Top 5 Tips for Knowing if It's Time

There is no magic formula that will tell you if it’s time to choose to put your beloved pet down.  For most families, this decision falls in the grey area and causes a lot of agonizing stress. Here are my top 5 tools that I have used over the years to help pet owners look at their pet’s quality of life.

1. Talk openly with your vet!  We are here to help you through this.  We know the disease or diseases your pet has and we know in general what you could expect.  It is our job to help you through this process. Unleashed with Grace offers Quality of Life phone calls for only $50 for 30 minutes to help guide you through this tough decision. You do not have to make this decision alone!

2. Check out my quality of life parameters on my webpage https://www.unleashedwithgrace.com/knowing-if-its-time.html If your pet is experiencing trouble in more than 3 of these categories, than it is likely that quality of life is diminishing.

3. Take a quality of life assessment online and track your pet’s scores daily.  http://www.pethospicejournal.com is totally free and is a great resource.  Ask different members of your family to take it and then compare.  You can even ask your vet to take it with you.

4. The “Grey Muzzle” APP is totally free and lets you track good vs bad days on your phone.  This helps you catch a downward trend quicker in order to try and prevent a crisis situation with your pet. https://www.lapoflove.com/Quality-of-Life/Grey-Muzzle

5. Knowing that a couple weeks too early is better than 2 minutes too late.  In cases where quality of life is poor and death is imminent, making that decision prior to a crisis will avoid a lot of pain and suffering for the pet.

Chances are if you are reading this, you are facing this difficult decision.  Do not be afraid to reach out, we are here to help...you are not alone.

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