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Animal hospice and palliative medicine for the house call veterinarian
xxvii, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Introduction to animal hospice -- Veterinary palliative medicine changes the paradigm of veterinary medicine -- House call business basics -- Your first appointment -- Palliative symptom and disease management -- Chronic pain management in the home setting -- Physical support -- Creating your interdisciplinary team -- Supporting grief -- Supporting a palliated death -- Providing a gentle death : euthanasia -- Respectful aftercare of the beloved pet -- Dealing with compassion fatigue, burnout, and imposter syndrome -- Personal safety and difficult home visits -- Expanding access to palliative medicine education and organization -- Redefining veterinary medicine : the future of veterinary palliative medicine and animal hospice.
Includes bibliographical references and index.