If you’re trying to decide between dog euthanasia or a natural death, Molly Jacobson, editor-in-chief at DogCancer.com, has a dog cancer tip for you. Turning your thoughts around and understanding what death really is can help you help your dog at this most tender time. 

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Podcast episode with more dog cancer tips on how to handle change: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHWVGRjUjjc

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Article on DogCancer.com about euthanasia: https://www.dogcancer.com/articles/hospice-and-end-of-life/dog-euthanasia/

Chapters:

00:00 Start

00:59 About Molly

01:31 Euthanasia Is Not Giving Up

02:04 Dying Happens in Stages

04:16 Natural Death Does Not Always Equal an Easy Death

06:23 Sparing Suffering

07:15 Impossible to “Choose” the Moment of Death

08:49 Reframing Euthanasia vs. Natural Death

10:44 Outro

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