title: Pets in the family: practical approaches.
abstract: Adapting family life cycle theory to include pets provides veterinarians with a framework for understanding and reinforcing the human-animal bond. The family genogram with pets is a practice tool that identifies all people and pets in the family, enhancing the practice of One Health at the community level.
authors.affiliation: Office of Continuing Education & Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. kd.hodgson@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Darling
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005190:Family; D001841:Human-Animal Bond; D006801:Humans; D057805:Pets; D024382:Professional Role; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D018634:Veterinarians