The Long Goodbye: Hospice and Palliative Care

摘要

Terminal diagnoses may be made rapidly and suddenly in the veterinary practice, stunning owners who have to make difficult decisions in a short amount of time. Or patients can see the veterinary team for their entire life, and begin a slow decline into the end of life. Offering palliative and hospice care in your practice can help ease the journey to the end of a pet's life for both your patients and their owners. These proceedings will discuss setting up a hospice program, pain management options, and at-home care that can be provided as owners help their pets at the end of their lives.