Resources for the moments you didn’t expect to navigate.
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FOR PET FAMILIES
Guidance for loving them through the end.
Resources for navigating difficult decisions, anticipatory grief, end-of-life care, and the loss of a beloved animal.
FOR VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS
Support for the people who care for them.
Practical resources for grief, communication, emotional sustainability, and the realities of working in veterinary medicine.
Featured Resources
Practical guidance for the questions that come up when you're caring for an aging or seriously ill pet.
Pet Quality of Life Near the End of Life
How do you know when your pet's quality of life is changing?
Learn what to watch for—from comfort and mobility to enjoyment and connection—and why your quality of life as their caregiver belongs in the conversation, too.
How Do I Know When It’s Time to Euthanize My Pet?
How do you know when waiting longer is still compassionate—and when it may be time to say goodbye?
Explore the changes that can help you understand the bigger picture, including comfort, function, enjoyment, caregiver capacity, and the difference between planning ahead and waiting for a crisis.
Signs Your Senior Pet’s Quality of Life May Be Changing
Noticing subtle changes in your senior pet?
Learn what to watch for in their comfort, mobility, appetite, behavior, and daily routines—and why looking at patterns over time can help you understand how their needs are changing.
Veterinary Grief & Cumulative Loss
Veterinary professionals encounter death and grief as a routine part of the work—but repeated loss can accumulate in ways that are easy to overlook.
Explore cumulative grief in veterinary medicine, why individual resilience isn't the whole answer, and what meaningful support can look like.
Moral Distress in Veterinary Medicine
What happens when you know what a patient needs, but circumstances prevent you from providing it?
Explore moral distress in veterinary medicine, how it differs from burnout, and why supporting veterinary professionals requires looking beyond individual resilience.
FREE RESOURCE
Pet End-of-Life Conversation Guide
When you know something is changing but aren't sure what questions to ask, this free guide can help you organize what you're noticing before talking with your veterinary team.
Reflect on your pet's quality of life, your own experience as their caregiver, and what you want to discuss at their next appointment.
Free · 7 pages · PDF
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Between Here & Home is continuing to grow a collection of practical, compassionate resources for both pet families and veterinary professionals.
New guides and tools will be added here as they’re created—always with the goal of making difficult moments a little easier to navigate.