As part of our unique human animal bond-centred approach to caring for pets and their people, we offer Home Pet Care Planning consultations, to provide professional guidance and support to you and your pet through all life stages, while being sensitive and supportive to your circumstances at the time.
Connect
We connect to your pet and you, and develop a strong understanding of your pet, but also who you are and where everyone is at.
This becomes a foundation for a longer term pet caring relationship as your pet and you travel through life’s stages.
Assess
We conduct a thorough and comprehensive health and wellbeing assessment of your pet across all areas: (physical health, nutrition, dental, environmental factors, training and behaviour, bond appraisal, owner’s circumstances, financial considerations, hardship considerations)
Plan
Through our consultative and collaborative process we develop a tailored plan that works for your pet and you.
Support
We provide support so that you can implement the plan and are responsive to changing needs. We understand life, pets and people.
Whatever age, stage or phase, we can enhance your pet’s health and wellbeing through our supportive and guided approach across several areas including:
- Start Right plan
For those thinking of getting a pet. Make the right choices from the beginning and get started right, so that you can enjoy the benefits of pet ownership.
- Wellness
Keeping your pet healthy and happy, always. Includes the annual health check and vaccination, as well as parasite, dental and nutrition plans.
- Nutrition
Not sure what to feed your pet? We can help!
- Behaviour and Training
Wanting to get the best behaviour and enjoyment from your pet? Ask us how! We engage the services of qualified dog training and behaviour management professionals, and can coordinate care plans according to your specific needs.
- Ancillary Pet Health Care Services
Through our network of dedicated pet care service providers we can help arrange the following in-home services to help you manage and maintain the health of your pet:
- Grooming
- Dog Walking
- Pet Sitting/ Pet Minding
- Pet care counseling
- Emergency Pet Care Plans
If something happens to you, what will happen to your pet? It’s vital to have a plan in place, in case it is needed. This is highly recommended for people who live alone. We help older people feel prepared and supported regarding their own care and that of their pets, and ensure that your wishes are known. This supports families and caregivers while enhancing wellbeing and fostering a sense of community throughout the end-of-life planning process.
- While You’re Away
With so many options available now for pet care while you are away, ask us for professional guidance on which choice suits your pet, your family and your budget best. We can also refer you to providers of this service who we have appraised for their quality of care.
- Arthritis, Pain Management and Senior Years Care
We provide in-home support for the senior and arthritic patient, often in a shared care arrangement with other consulting veterinarians. Through an in-home consultation we evaluate your pet’s quality of life, incorporating home based solutions and therapeutic options to ensure your pet’s comfort and quality of life is maintained through end of life stages.
- Chronic and terminal illness/ Palliative and Hospice Care
Has your pet received a chronic or terminal illness diagnosis? Are you struggling to process and understand the options? Is your pet nearing the end of his or her life, and you are seeking additional professional advice on how to manage this very special chapter? We provide a dedicated and responsive home care service to patients in their end of life phases.
Testimonials
It has been a pleasure to have the opportunity to collaborate with Cherished Pets to raise community awareness regarding future planning, and conversations about end of life.
The terrific work of Cherished Pets in supporting the human-animal bond, assists in engaging people, through the shared love and care of animals, to have these conversations.
- Jill Mann, Advance Care Planning Program Manager , Barwon Health
Cherished Pets have been working in partnership with Kings Funerals since 2017. Caring for older animals and their older human companions provides opportunities for the Cherished Pet team to gently broach honest conversations about end of life care for both the animals and humans. In many cases they may be the first, or only, service providers who are raising these matters. Based on the day to day work and special projects we have seen Cherished Pets deliver over the past 7 years we know they provide significant value both to our community and more broadly as a model for other regions.
- Beth King, General Manager, Kings Funerals