Author: In Memoriam Pet Services

Dear Georgie. From the moment you entered in our lives in October 2006, our home has never been the same. The foster gave you nickname 'Spitfire' and we understood completely why when we arrived our home. You were the only one girl of your four siblings. You escaped death and waited for Anna in the little hammock in PetCo near her...

I’d gotten him as a little baby snake for my 12th birthday- he was my best friend for the next 7 years. I like to compare him to a teenager. You’d take him out for handling and he’d throw a tantrum, but throw one when you try to put him back, too. He only ever bit my mom, and that...

Mocha, Life has not been the same without you. I miss when you would always be begging for food, how you always loved to play ball. I miss seeing you sit at the end of the bed. I miss hearing your barks. How you would always bark at everyone in the neighborhood. Everyone would always say you were the welcoming committee....

Kingsley you were flawless buddy! You never did one thing wrong! You broke the mold my boy. This didn’t happen for no reason baby boy! Mama and daddy are going to do big things in your name for other dogs just like you! I’m so glad I got to be your mama for just a few short months. You showed...

Losing a cat, dog, or other pet can be very devastating and even damaging to a person's emotional health. As a result, coping with pet loss is an important step toward healing. Here's why it's important to mourn the loss of your pet. Pets Are Like Family According to IBISWorld, up to 67% of American homes have at least one pet, and...

We adopted Cammi from Margaret's Saving Grace Bully Rescue in December of 2020. It would have been 3 years this year. She was about 8 or 9 at the time (she was estimated). Even though I grew up with a lot of dogs and pets, Cammi was truly my first dog. She stood out to me not only because of...

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It hasn't even been 12 hours yet since I made the heart-wrenching decision to drive my best Big-Little Baby Sara (not to be confused with her feline sister, Lola, my Little-Big Baby) to the vet one last time as her seizures became uncontrollable. Having spent 6.5 years together after having met you at the Fairfax County Animal Shelter, when I...