Quality of Life Scales

The HHHHHMM Quality of Life Scale (created by Alice Villalobos, DVM, DPNAP)

Colorado State University - quality of life assessment

Ohio State University - How do I know when it’s time?

Support Groups
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Fetch a Cure - local in-person groups located in Richmond, VA

Caring for Senior Pets

​AVMA - Caring for Senior Pets 

Support Hotlines

Tufts University Pet Loss Support Hotline:
(508) 839-7966

ASPCA National Pet Loss Help Line
(877) 474-3310
Free nationwide consultation to bereaved animal owners on a 24 hour basis.
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Companion Animal Listening Line
(614) 292-1823
Staffed by Ohio State University Veterinary students M-Fri  6:30 – 9:30 p.m.  Sat and Sun 10 – 4 p.m.

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Books:
Saying Good-bye to the Pet You Love, Lorri A. Greene, Jacquelyn Landis
When Your Pet Dies; A Guide to Mourning, Remembering, and Healing, Alan D. Wolfelt Ph.D
Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet, Gary Kowalski

Children's Books:
Children and Pet Loss: A Guide for Helping, Marty Tousley
The Memory Tree,  Britta Teckentrup
The Invisible Leash, Patrice Karst
Jasper's Day, Marjorie Blain Parker
The Heaven of Animals, Nancy Tillman

Assessing Pain

Colorado State University Pain Scales

University of Pennsylvania - pain inventory​​

Counselors

VCU Center for Human-Animal Interaction 
www.chai.vcu.edu
(804) 827-PAWS

Behavioral Euthanasia

Euthanasia for Behavioral Issues: A Complicated and Difficult Decision

​Caring For and Making Choices for Animals with Behavioral Issues 

​Losing Lulu

757-871-4889