About this episode

Helen St. Pierre discusses her journey in providing end-of-life care for senior and special needs animals.

Helen St. Pierre joins Victoria to share her inspiring journey from shelter work to founding Old Dogs Go to Helen, a sanctuary dedicated to providing end-of-life care for senior and special needs animals. They explore quality of life and how to support aging pets with dignity. They also talk about disease trajectories in aging pets, signs that indicate it's time for end-of-life decisions, the euthanasia process and what to expect, and supporting pet owners through grief and decision-making. L...

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Host: Victoria Stilwell

Guest: Helen St. Pierre

Topics covered

• end-of-life care
• senior pets
• special needs animals
• grief support
• euthanasia process

Keywords

• end-of-life care
• senior pets
• euthanasia
• grief support
• animal sanctuary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Old Dogs Go to Helen

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