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EMOTIONAL FITNESS

Barton Goldsmith: How to cope when your pets get ill

Veterinarian team bandages the paw of a sick Corgi dog

My wife and I have each had our health issues over the years, but thankfully we have both gotten through them all pretty gracefully. But now our Foxy has a problem, and because she really is a member of our family � way more than “just a dog� � we’re as upset as if one of us were sick. Or maybe we’re even more upset because Foxy can’t really tell us what’s going on.

Foxy (yes, I’m a Hendrix fan, and she does looks like a fox) will be going to our vet soon. At least now that we’re “post-pandemic,� we can go into the exam room with her. I think that makes it easier on the animals and their humans. So we will be there to comfort Foxy and each other.



Dr. Barton Goldsmith is a psychotherapist. Email him at [email protected].



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