r/Petloss

94k members
r/Petloss is a subreddit with 94k members. The community frequently discusses loss, grief, pet, dog, and cat, and they frequently recommend/review brand recommendations, and the most common flair used is sadness, vent, advice wanted, content warning/graphic, and impending loss.
r/petloss is a community of support for Pet owners whose Pets have passed away. This is not a place to post lost Pet stories or any other news about Pets. Posts and comments made by Redditors with unvalidated email require mod approval before they appear here. Please consider verifying your email address.

Popular Topics in r/Petloss

#1

Loss

356 posts
#2

Grief

242 posts
#3

Pet

136 posts
#4

Dog

79 posts
#5

Cat

77 posts
#6

Lost

70 posts
#7

Guilt

69 posts
#8

Struggling

57 posts
#9

Euthanasia

45 posts
#10

Death

30 posts

Products Discussed in r/Petloss

#1
Canna Pet
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/Petloss

#1
Sadness
: "My dog died, I want people to know he existed"
117 posts
#2
Vent
: "My foster dog died this morning."
32 posts
#3
Advice Wanted
: "Should I be present through the whole euthanasia process?"
26 posts
#4
CONTENT WARNING/GRAPHIC
: "It was so sudden"
13 posts
#5
Impending Loss
: "Anticipatory grief is breaking me. I need to hear from people who eventually found joy again after unimaginable loss."
5 posts
#6
Rant
: "I lost my four-year-old dog after a visit to the vet, and I still can’t believe he is gone"
4 posts
#7
No Advice Wanted
: "After pet loss - Don't give up on ever having a pet again."
3 posts

Member Growth in r/Petloss

Yearly
+23k members(32.5%)

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Last updated: July 24, 2026