** People will try to stop you from getting a new pet during cancer; maybe they are right, and maybe they are wrong..

** Borrow or petshare if possible.

** Research shows great things about people with pets, and placebo is ⅓.

** Animals you shouldn’t be around: rodents, reptiles, chickens, ducks, pocket pets.

** Pets provide a reason for living and walking.

** Taking care of someone else can be taking care of yourself.

** Be realistic about how much you are able to care for a pet.

** Have a good back up pet plan.