GRIEF
The most important homeopathic remedy for immediate effects of grief is Ignatia. This remedy can be very helpful to individuals in grief. It will not block the experience of grief, but it can lighten the load somewhat and allow the individual (two- or –four-legged) to accept and integrate the changes in his life.

Ignatia can even help in some cases when the grief is in the past, but the person has not finished letting go. Any time there is a loss companion animals may suffer from grief in the same manner that we do. This is especially true with the death of a family member, whether human or nonhuman. It may also occur when a member of the family leaves the household. This could be from a difficult situation such as divorce, but it may also occur when a child leaves for college or to begin life on her own.

There are other remedies for illness that results from unresolved grief, including Natrum muriaticum and Phosphoric acid, but this state is usually a chronic condition that warrants expert homeopathic care. Grief is often at the heart of a sudden occurrence of chronic disease.