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Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals: Principles and Practice offers the first comprehensive reference to veterinary hospice and palliative care, with practical guidance and best practices for caring for sick and dying animals.* 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
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1: IntroductionJessica PierceChapter 2: What is Animal Hospice and Palliative Care?Amir Shanan and Tamara ShearerChapter 3: The Interdisciplinary TeamTammy Wynn and Amir ShananChapter 4: Quality of Life in the Animal Hospice and Palliative Care PatientJessica Pierce and Amir ShananChapter 5: Bond-Centered Animal Hospice and Palliative CareLaurel LagoniChapter 6: Ethical Decision-making in Animal Hospice and Palliative CareJessica PierceChapter 7: Animal Hospice Models of CareKathleen CooneyChapter 8: Prevalence of Diseases, Causes of Death, and Common Disease Trajectories in Hospice and Palliative Care PatientsTamara ShearerChapter 9: Cancers in Dogs and CatsAlice VillalobosChapter 10: Chronic Kidney DiseaseShea CoxChapter 11: Congestive Heart FailureShea CoxChapter 12: Respiratory DistressCheryl BraswellChapter 13: Gastrointestinal ConditionsShea CoxChapter 14: Musculoskeletal DisordersTamara ShearerChapter 15: Nervous System DiseaseTamara ShearerChapter 16: Cognitive DysfunctionTamara ShearerChapter 17: Recognizing DistressSuzanne Hetts and Kristina AugustChapter 18: Pharmacology Interventions for Symptom ManagementShea CoxChapter 19: Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and CIM (complementary and integrative medicine) Treatment ModalitiesTamara Shearer and Kristina AugustChapter 20: Balancing Efficacy of Treatments against Burdens of CareKristina AugustChapter 21: Nursing Care for Seriously Ill Animals - Art and TechniquesShea Cox and Mary Ellen GoldbergChapter 22: Comfort Care during Active DyingGail Pope and Amir ShananChapter 23: Euthanasia in Animal HospiceKathleen CooneyChapter 24: Mental Health Considerations in Caring for Animal Hospice and Palliative Caregivers and ProvidersAmir ShananChapter 25: Addressing Spiritual Needs of CaregiversCarol RowehlChapter 26: Supporting Other NeedsShea Cox and Mary Ellen GoldbergChapter 27: AftercareColeen Ellis
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Amir Shanan, DVM, is the Founding President of the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care, www.iaahpc.org, and the owner of Compassionate Veterinary Hospice, a veterinary practice dedicated to providing end-of-life care services, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jessica Pierce, BA, M.Div., PhD, is a bioethicist and Faculty Associate at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado Denver, Anchutz Medical Campus, in Denver, Colorado, USA.
Tamara Shearer, DVM, CCRT, CVPP, CVA, is the owner of Western Carolina Animal Pain Clinic / Shearer Pet Health Hospital in Sylva, North Carolina, USA.
Zusammenfassung
Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals: Principles and Practice offers the first comprehensive reference to veterinary hospice and palliative care, with practical guidance and best practices for caring for sick and dying animals.
* 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
