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WHY IS MY PET COUGHING?
Whether your pet is a cat, dog, horse or other animal, the first step in determining why your pet is coughing is to make note of when...
Virginia Kilmer
Jan 9, 20248 min read
5 SIMPLE STEPS TO ESTATE PLANNING FOR YOUR PETS
STEP 1 “THE TALK” What talk are we talking about? It's the talk about who will care for your beloved family pets if something happens...
Virginia Kilmer
Jan 9, 202413 min read
WILL VS TRUST FOR PET OWNERS
Although we all think of our pets as family members, legally, pets are considered property, just like your vehicle or household goods. ...
Virginia Kilmer
Aug 30, 20233 min read
WILL OR NO WILL, YOU WILL HAVE AN EXECUTOR
The executor is the person who will be in charge of your estate after your death. The Executor is also called the Personal Representative....
Virginia Kilmer
Jun 17, 20234 min read
DO YOU NEED AN ENFORCER TO PROTECT YOUR PETS?
The roles in a will or trust are important in ensuring that your wishes are carried out, especially if your pets are included in your...
Virginia Kilmer
Apr 23, 20235 min read
DO YOU HAVE A DEFAULT ESTATE PLAN?
Virginia Kilmer, Perpetual Care Did you know that even if you do not have a documented will or trust, you do have an estate plan? You may...
Virginia Kilmer
Mar 22, 20233 min read
ADOPTION AGREEMENTS & ESTATE PLANNING FOR PETS
Adoption Agreements If you have adopted a rescue pet from a rescue or shelter, your adoption agreement may say that you must return your...
Virginia Kilmer
Feb 12, 20233 min read
THE GAP IN ESTATE PLANNING THAT COULD PUT YOUR PETS AT RISK
It’s the end of another year and before you know it, it will be time to make New Year’s Resolutions, or set personal goals for the year. ...
Virginia Kilmer
Nov 28, 20223 min read
5 COMMON ESTATE PLANNING MISTAKES
Before we look at those mistakes to avoid, let’s go over what estate planning is designed to accomplish. Essentially, an estate plan...
Virginia Kilmer
Oct 27, 20223 min read
COULD THIS HAPPEN TO YOUR PETS?
Hopper HOPPER HAD A HAPPY HOME Julie and Joseph Walker* were happy in their retirement living with their cat Hopper. While Julie was...
Virginia Kilmer
Jul 1, 20223 min read
WHAT DISEASES CAN YOU GET FROM YOUR PETS?
So, we know that pets can bring pollen into your home on their coat and paws and play havoc with your allergies, but they can also...
Virginia Kilmer
May 21, 202210 min read
STEP ONE OF ESTATE PLANNING
Make a List of Your Assets and Your Beneficiaries. It can be very overwhelming when you think about setting up your estate plan. One of...
Virginia Kilmer
May 20, 20222 min read
10 REASONS WHY PEOPLE DON’T HAVE AN ESTATE PLAN
Gallup's polling from 2021 found that a staggering 64% of Americans have no will in place to describe how their money and estate are to...
Virginia Kilmer
Apr 26, 20227 min read
WHY IS MY CAT NOT USING THE LITTER BOX? AND WHAT TO DO.....
I don’t know about you, but I love a good mystery and I love to solve a mystery. I guess that’s why I like animal behavior so much...
Virginia Kilmer
Apr 26, 20224 min read
WHY YOUR CAT OR DOG EATS GRASS
DOGS Nearly 80% of dogs who have access to grass will occasionally eat it. Pica is the technical term for the disorder characterized by...
Virginia Kilmer
Feb 22, 20224 min read
WILL VS TRUST-DO YOU NEED A TRUST TO AVOID PROBATE?
Note: Go to the end to read about Pets and Will vs Trust Gallup's latest polling finds only 46% of people in the US, have a legal...
Virginia Kilmer
Feb 22, 20226 min read
WHO TO TELL ABOUT YOUR PET CARE PLAN AND HOW TO TELL THEM
WHO SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR PLAN, AND HOW CAN YOU TELL THEM? Only 60% of people have an estate plan and about 7% of those who have a plan...
Virginia Kilmer
Sep 14, 20215 min read
EMERGENCY AND ESTATE PLANNING STEP BY STEP GUIDE
A Temporary Short-Term, or Emergency Plan A temporary short-term situation would be a brief hospital stay, an illness or a family...
Virginia Kilmer
Jun 20, 20215 min read
PET TIPS - FIREWORKS, THUNDERSTORMS AND OTHER THINGS THAT GO BOOM!
Does your dog shake and shiver or bark or hide during a thunderstorm or at the sound of fireworks? Perhaps your dog becomes destructive...
Virginia Kilmer
Jun 20, 20213 min read
KEY ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS
Whether you are getting started on you estate planning or just performing your annual review, this guide will help you consider options...
Virginia Kilmer
Jan 4, 20214 min read
THE SPLOOT IS CUTE, BUT IS IT OKAY?
By Virginia Kilmer, CEO/Founder, Perpetual Care What is it? Dogs do it, cats do it, even horses do it…well sort of; it’s the Sploot! It is so cute when they do it, we all love to take photos and videos of them when caught in the act of a sploot! So, what is it, why do they do it and are they okay to when they do it? A "sploot" is a popular term for when a pet lies flat on its stomach with its front paws outstretched and its hind legs stretched straight backward (like a fr
DO YOU NEED A HEALTHCARE SURROGATE DOCUMENT IF YOU HAVE A LIVING WILL?
The legal terms of estate planning can be very confusing and you may find that the legal terminology changes by state, so although we hope the following information is helpful, we always recommend that you have an attorney in your state review your legal documents. Our goal is to help you to know what documents you need and why as well as what can happen if you do not have those documents in your estate plan. Advance Directives is an umbrella term for any legal document that
WHEN TO LET YOUR PET GO
By Virginia Kilmer It’s never easy to decide when it is time to let your pet go and you worry that it’s too soon or you hope that they will pass peacefully on their own so you put off making the decision. I have had to make that decision for my own pets and over the past 24 years of operating Perpetual Care, I have had to make the decision many times for our resident pets, and it is always difficult to decide when it is time. Here are some guidelines that may help you when
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