Understanding Urgency
How Urgency Shows Up
People often feel intense pressure to act when something is happening with their pet.
That pressure can come from two very different places.
Learning to tell the difference can change how decisions feel.
Emotional urgency
Feels immediate, overwhelming, and hard to tolerate
Often driven by fear, responsibility, or not wanting to fail your pet
Creates pressure to do something now
Medical urgency
Based on physiology, timing, and risk
Requires prompt medical action
Usually becomes clearer when emotions settle, not louder
When emotional urgency is mistaken for medical urgency, decisions feel rushed and heavy.
This work helps slow things down so the difference becomes clearer.
This distinction is a central part of how I work.
Clarity often comes from slowing and pacing, not pushing.