For many people, losing a pet may be one of the saddest experiences they will ever have. We know and understand how the death of a beloved friend and companion can be heartbreaking. Talking to someone who understands your grief is a way to help the healing process begin. If you do not know of anyone to talk to, you may wish to call one of the pet loss hotlines listed below. Caring people there can listen and help. They're only a phone call away.

• Chicago VMA veterinarians and staffs
  630-325-1600
  Call and leave a message at anytime. A volunteer will call back Monday-Friday between 7:00pm-9:00pm

• Colorado State University - Argus Institute counselors
  970-491-4143
  Monday-Friday between 9:00am-5:00pm
  Web site: www.argusinstitute.colostate.edu/grief.htm

• Cornell University veterinary students
  607-253-3932
  Tuesday-Thursday between 6:00pm-9:00pm
  Web site: www.vet.cornell.edu/Org/PetLoss/

• University of Florida veterinary students
  352-392-4700, ext. 4080
  Call and leave your name and number. You will be called back between 7:00pm-9:00pm. Messages are checked daily. (If messages have already been checked for the day when you call, your call will be returned the next evening.)
  Web site: neuro.vetmed.ufl.edu/alt_med/petgrief/petloss.htm

• University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine students
  217-244-2273 (CARE) or 877-394-2273 (CARE)
  Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday between 7:00pm-9:00pm
  Web site: www.cvm.uiuc.edu/CARE/

• Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine students
  888-ISU-PLSH (888-478-7574)
  September-April: 7 days a week between 6:00pm-9:00pm
  May-August: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between 6:00pm-9:00pm
  Web site: www.vetmed.iastate.edu/animal_owners/petloss/default.html

• Michigan State University veterinary students
  517-432-2696
  Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday between 6:30pm-9:30pm
  Web site: cvm.msu.edu/petloss/index.htm

• Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine students
  614-292-1823
  Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between 6:00pm-9:00pm
  E-Mail: petloss@osu.edu

• Purdue University's Center for the Human-Animal Bond
  Web site: www.vet.purdue.edu/chab/bond.htm

• Tufts University veterinary students
  508-839-7966
  Monday-Friday between 6:00pm-9:00pm
  Web site: www.tufts.edu/vet/petloss/

• Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
  540-231-8038
  Tuesday and Thursday between 6:00pm-9:00pm

• Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine students
  866-266-8635 or 509-335-5704
  Monday-Thursday between 6:30pm-9:00pm
  Saturday between 1:00pm-3:00pm
  Calls received after hours will be promptly returned on a collect basis.
  Web site: www.vetmed.wsu.edu/plhl/