I write poems. It really helps if you get your feelings down on paper. You don't have to be a good writer, and the poem doesn't have to rhyme. You'll find that if you let your feelings out rather than bottling them up then you feel a lot better. It's much easier than talking to someone about it, which is what my parents usually want to do, and i usually end up snapping back at them something like , "DO I LOOK LIKE I'M OK??? DID YOU THINK THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD JUST WASH OVER MY HEAD AND I'D JUST GET ON WITH LIFE??? WELL THEN YOU MUST BE EXTREMELY DIM IN THE HEAD!!!!" and then i get all upset and feel worse. When i write my feelings down, i can show my parents the poem when i'm ready, and i don't have to keep all of mf feelings inside. The pain takes a while to heal, but i just find this helps. And it's a good way to remember what your pet was like and what he liked to do.