Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals

Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals: Principles and Practice offers the first comprehensive reference to veterinary hospice and palliative care. This complete guide to caring for sick and dying animals provides both a thorough understanding of the core concepts of the field and a practical resource for providing high-quality service. The book covers the history and philosophy of hospice care, comparisons with human hospice, palliative care recommended practices, information about supporting pet owners, and recommended business practices.Taking an interdisciplinary team approach to the topic, the book is written and edited by experts in hospice and palliative care, with backgrounds in clinical work, veterinary nursing, human mental health, bioethics, animal behavior, and thanatology. A companion website offers client handouts for use in practice. Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals is an essential purchase for any veterinarian offering hospice and palliative care service.Key features* Presents the first thorough resource to providing veterinary hospice and palliative care* Offers practical guidance and best practices for caring for sick and dying animals* Provides an interdisciplinary team approach, from a variety of different perspectives* Gives concrete advice for easing pets more gently through their final stage of life* Includes access to a companion website with client education handouts to use in practice