{"id":1506,"date":"2012-12-24T10:34:09","date_gmt":"2012-12-24T10:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/?p=1506"},"modified":"2012-12-24T10:34:09","modified_gmt":"2012-12-24T10:34:09","slug":"pet-hospice-increases-options-for-pets-and-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.org\/blog\/2012\/12\/pet-hospice-increases-options-for-pets-and-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Pet hospice increases options for pets and owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pet-Hospice1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1508\" title=\"Pet Hospice\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pet-Hospice1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Veterinary at-home hospice services provide end-of-life care for ill pets, improving quality of life for animals and potentially extending life, albeit only for a few days in some cases. Hospice care must be administered by a veterinarian who works in conjunction with the pet&#8217;s regular veterinarian to provide palliative treatment such as pain management and catheter placement<\/strong><\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/r.smartbrief.com\/resp\/dXdLCertqOCexGAWCidbaFCicNzaOJ?format=standard\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Chronicle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/?controllerName=search&amp;action=search&amp;channel=pets&amp;search=1&amp;inlineLink=1&amp;query=%22Shea+Cox%22\">Shea\u00a0 Cox<\/a> has spent her 11-year career as a veterinarian fighting to save\u00a0 animals&#8217; lives.<\/p>\n<p>Now, as a provider of pet hospice, she shepherds her patients through death,\u00a0 tending to their needs and those of their guardians, relieving animals&#8217; pain so\u00a0 they can live out their final days surrounded by loved ones, not in the sterile\u00a0 confines of a veterinary clinic.<\/p>\n<p>Modeled on human hospice, the growing field of pet hospice offers palliative\u00a0 care to animals in their homes. It ushers in a profound shift in how people care\u00a0 for dying and elderly pets, providing an option that falls between aggressive\u00a0 medical intervention and immediate euthanasia.<\/p>\n<p>For pet owners, in-home care gives solace as they make painful\u00a0 end-of-life decisions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/?controllerName=search&amp;action=search&amp;channel=pets&amp;search=1&amp;inlineLink=1&amp;query=%22Jeff+Aoki%22\">Jeff\u00a0 Aoki<\/a> of Oakland was in Colorado for his father&#8217;s funeral when he got a call\u00a0 that would only deepen his grief. His yellow Labrador, Sunny, had cancer that\u00a0 had spread throughout her body.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was devastated,&#8221; Aoki said. &#8220;Sunny was my rock, my best friend and\u00a0 constant companion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aoki and his fiance, <a href=\"\/?controllerName=search&amp;action=search&amp;channel=pets&amp;search=1&amp;inlineLink=1&amp;query=%22Sandy+Wong%22\">Sandy\u00a0 Wong<\/a>, arranged for Sunny to receive pet hospice care from Cox. The care,\u00a0 which included a urinary catheter (a tumor had made it impossible for her to\u00a0 urinate), gave her a few extra days at home.<\/p>\n<p>Aoki flew home, and for several days the couple showered Sunny with love,\u00a0 trips to the beach and park &#8211; and filet mignon.<\/p>\n<p>When it was time to say goodbye, Cox put her to sleep in their backyard. &#8220;It\u00a0 was a sad, sad time but this made it so much easier,&#8221; Aoki said.<\/p>\n<h3>Missing plans<\/h3>\n<p>Cox &#8211; who was a human hospice nurse before becoming a vet &#8211; got the\u00a0 inspiration for her newly launched <a href=\"\/?controllerName=search&amp;action=search&amp;channel=pets&amp;search=1&amp;inlineLink=1&amp;query=%22Bridge+Veterinary+Services%22\">Bridge\u00a0 Veterinary Services<\/a> while working as an ER\/critical care vet at <a href=\"\/?controllerName=search&amp;action=search&amp;channel=pets&amp;search=1&amp;inlineLink=1&amp;query=%22Pet+Emergency+Treatment+and+Specialty+Referral+Center%22\">Pet\u00a0 Emergency Treatment and Specialty Referral Center<\/a>, a Berkeley\u00a0 animal hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Working in that setting, I kept seeing nothing about making a plan if a\u00a0 patient had an incurable disease,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The choice was between either\u00a0 being in the hospital to get better or having to euthanize. It seemed like a\u00a0 disconnect; there had to be a way to offer something in between.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With almost two-thirds of American households owning pets, it&#8217;s not\u00a0 surprising that attitudes toward animals&#8217; final days have evolved from the rural\u00a0 past, when they were unceremoniously put down. The overwhelming majority of pet\u00a0 owners consider their companion animals to be family members, according to a\u00a0 2011 Harris poll. At the same time, more and more people have witnessed their\u00a0 loved ones using human hospice.<\/p>\n<h3>Extending care<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve decided as a culture to support human passing as compassionately as\u00a0 we&#8217;re able to, with hospice and palliative care,&#8221; said Oakland resident <a href=\"\/?controllerName=search&amp;action=search&amp;channel=pets&amp;search=1&amp;inlineLink=1&amp;query=%22Erika+Macs%22\">Erika\u00a0 Macs<\/a>. As a hospital chaplain, she is intimately familiar with end-of-life\u00a0 issues. &#8220;It&#8217;s a natural progression that we would extend that to the animals in\u00a0 our lives that we&#8217;re caretakers for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When her 17-year-old cat, Mittens, became critically ill last year, Macs\u00a0 turned to Dr. <a href=\"\/?controllerName=search&amp;action=search&amp;channel=pets&amp;search=1&amp;inlineLink=1&amp;query=%22Anthony+Smith%22\">Anthony\u00a0 Smith<\/a>, a Hercules vet whose <a href=\"\/?controllerName=search&amp;action=search&amp;channel=pets&amp;search=1&amp;inlineLink=1&amp;query=%22Rainbow+Bridge+Vet+Services%22\">Rainbow\u00a0 Bridge Vet Services<\/a> has offered hospice and home euthanasia for a\u00a0 dozen years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dr. Smith was able to bring both a medical model and a sense of respectful,\u00a0 compassionate presence,&#8221; Macs said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The beauty of human hospice is it gives time to have (final)\u00a0 conversations,&#8221; Macs said. &#8220;With pets, it also gives time to say goodbye. The\u00a0 better the closure, the more quickly a person is able to heal and\u00a0 move on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Medical supervision<\/h3>\n<p>Pet hospice must be provided by a veterinarian because it involves medical\u00a0 assessments and pain medicines. Pet hospice vets coordinate with the animal&#8217;s\u00a0 regular vet. As in human hospice, if pets get better, they can transition back\u00a0 to regular medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The costs pencil out to be more than regular check-ups but much less than\u00a0 invasive medical intervention. Bridge Veterinary Services, for instance, charges\u00a0 $250 for an initial appointment that includes a two- or three-hour at-home\u00a0 assessment and such initial care as inserting IV tubes or catheters.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/pets\/article\/Hospice-for-pets-comforts-owners-too-3958378.php#ixzz2FxpiHcoa\">https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/pets\/article\/Hospice-for-pets-comforts-owners-too-3958378.php#ixzz2FxpiHcoa<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veterinary at-home hospice services provide end-of-life care for ill pets, improving quality of life for animals and potentially extending life, albeit only for a few days in some cases. 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