Telos Companion Animal Services, LLC

11/11/2026

Because so many of my overnight stay charges are seniors, geriatric or have a progressive or life limiting diagnosis, as I wrap up the reservation I like sending a summary to their families to dovetail their daily video updates. That’s bundled with a pain scale, a quality of well being assessment scale & in some cases a cognition scale. I’m preparing one to email off on Thursday.

Since I provide all of the hands on care over a period of days, they love the feedback from my perspective, & so do their vet teams.🩵

11/10/2026

11/04/2026

2027 is booking up quickly with firm reservations. Families-of-record are heading off for:

🚘 East-coast road trips

⛵️sailing the ICW

🌳 weekend getaways in Michigan

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 family trips to Puerto Rico, Australia, Vietnam

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 solo travel to Scotland

💍 two destination weddings in Europe

🌍 excursions in Africa

I’m pleased as punch to help them make these memories.

What locales do you want to welcome YOU next year? Get the ball rolling on making your travels worry free by clicking the link below.⬇️

Certified, experienced overnight pet care for every stage of life — from healthy pets to hospice cases — serving Greater Ann Arbor families.

11/04/2026

10/30/2026

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10/27/2026

Did you know that healthy dogs are biologically wired to sleep upwards of 10-14 hours a day? (No, you’re not imagining it.)

Dogs who are receiving palliative & hospice care require much more—upwards of 20 hours per day.

It supports their health, mentation, & their ability to adapt & cope to their changing needs.

10/25/2026

Life doesn’t stop when you have an aging pet.

This is magnified when you know your geriatric dog needs extra potty breaks, or to have meds administered at a specific time. And it’d be nice if that could be handled by someone skilled & really gets the needs of a pet who requires extra patience & time.

One pet guardian with an aging pet expressed how relieved they are about not having to worry should they find themselves facing a situation like a trip to the ER or sorting things with a loved one who’s sick or injured.

No pet guardian should feel stressed about being away for any period of time.

Certified daytime & evening respite care for pets with behavioral, senior, geriatric & hospice needs — Ann Arbor area. Fear Free expertise, one-hour minimum, emergency availability.

10/24/2026

10/24/2026

Did you know that there are grimace scales (these tools help us recognize pain in animals) for cats, farm animals, seals, lab animals—even ferrets?

You might have noticed that dogs don’t have a grimace scale. Why? Well, one of the reasons is that dog’s facial behavior & patterns are so complex & expressive that it makes it hard to create a validated scale.

That doesn’t mean we can’t evaluate pain in dogs any less accurately. There are lots of ways to do that. Resources are below.

Meet your aging or hospice pet's changing needs with confidence — Telos curates the best caregiving tools, products & resources for families like yours.