Grief for a pet is real grief. Tending acknowledges that together with you.
A private companion for pet loss, built on grief research. No account, no ads, and your words never leave your phone.
Losing a pet can hurt as much as losing a person. Most people are expected to carry it quietly.
people who had lost both a pet and a person said the pet’s death was the more distressing of the two.
owners who had a pet put to sleep said they mourned privately. Fewer than 1 in 100 joined a support group.
of UK pet owners say losing a pet is comparable to losing a family member. Bereavement leave for a pet is still rare.
When people say “it was just a pet”, the grief doesn’t get smaller. It gets quieter. Tending gives it room: a private place to write, to understand what you’re feeling, and to carry the love forward, at your own pace.
What opening Tending feels like
A single line, with nothing else on the screen.
Four plain options, from a decision to put them to sleep to a loss you can see coming. No wrong answer.
A privacy promise before anything is asked of you.
No sign-up, no email, no waiting. Just a gentle place to start.
Built differently, on purpose
Private by design
No account, no ads, and nothing sold, ever. What you write stays on your phone, and you can export or delete it whenever you choose.
Built on grief research
The guidance draws on named frameworks from bereavement research, not vague wellness language. See the research.
Starts from what happened
A decision to put them to sleep, a sudden loss, illness or old age, or a loss you can see coming. Each path is written for that experience.
Help is one tap away
A quiet Need support button sits on every screen, with grounding, a safety plan you write yourself, and crisis lines. Always free.
Five ideas from bereavement research
Free to begin. One unlock, never a subscription.
Start for free. A single purchase of USD 9.99 unlocks the rest of the guided path, handled by Apple or Google. Need support, your safety plan and your memory space are always free.
More kinds of loss are coming
Tending is being built one kind of loss at a time, carefully.
We’re taking the time to build each of these carefully. If you know someone going through one, telling them Tending exists helps us build it sooner.
Tending is not a crisis service. If you are thinking about ending your life or you are in danger, please contact your local emergency number or a crisis line now.
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