What are some examples of emotional unstability that children may undergo when their pet dies?

Answer 1

You don't have to be a child to become emotional and sad when a pet dies. Anyone with a pet who's died has to go through a period of mourning. Both children and adults may go through a few days of being quiet and withdrawn. It's a sad time when a faithful, loving friend has passed away.

Answer 2

My daughter held it in at first- unhealthy to do- mood swings were noticable with her due to this.
Our Brandy was a 9 yr old shihzu poodle- our daughter is 11, so they grew up together. Sad thing was Brandy became very ill, and lifeless at the end. We feel it was due to the pet food recall issues.
You should sit down and look at pictures, cry together, allow your child to express their grief and even anger. Also, laugh with them, memories of the goofy things our pet did. Good memories shared with them. This mixes up the emotions in a POSITIVE way and sorts out their feelings- reverse phsycology or however you spell it.
Hugs to you-

Answer 3

my daughters favorite budgie died, and she cried uncontrollably for about 2 weeks, and now she constantly worries that her other pets will die, even the smallest incident involving our pets( we have 12) sets her off in a crying fit, she became very afraid of death for a while, but i showed her the rainbow bridge poem, and explained my version of heaven to her, and now she is OK with death, she grieves in a totally different way.

Answer 4

My recommendation is to present this question to a child psychologist/ bereavement counselor. Animals provide us with truly unconditional love so the mourning process can be intensified.