Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals: A Comprehensive Guide

By Amir Shanan, Jessica Pierce, and Tamara Shearer

Animals with life-limiting illnesses deserve compassionate and thoughtful end-of-life care. Their caregivers and families, faced with the loss of a beloved companion, deserve empathy, support, and education to guide them through an emotionally wrenching period and provide their companion animals with the highest possible quality of life.

In recent years, the ethics of care and service to sick and dying animals and their caregivers has been the subject of considerable attention. The updated and expanded 2nd edition of Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals provides a thorough guide to this field of service, its foundations, and its applications.

Comprehensive Coverage of Hospice and Palliative Care

This book addresses the needs of pets, caregivers, and veterinary professionals alike, including fundamental ethical and emotional principles as well as detailed discussion of specific illnesses and life-limiting conditions. The expanded second edition incorporates cutting-edge research into animal behavior and cognition to enrich the reader’s understanding of companion animals’ emotional needs and their experience of illness and death.

What’s New in the 2nd Edition

• Existing chapters expanded to incorporate new research and practical experience
• New chapters discussing factors underlying the decision to euthanize, the potential role of ethology in palliative care, and more
• A companion website with educational handouts for use in veterinary practices

Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals is an indispensable resource for caregivers and veterinary professionals alike, providing a comprehensive guide to delivering high-quality end-of-life care for companion animals.

Book Details:

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Edition: 2nd edition
• Publication Date: April 4, 2023
• Language: English
• Pages: 448
• ISBN-10: 1119808782
• ISBN-13: 978-1119808787