as they age
August 19th 2019
