Condition journey
Quality of Life & End of Life
Facing what lies ahead, knowing when it is time, and saying goodbye with kindness.
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Your quality of life & end of life care team
These are the practitioners this condition can call for, from your everyday vet to specialists and therapists. Enter your postcode to see who's near you at each step.
- Your vet (primary care)
Mobile vet (home visits) ·Home & hospice end-of-life vet
Understanding quality of life & end of life
Reading from PetsLikeMineStage 1
Facing what's ahead
Stage 2
Is it time?
- How Will I Know When It Is Time? 18 min
- Measuring Quality of Life: The HHHHHMM Scale, and How to Use It 17 min
- More Good Days Than Bad: Tracking the Trend, Not the Day 19 min
- Too Soon, or Too Late? Living With the Timing 16 min
- The Guilt Is Normal: Making Peace With the Decision 17 min
- When the Family or the Vet Sees It Differently 19 min
Stage 3
Comfort and time together
- Pet Hospice: Comfort Care at Home in the Final Chapter 18 min
- Spotting Pain in a Pet Who Hides It 17 min
- Appetite, Hydration and the Final Weeks: What to Expect 21 min
- Keeping a Frail Pet Clean, Comfortable and Mobile 19 min
- Making Memories: A Good Last Week 16 min
- Giving Medication and Managing Comfort at Home 17 min
Stage 4
Saying goodbye
- What Actually Happens When a Pet Is Put to Sleep 18 min
- After They Have Gone: Cremation, Burial and the Options (UK) 16 min
- At Home or at the Clinic? Choosing Where to Say Goodbye 17 min
- Should I Be There at the End? 15 min
- Should Children Be There When a Pet Is Put to Sleep? 17 min
- Paw Prints, Fur and Keepsakes: Deciding in the Moment 14 min
- When There Was No Time to Prepare: The Emergency Decision 18 min
Stage 5
The first days
Stage 6