euthanasia-conversation
Guide a veterinary team through a compassionate end-of-life conversation with a pet owner — quality-of-life assessment, the recommendation, and the logistics. Use when asked to help discuss euthanasia, assess quality of life, prepare for a difficult end-of-life conversation, or support an owner facing the decision. Produces a quality-of-life framework, empathetic language for the conversation, how to answer the hard questions (is it time, will it hurt, should the kids be there), and the practical steps (the process, aftercare options, grief support).
npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill euthanasia-conversation --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Euthanasia Conversation Skill This is the conversation that makes or breaks how an owner remembers their pet's death — and their trust in the practice. Done well, it relieves guilt and gives a peaceful goodbye; done clumsily, it haunts people for years. This skill helps the team assess quality of life honestly, guide the decision without pushing it, and handle the moment with clarity and warmth. ## Working from a brief Given the patient's condition and the owner's situation, **produce the guidance** — offer a quality-of-life read, language for the conversation, and the logistics. Support the owner's decision without pressuring in either direction; be honest about prognosis without being blunt to the point of cruelty. ## Required Inputs Ask for (if not provided, else infer and label): - **The patient** — condition, prognosis, and current quality of life indicators - **Where the owner is** — considering it, resisting, asking for permission, or in denial - **Any specifics** — kids involved, home vs. clinic, cultural/religious considerations ## Output Format ### Quality-of-life read A structured assessment (e.g. the HHHHHMM-style factors: hurt/pain, hunger, hydration, hygiene, happin
- Working from a brief
- Required Inputs
- Output Format
- Quality-of-life read
- The conversation
- The logistics
- Aftercare & grief
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
What does the euthanasia-conversation skill do?
Guide a veterinary team through a compassionate end-of-life conversation with a pet owner — quality-of-life assessment, the recommendation, and the logistics. Use when asked to help discuss euthanasia, assess quality of life, prepare for a difficult end-of-life conversation, or support an owner facing the decision. Produces a quality-of-life framework, empathetic language for the conversation, how to answer the hard questions (is it time, will it hurt, should the kids be there), and the practical steps (the process, aftercare options, grief support).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill euthanasia-conversation --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.