Arguing About Dog Cancer | Jeannine Moga #232
Just realized you and your spouse or significant other dramatically disagree on how to handle treatment or euthanasia decisions? Today’s guest has tips.
Sometimes you only find out you and your partner have dramatically different perspectives after disaster strikes. It’s hard enough to cope with a dog cancer diagnosis on your own; when you also fight with your most important person, the trouble triples.
Social worker Jeannine Moga has spent fifteen years in veterinary hospitals helping animal lovers with difficult decisions of all kinds, from how to handle veterinary expenses to when to choose euthanasia.
Host Molly Jacobson is joined by special co-host (and her husband) James Jacobson. They discuss tough times and how to handle them with wise help from Jeannine Moga.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Show:
How to Meditate with Your Dog by James Jacobson is available in audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/How-to-Meditate-with-Your-Dog-Audiobook/B0095YSGRG
Podcast about How to Be There for Your Dog at the End with Lori Levine on The Long Leash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Fz8IJaqzM
Podcast about moral injury with Dr. Nathan Peterson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD6h1xvMxFQ
Podcast about How to Think About Dog Cancer Expenses with Dr. Lauren Barrow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMH4VNBGcSk&t=667s
Podcast about How to Know When to Euthanize Your Dog with Dr. Demian Dressler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dj7ajAPhL0
Article about Meet the Heroes Who Fight Dog Cancer Without a Veterinary License https://www.dogcancer.com/articles/building-your-team/meet-the-heroes-who-fight-dog-cancer-without-a-veterinary-license/
Article with Questions to Ask Your Vet About Dog Cancer https://www.dogcancer.com/articles/building-your-team/questions-to-ask-your-vet-about-dog-cancer/
The Dog Cancer Survival Guide: Full Spectrum Treatments to Optimize Your Dog’s Life Quality and Longevity by Demian Dressler, DVM and Susan Ettinger, DVM, Dip. ACVIM (Oncology) is available everywhere books are sold and on https://dogcancerbook.com
Our dog cancer support group is on Facebook at https://facebook.com/groups/dogcancersupport
Call +1 808-868-3200 to leave a question on our Listener Line for a future show!
Related Links:
Article about Dealing with People Who Don’t Understand Dog Cancer https://www.dogcancer.com/articles/stress-and-finances/people-who-dont-understand/
Article about Dog Cancer Support and Grief Groups https://www.dogcancer.com/articles/stress-and-finances/dog-cancer-support-and-grief-groups/
Article about How to Find a Counselor https://www.dogcancer.com/articles/stress-and-finances/how-to-find-a-counselor/
Article about The Four Budgets outlined by Lap of Love https://www.dogcancer.com/articles/stress-and-finances/four-budgets/
Article about Pets Are Family https://www.dogcancer.com/articles/stress-and-finances/pets-are-family/
Article about Keeping a Journal https://www.dogcancer.com/articles/building-your-team/keeping-a-journal/
Chapters:
00:00 Start
00:45 Introducing James Jacobson, Co-host
01:44 Jeannine Moga’s background in veterinary hospital settings
04:50 Disagreeing during times of crisis due to different perspectives
05:15 Maui’s end of life and letting go of her
07:44 Euthanasia and a misalignment of values
08:30 Guilt and how it warps your thinking
10:12 Role of veterinary staff during a crisis
12:15 Getting perspective and then coming back with your questions
13:30 Taking notes about the situation
14:35 Take a friend or support person
15:55 Getting to yes by starting small
17:20 Financial disagreements and how to handle them
18:40 Euthanasia discussions
21:20 Moral injury: what you need to know
23:30 Upset feelings and how to deal with them
26:33 Anticipatory grief as a marker of love and how to handle it
29:14 Finding support for your grieving
30:15 Jeannine Moga’s final words of wisdom about the privilege of hard times
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Get to know today's guest, Jeannine Moga, MA, MSW: https://www.dogcancer.com/people/jeannine-moga-ma-msw/
For more details, articles, podcast episodes, and quality education, go to the episode page: https://www.dogcancer.com/podcast/
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Jeannine Moga
Clinical Social Worker and Business Partner for Mental Health & Wellbeing at Banfield Pet Hospital
Jeannine is a licensed clinical social worker and Compassion Fatigue Specialist who earned her master’s in social work (MSW) at the University of Minnesota. A champion for both work/life well-being and “animal-informed social work”, she has many years of experience working with veterinary clients and practitioners.
Jeannine developed and led two veterinary hospital-based social work programs, ran a successful mental health and veterinary consulting practice, and continues to educate animal care and social services professionals on the intersections of human, animal and community wellbeing. She has authored multiple publications focused on integrating social work in veterinary practice, ethical decision-making, and animal-assisted interventions. She also contributes health & wellbeing content to VETgirl as their Chief Happiness Officer.
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