human grief – Michael Broad

Cats are aloof? They grieve for their friends. Infographic.

August 7, 2024 by Michael Broad

I have compressed the results of a research project by Prof. Jennifer Vonk and Brittany Greene entitled: Is companion animal loss cat-astrophic? Responses of domestic cats to the loss of another companion animal, into an infographic in order try and get Google to recognise its existence as Google’s catastrophic algorithm changes four months ago …

Anticipatory grief on the imagined passing of your cat companion

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 by Michael Broad

Anticipatory grief for our cat companion occurs when we have suffered grief on the passing of a beloved pet under certain circumstances and we can foresee the same with our present cat companion or dog if the same circumstances seem likely to recur.

This is an emotion I have felt but never labelled. Now I know what it is: anticipatory grief. It’s another emotion to deal with when you foresee the loss of a beloved companion. Sandra McCune, visiting Professor in human-animal interaction in the schools of psychology and life sciences at the University of Lincoln, England …

“I’m grieving more for my cat than I did for my mother and father”

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 by Michael Broad

Like many others, I grieved more on the death of my first cat than I did on the passing of my mother, father and sister combined. I think it’s normal or at least understandable but a lot of people struggle with this emotion. Because a lot of people grieve over the passing of their …

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