Compassion / Caregiver Fatigue with a dash of Obsession and Exhaustion: When Pet Loss Follows You Into the Present

Sometimes the hardest part of caring for a dog with health issues isn’t the diagnosis, the treatment plan, or even the unknowns. Sometimes the hardest part is what it does to us. One skipped meal, one off day, and suddenly our entire nervous system lights up like a Christmas tree. It is the way one small change can pull every old fear back to the surface before we even have time to breathe. So today, we’re not going to talk about how to support our dogs. Today, we’re going to talk about how to support you.

Pet caregiver burnout can follow families long after a diagnosis or loss. Bronwyn Farley, CAHC, founder of Dolce’s Legacy, offers phone consultations, canine cancer doula support, holistic canine nutrition, dog hospice and palliative care, and pet advocacy.