ReMember

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Changyoon Yi ◽  
Juhyun Bae ◽  
Nakkyu Baek ◽  
Jina Jung ◽  
Sunwoong Hur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Companion Animals ◽  
Physical Object ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Physiological Signals ◽  
Interactive Installation ◽  
Grieving Process ◽  
Pet Loss ◽  
Sense Of Presence ◽  
Pet Owners ◽  
Continuing Bond

ReMember is an interactive installation that provides bereaved pet owners with a sense of presence and connection to their deceased companion animals. Many pet owners suffer from bereavement and grief upon the loss of companion animals, and rituals and memorialization can help their grieving process. In this installation, the authors integrate audiovisual effects of the heartbeat recordings of companion animals and cremation stones made for pet memorialization. The audience's responses to ReMember show that interactivity and physiological signals augment the physical object of remembrance and elicit strong emotions. ReMember suggests that digitalized physiological signals and biological data can be a new form of the legacy of animal companionships and that the careful curation of digital, biological, and physical artifacts can support continuing bond expressions in pet loss.

Dilemmas Associated with Rehousing Homeless People Who Have Companion Animals

1995 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 851-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randall S. Singer ◽  
Lynette A. Hart ◽  
R. Lee Zasloff
Keyword(s):  
Companion Animals ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Initial Visit ◽  
Normative Sample ◽  
Veterinary Clinic ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Pet Owners ◽  
Homeless Men ◽  
Beck Hopelessness Scale

66 individuals were given a questionnaire during their initial visit to a veterinary clinic for homeless pet owners. Among the 35 men and 31 women, 32 had been homeless for 6 mo. or less and were termed the acutely homeless subgroup, and 34 had been homeless multiple times or for more than 6 mo. and were termed the chronically homeless subgroup. In responding to the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale, both men and women participants had significantly higher mean scores on attachment to their pets than did the scale's standardization population. Participants did not differ from the normative sample of adults on the Beck Hopelessness Scale. Both men and women participants stated a preference for being rehoused. 93% of men and 96% of women said that housing would not be acceptable if pets were not allowed. 61% of the men and 33% of the women stated they would be willing to live anywhere pets were allowed except in a shelter Reluctance to live in a shelter was significantly greater among chronically homeless men than other subgroups, and they also had low desire to be rehoused. A majority of the participants had been refused housing because they had pets. Attempts to rehouse homeless individuals who have pets are likely to be unsuccessful unless accommodation for pets is included.

Posttraumatic Growth Following the Loss of a Pet

2016 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Packman ◽  
Cori Bussolari ◽  
Rachel Katz ◽  
Betty J. Carmack ◽  
Nigel P. Field
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Continuing Bonds ◽  
Attachment Relationship ◽  
Unconditional Love ◽  
Pet Loss ◽  
Pet Owners ◽  
Spiritual Change ◽  
Five Factors

The current study examined posttraumatic growth (PTG) experienced by bereaved pet owners following the death of their pet. Using qualitative methodology, we analyzed responses of 308 participants who answered yes to a question about experiencing PTG. Within the five factors model of PTG, the most endorsed included the following: Relating to Others ( n = 76), Appreciation of Life ( n = 52), Personal Strength ( n = 51), Spiritual Change ( n = 32), and New Possibilities ( n = 29). Other themes not captured by the PTG included as follows: relating to animals ( n = 70), continuing bonds ( n = 53), attachment relationship ( n = 44), and unconditional love ( n = 13). Our findings support the notion that PTG occurs for people who have experienced pet loss, with new emergent themes.

Companionship

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen M. Cumiskey ◽  
Larissa Hjorth
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Active Part ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Grieving Process ◽  
Emotional Suffering ◽  
Continuing Bond

In this chapter we investigate the shifting role of memorialization through case studies of individual usage of mobile and social media. The mobile phone, now an active part of everyday life for many, provides a pivotal role in the construction and maintenance of memorialization. We explore how the sense of co-presence generated through use of mobile-emotive rituals and practices can be experienced as a form of companionship and continuing bond. Drawing on fieldwork done predominantly in Australia, this chapter considers how the mobile phone can facilitate a kind of constant companionship that can be a lifesaver in times of extreme emotional suffering, and can assist users in practical as well as affective aspect of the grieving process.

Attachment to Companion Animals among Older Pet Owners

Anthrozoös ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorann Stallones ◽  
Martin B. Marx ◽  
Thomas F. Garrity ◽  
Timothy P. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Companion Animals ◽  
Pet Owners

Beyond Recovery

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul W. C. Wong ◽  
Kenny C. T. Lau ◽  
Lucia L. Liu ◽  
Gloria S. N. Yuen ◽  
Poon Wing-Lok
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Companion Animal ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Professional Help ◽  
Pet Loss ◽  
Human Animal Bond ◽  
Loss Experience ◽  
Depth Interviews

It is a worldwide trend that more households are having pets or companion animals. Hence, there has been an increasing number of animal lovers experience companion animal loss bereavement. This form of bereavement has not been explored in Chinese societies. We conducted a qualitative study using in-depth interviews with 31 animal lovers and recruited through convenience and snowball sampling in Hong Kong. Companion animal loss bereavement appears to share similar features to other forms of bereavement but also has its unique features. The intensity of grief seemed to be affected by factors like the strength of the human–animal bond, lack of empathy from closed ones, being married without children, and euthanasia decision. Although the bereavement was distressful for many of our participants, many of them gradually achieved personal growth from their loss experience. We have identified seven common themes from the interview data and through self-reliance, social-supported, or professional-supported coping behaviors, people bereaved by animal loss can achieve growth from their experience. This study shows that postbereavement growth is possible from pet loss bereavement when appropriate coping strategies are adopted by the bereaved but some professional help may be needed.

scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of a Virtual Shelter Medicine Rotation on Veterinary Students' Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Regarding Access to Veterinary Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christy L. Hoffman ◽  
Terry G. Spencer ◽  
Kathleen V. Makolinski
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
Pet Owners ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Strong bonds commonly form between companion animals and people of all socio-demographic backgrounds, yet many pet owners face numerous barriers to accessing veterinary care for their companion animals. For example, they may have difficulties paying for care; they may lack veterinary practices in their community; and they may experience language barriers that impede their ability to utilize veterinary services. Various strategies exist that can help veterinarians address the diverse needs of pet owners in their communities, but these techniques are not commonly covered in the veterinary school curriculum. This study explored how including in-depth, purposefully curated information about access to veterinary care issues within a required shelter medicine rotation impacted fourth-year veterinary students' knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding the problems clients commonly face when seeking access to veterinary care. Students participated either in a control group of a virtual, four-week rotation delivered via Zoom meetings and self-study, or in an experimental group that additionally completed an interactive online learning module. The online module heavily featured issues surrounding access to veterinary care. Irrespective of which version of the rotation students enrolled, their opinions grew more favorable from pretest to post-test regarding the role of not-for-profit veterinary clinics in communities, as did their expectations that veterinarians should provide affordable treatment options. Additionally, students in the experimental group demonstrated from pretest to post-test increased awareness of the potential for implicit bias toward pet owners within veterinary practice and showed a reduction in their tendency to be judgmental of veterinary clients. By the end of the study, students in the experimental group also expressed greater confidence in their ability to offer incremental care treatment options to veterinary clients. These findings suggest that providing content that focuses on increasing access to veterinary care enhances students' awareness of the need to offer a variety of treatment and payment options to clients. Findings from this study can inform curriculum design in veterinary schools and continuing education programs for veterinary professionals.

Behavioural first aid advice for canine patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 429-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Hargrave
Keyword(s):  
Companion Animals ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Practice Staff ◽  
Veterinary Practice ◽  
Patient Behaviour ◽  
Pet Owners ◽  
Behavioural Health ◽  
The Media ◽  
Species Specific

Despite the need for evidence-based advice regarding the behavioural health of their companion animals, owners may struggle to realise that this advice can be readily accessed from their veterinary practice. Many veterinary clients still rely, instead, on popular misconceptions perpetuated by the media and other pet owners. Furthering this problem is the reticence of some veterinary professionals to become involved in queries about patient behaviour, as they feel ill equipped to support the client and patient. This article forms part of a species-specific series of articles, intended to provide basic behavioural guidance that can be delivered by practice staff. This specific article focuses on enabling any veterinary practice to give basic support for the emotional and behavioural needs of their canine patients.

Mourning the Loss of a Pet

1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 396-407
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Strong Belief ◽  
Human Data ◽  
Pet Loss ◽  
Pet Owners

In this paper the author explores the process of mourning as experienced by bereaved pet owners. Losing a pet is an agonizing experience. It was expected that the process of mourning for a pet loss would be similar to the process associated with the loss of a human. Data were collected by viewing postings on the alt.support.grief.pet-loss newsgroup. Those who suffered the loss of a pet expressed qualities associated with Parks' (1987) four-phased process of mourning. Two serendipitous findings were the role of guilt and the strong belief in an afterlife for the pet.

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