Services > Quality of Life Assessments
Providing Clarity for Your Role as Caregiver
Gain an objective understanding of your pet’s daily well-being and insight into the care needed with a holistic, non-medical evaluation.
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Every family’s journey with a senior pet is unique.
Whether you need structured planning for a peaceful transition, an extra set of hands for daily care, or a safe space to process your grief, Companion Animal End-of-Life Doula Katie Wagner is here to meet you exactly where you are.
Working as an extension of your veterinary team, Katie monitors vitals and assesses pain in the home while supporting your pet’s happiness and your caregiving limits.
SERVICES
Quality of Life Assessments
Quality-of-life sessions with Katie are non-medical, holistic assessments focused on the emotional and physical well-being of both the pet and the owner. Working as an extension of your veterinary team, Katie monitors vitals and assesses pain while supporting your pet’s happiness and your caregiving limits.
Behavioral Observation
By observing your pet in their natural environment, Katie will spot subtle signs of decline that are often missed during a stressful clinic visit.
Structured Assessment
By applying specialized quality-of-life scales, Katie will establish an objective baseline to track well-being over time without relying on emotion.
Caregiver Budgeting
Evaluate your financial, physical, time, and emotional bandwidth with Katie to protect your mental health, prevent burnout, and sustain daily care.
Goal Setting
Explore natural death, palliative care, and euthanasia with Katie to determine the specific end-of-life pathway that aligns with your values.
Transition Planning
Build the structural groundwork for future care and navigate end-of-life decisions with Katie using specialized education and practical frameworks.
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Benefits
Quality of Life Assessments
Energy Protection
Relieve your logistical & emotional burdens to increase quality time rather than focusing solely on the stress of care.
Emotional Validation
Honor the deep, often under-acknowledged grief of losing a beloved family member in a safe, non-judgmental environment.
Holistic Care
Evaluate “the big picture” by focusing objectively on your and your pet’s emotional, physical, and environmental needs.
Personal Clarity
Replace the confusion and guilt of end-of-life care with actionable wisdom, so you can make decisions with confidence.
Consultation Sessions
In-Person
$150
Conduct direct behavioral observation in your pet’s stress-free environment, alongside a detailed evaluation of your home’s physical layout.
Virtual
$95
Complete a comprehensive video call to visually assess your pet, build structural care plans, and evaluate your daily caregiver capacity.
