Nearly every dog over the age of 10 will experience some degree of joint inflammation and tenderness. If left untreated, arthritis can lead to discomfort that significantly affects your pet’s mobility and quality of life. It is our belief that lots of little improvements at every level can yield a big overall change.

There are a few steps you can take in advance of the vet’s arrival that will help mentally and physically prepare you for the next steps. Since this is often a time charged with emotion, we’ve got you covered with a simple list intended to help alleviate stress.

For many children, the family pet is the heartbeat of the home. But because children process grief differently than adults, and because the subject of death is something the child might not be familiar with—trying to explain the passing of a pet can be challenging for parents.

At the root of the word 'Euthanasia,' are the Greek words ‘easy’ and ‘death.’ Our pets provide us with unconditional love and happiness, and as their guardians, we are the ones who are able to end their suffering. At-home euthanasia is the process of administering a dose of anesthesia that will help your pet fall asleep and then pass away peacefully, without pain or suffering, from the comfort of their home rather than at a clinic.

Deciphering the state of your pet’s health can be a muddled and murky process. Often, our judgment is impacted by our emotional attachment to our pet. One of the tools that can help pet-owners get a handle on things, is the Quality of Life Indicator assessment, something vets rely upon when deciding whether euthanasia is appropriate. This assessment measures how engaged and healthy your pet is, and how much enjoyment they are getting out of life…

Grief reverberates differently for every single person. There is no formula, no road map, no torchlight anyone can lend you for navigating the tunnel of this profound loss. But we’re here to help support you and offer some insight we’ve gleaned from working with hundreds upon hundreds of pet parents.

Our lives are so closely intertwined with our animals, that we sometimes forget to see them with fresh eyes. Are they showing signs of pain and suffering that we haven’t been picking-up on? Is the excessive panting that looks like a smile on my dog’s face, actually an indicator of discomfort? Quality of Life assessments offer us a moment to re-examine what’s going on.