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When Should You Say Goodbye to a Pet? | The New Yorker

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The booming industry of pet hospice is teaching people how to face the loss of their beloved companions—even when saying goodbye feels impossible.

Save this story Save this story When Jessamyn Kennedy began veterinary school, about twenty years ago, hardly anyone put their pets in day care or called them fur babies. Nobody brought dogs to brunch. Veterinary visits were for vaccinations and acute illnesses, not wellness checks. And, when pets suffered from cancer or heart failure or debility, conversations about what to do next were emotional but often straightforward. “We didn’t have some of the therapies we have now, but people were also more reasonable about what they were willing to put their pets through,” Kennedy told me. “They’d sa

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