How Do I Know?

Quality of Life Home Exercises:

1) Calendar:  Are there more good days than bad days? Keep track of each day as good or bad. This can help to track upward or downward trends. For example, if your pet’s bad days are outnumbering the good days, then this can be a helpful measuring tool that your pet’s quality of life may be declining. Now, compare today’s “good days” to your pet’s good days from a year ago.

2) Pen-pal:  What are the specific activities that make your pet who they are as a furry person, and what they would convey to a pen-pal? What did your pet enjoy in the younger or healthier years of their life? Their desire to eat can be misleading, as many pets will continue to eat until disease or pain prevents it.

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Aftercare options

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • This question can be understandably very difficult. If you are unsure, consider our in-home consultation to explore quality of life in more detail. It is natural to experience a complex range of emotions. Polly Tails provides you with a safe space to ask questions and discuss concerns.

  • Euthanasia provides your pet with a painless death by a licensed veterinarian. This is typically considered for pets that are terminally ill or suffering. Polly Tails will give your pet medication to relax them, followed by a peaceful euthanasia. We will help with aftercare options.

  • Sadly, it is very rare for a pet to pass away peacefully in their sleep. Natural death can result in prolonged pain and suffering. It can be a long, unpeaceful process without veterinary assistance.

  • Polly Tails is passionate to help families and pets by providing a peaceful goodbye in the comfort of their own home. This way you can focus completely on your pet and your own needs without external stress factors. It allows families to come together for the most important moment of saying goodbye.