Compassionate care pet services

We frequently hear the question, "How will I know it's the right time?" This article has some great perspective on that question. Dr. Fiona has studied under Dr. Villalobos, a leading expect in End-of-Life care for pets quoted extensively in this article, in her Hospice and Palliative Care training. Let us know what thoughts and questions you have!

Knowing the Right Time to Say Goodbye to a Pet End-of-life decisions for animals are difficult. A veterinarian has developed a scale to help clear up the confusion.

NPR is airing a special piece on the loss of a dear pet. You can call in today & leave a voicemail sharing your experience!

Voicemail Project: The Emotional Impact Of Losing A Pet The death of a pet can be a devastating emotional experience. Yet from the outside, we often don’t view someone losing a pet to be on the same level of

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Wondering what to do with this 🎃 now that it’s Thanksgiving season (or Christmas depending on who you ask 😉)? Check out these awesome ideas!

How to Recycle Halloween Pumpkins for Wildlife • The National Wildlife Federation Blog One of my favorite parts of Halloween is carving pumpkins. After the trick-or-treaters clear away, and Halloween is officially over, don’t trash your pumpkins! There are several ways to recycle them with wildlife and your garden …

Thank you, Alex, for letting us help you celebrate sweet Gracie’s almost 18 years of life yesterday. She was a blessing to everyone who knew her (even Dr. Fiona’s grandson who just wanted to talk to her picture and feed her pita bread 😍), and she would have loved her party!

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We know it can be difficult to know if and when you're ready to get a new pet after you've lost one that you dearly loved. Check out how Ginger's mom moved forward and found healing through fostering!
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"I decided to apply to be a foster but had no intention on fostering so quickly! 😊 I was helping Dallas Pets Alive with a transfer and ended up fostering a beautiful 5-year-old Dutch Shepherd in January--Kingston, or King as we call him. He was the transfer dog, but I just felt in my heart that he was what I needed to bridge the gap of my emotions of not wanting to replace Ginger by getting a new dog. Through fostering, I not only saved him from his EOD at Dallas Animal Shelter, but he helped me get to a place where I could be more than just sad and empty. We think he may have been a military working dog or someone with a disability's service dog (he was a surrender so we don't know his background but I have never met a dog like this...he is simply amazing)
I have been looking really hard to find him the perfect home and he has had probably 15 applications that didn't work out for different reasons. BUT, this Sunday he is being adopted by my parents for my grandmother as her companion/service type animal. We are going to look into some training classes he and she can take together (I have a feeling it will be a refresher course for him). My heart could explode!

We also adopted a little tripod puppy a few months ago and he has been the sweetest thing next to Ginger. His back left leg was amputated 2 weeks before we got him and it doesn't slow him down one bit! His name is Fletcher and he is about 8 months old now."
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We'd love to hear your stories and meet any new pets who have helped you heal after the loss of a beloved pet!