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Stories and guidance about pet end-of-life-care, home hospice, and home euthanasia.

Canine Cognitive Dysfunction / Doggy Dementia
Canine cognitive dysfunction (CCD), also known as doggy dementia, is a progressive brain disorder that affects aging dogs, similar to Alzheimer’s disease in humans. Common symptoms include disorientation, altered sleep patterns, anxiety, loss of housetraining, and...

Behavioral Euthanasia – The heartwrenching decision to euthanize a pet for behavioral reasons
This shouldn't be a taboo subject. But I find myself - even just writing a blog post about behavioral euthanasia - wondering if people are going to judge me. I worry someone is going to tell me I'm a bad person for saying that occasionally, some truly wonderful and...

A comprehensive guide to pet euthanasia at home
No one wants to think about the end of their pet’s life. We love our pets so much and we never want to think about being without them. Yet there comes a time when we have to say goodbye. When we envision how we want the end to be, the vast majority of people want...

I am thinking of burying my pet. What do I need to know?
The vast majority of people in the five boroughs of NYC (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, Queens) as well as Long Island and Westchester choose to have their pets cremated or aquamated after natural death or home euthanasia. Cremation and aquamation are...

How will I know when it’s time to say goodbye?
How do I know when it’s time? It's a question filled with agony and dread: how do we know when it’s time to euthanize my beloved pet? Whether you’re planning ahead or having to face the end of your pet’s life soon, it can be one of the most difficult decisions you...

What to do when your pet dies in New York City
Services for Saying Goodbye While city services, ACC and Pet Cremation deal with deceased animals, many vets across the city offer the option of euthanasia for sick pets, and carry out cremation services too. Elizabeth Bukharie, for example, chose to have her dog...

Pets need vets: Be kind to both
Animals are dying because our veterinary hospitals are short-staffed.