The Funeral.com Journal

Resources to help you create tributes as unique as the people (and pets) you love. Learn how engraving, photos, colors, and symbols add meaning; discover scattering rituals and at-home memorial ideas. We focus on the details that matter—because small choices can carry a lifetime of comfort.

Hand-Feeding a Sick or Senior Pet: When It Helps Bonding (and When It Can Create Problems)

Hand-Feeding a Sick or Senior Pet: When It Helps Bonding (and When It Can Create Problems)

When a pet is sick or very old, feeding can stop feeling like a routine and start feeling like a daily referendum on how things are going. The bowl sits...

Behavioral Euthanasia for Aggression: A Compassionate Guide to the Stigma, Safety, and Decision Process

Behavioral Euthanasia for Aggression: A Compassionate Guide to the Stigma, Safety, and Decision Process

There are some decisions families never imagine they might face. If you are reading this because your dog’s aggression has become severe, unpredictable, or unmanageable, you are likely exhausted in...

Lap of Love Pet Hospice: Services, Telehospice Options, and What Families Can Expect at Home

Lap of Love Pet Hospice: Services, Telehospice Options, and What Families Can Expect at Home

When your pet is aging or living with a serious diagnosis, the hardest part is often the uncertainty. You might be watching small changes add up—less interest in food, slower...

Diapers for Senior Pets: Hygiene, Skin Protection, and Managing Incontinence With Dignity

Diapers for Senior Pets: Hygiene, Skin Protection, and Managing Incontinence With Dignity

When a senior pet starts having accidents, it can feel like the ground shifts under your routine. It is not just laundry and cleanup. It is the moment you realize...

Pet Palliative Care: Pain Management Options in Hospice (Comfort Without “Rushing” the End)

Pet Palliative Care: Pain Management Options in Hospice (Comfort Without “Rushing” the End)

When a beloved dog or cat is facing a serious diagnosis or advanced age, families often discover a new kind of fear—one that isn’t only about loss, but about suffering....

Did I Euthanize My Pet Too Soon? Why This Thought Happens and How to Find Peace

Did I Euthanize My Pet Too Soon? Why This Thought Happens and How to Find Peace

The question usually arrives in a quiet moment, not during the appointment itself. The house is different now. The routine is broken. You reach for the leash, listen for nails...

Veterinary End-of-Life Costs: Typical Estimates for Euthanasia, Cremation, and Aftercare

Veterinary End-of-Life Costs: Typical Estimates for Euthanasia, Cremation, and Aftercare

When a pet is nearing the end, most families are trying to do two hard things at once: protect a beloved companion from suffering and stay steady enough to make...

Does Pet Insurance Cover Cremation or Euthanasia? What Policies Usually Pay (and What They Don’t)

Does Pet Insurance Cover Cremation or Euthanasia? What Policies Usually Pay (and What They Don’t)

Saying goodbye to a pet is one of those moments that can make the world feel strangely practical and unbearably emotional at the same time. You may be thinking about...

Caregiver Fatigue With Chronically Ill Pets: Signs of Burnout and Compassionate Ways to Get Relief

Caregiver Fatigue With Chronically Ill Pets: Signs of Burnout and Compassionate Ways to Get Relief

You can love your pet fiercely and still feel depleted. In fact, those two truths often show up together when you are living inside the daily reality of caring for...

Anticipatory Grief With Senior Pets: How to Cope While You’re Still Caring for Them

Anticipatory Grief With Senior Pets: How to Cope While You’re Still Caring for Them

Anticipatory grief can feel like a strange, unfair kind of heartbreak: you’re still feeding the bowls, counting the pills, watching the slow tail wag or the careful steps into the...

Humane Fish Euthanasia: Understanding the “Clove Oil” Approach and When to Seek Veterinary Help

Humane Fish Euthanasia: Understanding the “Clove Oil” Approach and When to Seek Veterinary Help

Most people do not expect to grieve a fish, and that can make the hardest decisions feel strangely isolating. But when a fish is clearly suffering—struggling to breathe, unable to...

Reptile Euthanasia: Why Metabolism Changes Everything (And What to Discuss With Your Vet)

Reptile Euthanasia: Why Metabolism Changes Everything (And What to Discuss With Your Vet)

When someone says, “It’s just a reptile,” it can land like a small cruelty. Anyone who has lived with a bearded dragon who recognizes footsteps, a snake who settles calmly...

Horse Euthanasia Logistics: Planning Large-Animal Removal, Access, and Aftercare

Horse Euthanasia Logistics: Planning Large-Animal Removal, Access, and Aftercare

Saying goodbye to a horse is heartbreaking in a way that is hard to explain to anyone who has not loved one. And with horses, the grief often collides with...

End-Stage Seizure Management: Cluster Seizures, Rescue Meds, and When It Becomes an Emergency

End-Stage Seizure Management: Cluster Seizures, Rescue Meds, and When It Becomes an Emergency

When a pet’s seizures start changing—coming closer together, lasting longer, or leaving them confused for hours afterward—it can feel like the ground underneath you is shifting. Families often tell us...

Subcutaneous Fluids at Home: A Vet-Guided Guide to Giving Sub-Q Injections for Cats (and Some Dogs)

Subcutaneous Fluids at Home: A Vet-Guided Guide to Giving Sub-Q Injections for Cats (and Some Dogs)

When a veterinarian suggests subcutaneous fluids cat care at home, most families don’t feel “ready” on day one. They feel nervous, tender, and afraid of doing something wrong—especially when the...

Cat Kidney Failure End Stage: Symptoms, Comfort Care, and What Families Can Expect

Cat Kidney Failure End Stage: Symptoms, Comfort Care, and What Families Can Expect

When a cat reaches the late stages of kidney disease, families often describe it as living inside a shifting forecast. One day your cat may eat a little and sit...