EP71: The Last Great Act of Love

A very personal episode. We sit down with Dr Ann Hakara Holdsworth, veterinarian and founder of Pets at Peace - Home Vet, a gentle home euthanasia and palliative care service for our furry family members 🕊️Dr Ann is the vet who came to Matt's home the day he said goodbye to his beloved Princess, Bunny. Her first words at the door were "do you need a hug?" and honestly, that tells you everything about how she does this work 🤍In this episode, Dr Ann shares:🐦 Why she became a vet in the first place (spoiler: baby birds!) 😿 The loss of her own beloved cat, Kimmy...and the night that reshaped her entire approach to end-of-life care⏰ Why it is kinder to be a week too early than a day too late✨ The "three spunkies and still eating" rule, a beautifully simple way to gauge when it might be time🧊 The iceberg effect..."nothing to see here".🏡 Her whole model of care: peace over perfection, every single timePlus Mel brings the latest WA injury figures and they are grim 😔, we sit in the silence from the inquiry 🦗, Matt urges you to hound your MP 📣, and we meet Goofy, our Foster of the Fortnight who badly needs out of kennels 🐕💛 A gentle heads up: this episode covers pet loss, grief and euthanasia. Be kind to yourself while you listen.🕊️ Find Dr Ann here 🏡 Could you foster or adopt? Goofy and Zeus are both still waiting. Reach out to Greyhound Adoptions WA🍽️ Huge thanks to our podcast sponsor Sprinkles and SproutsRescued, not retired 🐾#TalkingCouchPotatoes #FreeTheHounds #EndGreyhoundRacing #AnimalAdvocacy #PetsAtPeace #PetLoss #RescuedNotRetired