Mary Gardner, DVM

As companion cats continue to benefit from veterinary medical progress in disease management and live well into their “ninth life” stage, cat caretakers’ desire for veterinary hospice care may intensify.

Veterinary guidance and everyday solutions can help caregivers manage mobility challenges in aging pets.

Small choices—from phone communication to sedation protocols—can ease the euthanasia experience for families while helping protect the emotional wellbeing of veterinary teams, explains Mary Gardner, DVM.

Human medical research shows that positive social connections help people live healthier, happier, and longer lives. Is the same true for dogs and cats?

Follow 7 tips to improve care for older patients

Dr. Mary Gardner believes that golden-age pets offer veterinary practices a golden opportunity to provide better care for their patients and more support for their patients families.

Techs are well suited to provide guidance to pet owners in upsetting and unfamiliar circumstances, expert says.

Its results seem intuitive, but this study sought to scientifically measure the toll that caring for a pet with a chronic or terminal illness takes on an owner. What researchers found could alter the way your veterinary team interacts with clients in such cases.

When working with owners of very ill pets, your greatest value may not be in the medical arena. Supporting caregivers through education, communication and these other real-world tips can make this trying time easier for owners, your staff and, of course, the pet.

Proper sedation can give your veterinary patients stories the peaceful ending your clients and team desire.

These items help my older patients live more comfortable, pain-free lives. How many do you already use or recommend?

The hardest question you have to face as a pet owner. Dr. Mary Gardner wants to help your veterinary patients have a perfect ending to their perfect life.

Hospice and euthanasia are all about timing. Dr. Mary Gardner offers to guide clients through the process of their final gift to their petsaying goodbye.

I had a solid career with a bright future when I felt a crazy urge to quit my job and go to vet school.

Why these words aren't interchangeable and what this means for your veterinary patients.

Dr. Mary Gardner says it's not just about quality of life but also quality of death.