Schedule a TeleAdvice Appointment with a Veterinarian
If you’re unsure about your senior or terminally ill pet’s comfort or quality of life, you’re not alone.
Caring Conversations offers 30-minute video appointments with a licensed veterinarian to help you better understand your pet’s condition, explore next steps, and make informed, compassionate decisions. While these sessions do not include diagnoses or prescriptions, they provide expert guidance during a tender and uncertain time.
How it Works
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Schedule your appointment through our calendar tool below
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You’ll receive a confirmation email with instructions
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Join your video consultation at the scheduled time
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Get personalized guidance, answers, and peace of mind
Schedule a TeleAdvice Appointment
Please use the signup form below to schedule your appointment, or give us a call at (720) 287-2553 and one of our Client Care Team members will help you schedule your TeleAdvice appointment.
Please Note:
⚠️ Limitations of Virtual Consultations
While our veterinary professionals can offer valuable insights and emotional support, TeleAdvice appointments do not include a physical exam. Due to state veterinary laws, we are unable to provide diagnoses or prescribe medications virtually.
Meet the Caring Conversations Veterinarian Team
Nicole Masterson, DVM
Dr. Nicole was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. She completed her undergraduate work at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 1989. Concurrently, she pursued extensive studies in Classical Music Performance. Upon finishing her work at DePauw, Dr. Nicole spent several years in Manhattan where she worked at the Cornell Medical Center’s Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic while simultaneously working at a small animal veterinary hospital on the Upper East Side, which is when she discovered her passion for veterinary medicine.
Dr. Nicole earned her DVM from Michigan State University in 1998, and has enjoyed her work in small animal private practice since then. She is a member of the IAAHPC, AVMA, and AAFP. Six years ago, she and her family relocated to Colorado. Dr. Nicole has always found that her most meaningful and rewarding work in private practice has been that involving helping her patients with end-of-life care. Therefore, she is so very grateful for the opportunity to join us at Caring Pathways where she can realize her true calling.
Client Testimonial
“We had a virtual TeleAdvice assessment with Gina, and she was very kind, listened, and validated our feelings and concerns. She helped us to come to a difficult decision and helped us determine the timing. The staff was also very kind and compassionate when scheduling the appointment. Excellent experience.”
From Kristen, A TeleAdvice Client
Why Choose TeleAdvice Services?
Navigating a pet’s end-of-life journey is challenging, to say the least.
Many families seek TeleAdvice appointments to discuss:
- How to assess their pet’s quality of life.
- How to recognize signs of pain.
- What the progression of disease can look like.
- What options may exist to incease their pet’s comfort.
- How to make end-of-life decisions for their pet.
We can cover quite a bit in a 30 minute video consultation. Sometimes, just ‘talking it out’ with an experienced and compassionate veterinary professional can be very helpful by providing an objective, outside viewpoint. It is a privilege to help families better understand what can be a tough but very important chapter of their beloved companion’s life.
What Type of End-of-Life Assessment is Best for My Pet?
Please note: If you are located outside of the Colorado Front Range (Castle Rock to Fort Collins), the Charlotte Metro Area in North Carolina, and the Virginia Beach area in Virginia, please visit the In-Home Pet Hospice and Euthanaisa Directory for in-home service options.
TeleAdvice Appointment
A TeleAdvice Appointment is a great opportunity to discuss your pet’s current condition, any diagnoses your pet has been given, for you to learn how to objectively evaluate and measure quality of life, and to develop a palliative care and/or end of life plan for your pet. This option is best for pets that are being monitored and cared for by your family veterinarian as an added resource to your pet’s care team.
While we are happy to schedule a TeleAdvice appointment with any family for any situation, there are limitations that prevent a thorough physical exam, diagnostics, and certain prescribing abilities due to state law, so if you are at the beginning of your pet’s end of life journey, a visit to your family veterinarian may be recommended to be sure your pet has the best quality of life possible during their journey.
In-Home Hospice Assessment
An In-Home Pet Hospice Assessment is also a great opportunity to discuss all of the above as well as have a hands-on exam for your pet. This can help determine underlying concerns that should be addressed and if humane euthanasia is elected, your pet’s peaceful passing can occur at the same appointment. This option is best for pets that may or may not be monitored and cared for by your family veterinarian, pets who cannot safely or easily be transported to your family veterinarian anymore, or your pet that you believe may be at the end of their journey but you’d like an objective hands-on evaluation before making the decision to provide humane euthanasia. Your pet must be tolerant of strangers for this appointment to be successful. The limitations of this type of appointment are that diagnostics (radiographs/bloodwork) cannot be performed so diagnoses cannot be made but some prescriptions can be scripted/refilled at the veterinarian’s discretion.
Veterinary Visit
A Veterinary Visit at your family veterinarian is recommended for any pets that need diagnostics (blood work, radiographs, etc…) to diagnose their ailments or for routine monitoring for certain long term medications or conditions. It is in your pet’s best interest to have a diversified care team as you enter into their end of life journey and we are happy to communicate with your veterinarian to be sure your pet’s care team is on the same page every step of the way.
We look forward to meeting you and your pet in-person and/or virtually; please let us know how we can best support your family during this time.