Compassionate support for senior, palliative and end-of-life care.
You don’t have to navigate this alone.
Dear Pet Parent,
Caring for an aging or seriously ill pet can feel overwhelming, isolating and emotionally heavy. The questions come quickly. The decisions feel enormous. And often, there’s no clear guide for what comes next.
At saudade paws, I support pet parents through the senior, palliative, and end-of-life journey with calm, compassionate, and practical guidance—at home and through one-to-one conversations.
You don’t need to carry this by yourself.
With care,
Jayne
Where you are in the journey
Many caregivers arrive here feeling uncertain about where they are in their pet’s final chapter and what to expect next.
The saudade paws Pet’s Final Chapter Caregiver Journey is a framework that helps make sense of the path many families travel while caring for a beloved companion in their final chapter — from the first signs of change through caregiving, difficult decisions, loss, and bereavement.
If you’re unsure where you may be in that journey right now, the Pet Caregiver Navigator can help you reflect and find guidance that may support you.
How I can Support you
For families caring for an aging or medically fragile pet.
This service provides home-based support and guidance, helping you care for your pet with comfort, dignity, and confidence.
Support may include:
- Monitoring comfort and quality of life
- Medication routines (as prescribed by your veterinarian)
- Feeding and hygiene support
- Observing changes and communicating with your vet
- Emotional support for caregivers during decline
This service is typically provided through vet referral or direct inquiry.
Guiding Conversations for Caregivers
These private, one-to-one conversations offer structured support for caregivers navigating difficult decisions, anticipatory grief, or the quiet after goodbye. Each session is shaped around your unique situation, with space to think, feel, and find steadier footing.
A short conversation helps us understand your needs and determine the best support.
Articles that Speak to your journey
You’re in the right place. These are just a few of our saudade paws articles that address the real, raw questions and fears caregivers face. You can find the rest in our Articles page.
The heart behind this work
your experience lights the way for others
Caring for a pet through illness or loss can be deeply isolating. You may feel there’s no roadmap.
By sharing your story in our brief, anonymous questionnaire, you do two powerful things: you honor your pet’s legacy, and you help us identify the real gaps in support. Your voice ensures future caregivers feel less alone and better supported.
68% of caregivers had never heard of pet hospice. Your story can change that.
We deeply respect your privacy. All insights are anonymized, and we never share your personal information.
The mission was born from love and loss
I am Jayne. For nearly 20 years, I solved complex problems for global corporations. But the most shaping experience of my life was being a caregiver to my two soul dogs, Bella and Bubbles.
Their losses – one natural death and one by euthanasia – taught me the depths of anticipatory grief and the painful gaps in support. I learned that 91% of caregivers feel this grief, yet few have the guidance they need.
saudade paws exists to bridge that gap. It combines the strategic lens of my corporate career with the deep empathy of my personal journey, creating practical tools and support for you.
This work is my heart, and you are the reason it exists.
Note: Statistics based on results from the saudade paws Your Story – Pet Questionnaire, 2025
Our Field Guides
When a pet reaches the final stage, the questions don’t stop—they multiply.
You may feel overwhelmed, exhausted and unsure what to do next. The saudade paws Field Guides are created to help you navigate each step with clarity, compassion, and practical tools.
These Field Guides are not just information—they are a roadmap for the emotional and logistical realities of the final stage and beyond.
