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When a pet becomes ill, owners are often faced with decisions that have ethical, emotional and financial costs.
Lorri Greene, a psychologist and the author of "Saying Good-Bye to the Pet You Love" (New Harbinger Publications, $14.95), stresses that pet owners in this situation need to prioritize.
She suggests that they ask themselves the following questions and factor the answers into their decision making:
• Is there a reasonable chance for a cure or comfort for my pet?
• How much extra time am I buying the animal?
• What will its quality of life be during and after treatment?
• Do I have the financial, emotional and time resources to deal with this?
• Do I have the physical strength for all that will be required of me?
• How many of my pet's usual activities will it be able to continue?
• If I were in my pet's place, what would I want done?
Washington Post
