Palliative Care / Veterinary Palliative Medicine

Palliative care is used to treat a life-limiting condition when a cure is not possible. We provide medication to manage the symptoms of that illness for the remainder of your pet’s life.  

Palliative care provides your pet relief from a wide variety of symptoms that they will experience when living with this life-limiting prognosis.  

We recognize the importance of maintaining your pet’s quality of life, even during difficult health circumstances or old age. Our experienced and empathetic team collaborates with you to develop a personalised palliative care plan tailored to your pet’s unique needs. This approach focuses on pain management, symptom relief and emotional support to enhance your pet’s well-being during their final stages.  Our veterinarians will regularly monitor and adjust their care plan as required. 

The Village Vet team are trained and experienced to work with your senior pets until the very end stages of their beautiful lives.  Our caring staff are here to help your pet and you with these difficult medical and life decisions. 

Euthanasia

Saying goodbye to a beloved pet is one of the most challenging decisions pet owners face. Our veterinarians approach euthanasia with the utmost compassion, ensuring your pet’s peaceful transition surrounded by love and care. We provide a calm and stress-free environment, allowing you and your pet to share those final moments together. 

We are here for you when an end-of-life decision needs to be made.  This may be due to terminal illness, old age, senility, accidents, behaviour problems or a long-term chronic illness prognosis.  Bereavement is a difficult emotion and we are here to help you.

The option of at-home euthanasia is available to all our clients and our staff are trained to assist you with after-life care decisions.

Understanding how euthanasia is performed will help an owner in this decision.  Call us at the Pymble Clinic on 9499 4010 or Killara Hospital on 8350 5678 prior to making these decisions.  We will talk you through the procedure so you know what to expect.  We will help you best cope with your choices and make you feel confident in your decision – whatever that may be.  

Support for Pet Owners

We understand the emotional toll that comes with palliative care and euthanasia decisions. Our staff are here to offer support and guidance throughout the process. Whether you need information, assistance with making decisions, or emotional support, we are committed to being there for you and your pet.

For out of hours support please reach out to your GP, or 24/7 Lifeline support services on 13 11 14.