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Forever Friend: A children's guide and activity book for saying goodbye to a special cat (Old Cat Care and Pet Loss) Paperback – July 9, 2022

by Dr Mary Gardner (Author), Coleen Ellis (Author), Dusan Pavlic (Illustrator)
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The hardest part of loving an animal is having to say good-bye. This activity book helps parents have conversations with children about their love and feelings regarding the death of a beloved cat. Dr. Mary Gardner and Coleen Ellis have not only taken their personal experiences of losing a pet into consideration for the 24 activities in this book, but they have also taken a peek into the child of today and how they would express their grief, to include technology ideas.

Use these activities to not only help your child, and family, in expressing the various emotions felt with the loss of a pet family member, but also as a way to normalize every one of those emotions. This book is the perfect resource to give everyone permission to share their story, and memories.

Activities included are:
  • Story about my cat
  • Write a blog
  • Create a video
  • Emotional word find
  • Crossword puzzle
  • Maze of feelings
  • Craft projects with cat collar
  • Shadow box creation
  • Paper bag scrap book
  • Seed paper creation
  • Favorite things list
  • Bucket List
  • Tribute table
  • Special Litter Box Cake!
  • Shoebox memory box
  • Memorial light
  • ... and more
After a child creates a blog, video story or other craft projects - they can share them on the Forever Friend platform.
Dr. Mary Gardner is a small animal veterinarian whose professional goal is to increase awareness and medical care for the geriatric veterinary patient and to help make the final life stage to be as peaceful as possible, surrounded with dignity and support for all involved. A University of Florida graduate, she discovered her niche in end of life care and is the co-founder and CTO of Lap of Love which is a national organization dedicated to veterinary hospice and euthanasia in the home.

Dr. Gardner and Lap of Love have been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, The New York Times, the Associated Press, The Doctors and numerous professional veterinary publications. She is co-author of the textbook “The Treatment and Care of the Veterinary Patient”, and the author of a book dedicated to pet owners releasing in Fall 2022 Nine Lives Are Not Enough: A practical guide to caring for your geriatric cat.

Coleen Ellis is a pioneer in the pet loss industry. Her foray into helping grieving pet lovers started in 1998 with a chance encounter with a pet parent facing the death of her beloved pet. It was the beginning of a vision of how to best meet the needs of pet parents in their desire to mourn, memorialize and pay tribute to their beloved pets when they die. In 2004, the experience of the death of Mico guided her in starting the nation’s first stand-alone pet funeral home. Soon, publications such as Kates-Boylston’s Pet Loss Insider deemed her the “most well known pet funeral director” and a true “pet loss pioneer.”

Two Hearts Pet Loss Center was founded in 2009 to guide people who wished to do the same in providing meaningful pet death care services in their communities. Two Hearts was also started to aid in being an educational resource in the pet grief discipline. In 2009, she received the first Death and Grief Studies Certification specializing in Pet Loss Companioning by Dr. Alan Wolfelt as well as releasing her first book, Pet Parents: A Journey Through Unconditional Love and Grief. She is also Certified in Thanatology and is a Certified Pet Loss Professional.
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    Old Cat Care and Pet Loss
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    48 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    July 9, 2022
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.12 x 11 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1956343105
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1956343106
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Furry friends are forever! Dr Mary Gardner and Coleen Ellis help kids grieve their cats.
Feelings are forever too! KIds activities include mazes, crossword puzzles, writing tools, & online

Creating smiles - Activities to help kids find joy in memories

Preserving thoughts - help kids document their feelings in an online blog to share with other kids!

Plenting memories - make special keepsakes with pet dishes, collars, etc

Nine Lives Are Not Enough is the adult companion book to the activity books by Dr Gardner.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rolled Toe Publishing (July 9, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1956343105
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1956343106
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.12 x 11 inches
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There is nothing better to Dr. Gardner than a dog with a grey muzzle or skinny old cat! Her professional goals as an author and veterinarian are to increase awareness and medical care for geriatric veterinary patients and to help make the final life stage to be as peaceful as possible, surrounded with dignity and support for all involved.

Dr. Gardner didn't always know this is where her life would lead. She realized she wanted to become a veterinarian only after a decade as a Software Product Manager. After graduating with her doctorate in veterinary medicine from the University of Florida's veterinary school in 2008, she worked for several years in general practice before finding her calling in veterinary hospice. She cofounded the internationally-renowned veterinary hospice and end of life practice Lap of Love.

Through helping thousands of families with hospice and end of life care, she learned that way before their pets reach the end, caregivers really struggle caring for their aging pets. That's how she fell in love with helping the weak and the wobbly and those that care for them.

Dr. Gardner is an award winning professional speaker! She and Lap of Love have been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, The New York Times, the Associated Press, The Doctors and numerous professional veterinary publications. Her writing is focused on providing resources that help support pet owners during this beautiful and challenging season of their pet's life.

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Caitlin DeWilde
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Must Have For Kids With Pets
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2022
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As a veterinarian, I'm often asked how to help kids.....after they have to say goodbye. I've never seen resources to help them prepare to say goodbye-- especially not ones that also help them bond with older pets and really invest in enjoying their golden years. As a mom with kids and an old kitty....my kids are already halfway through this book and loving the color, illustrations and activities! I feel like they will be ready when the time comes, having been prompted by ideas in this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great tool to help kids get their feelings out!
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2023
This kids activity book is a fantastic tool to help kids get those tough feelings out after losing their cat (adults too!). The book has ample space for writing, drawing, and includes some fun activities that anyone in the family can do - even a few online options for older kids. Our favorite project was turning the old pet dishes into a special memorial plant (we stick with succulents in our city!).
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