Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals Principles and Practiceاصول و عملکرد آسایشگاه و مراقبت تسکینی برای حیوانات همراه

Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals Principles and Practice Publications: Wiley-Blackwell By: Amir Shanan Jessica Pierce Tamara Shearer 2nd Edition 2023

Sections:

1. Introduction
2. What Is Animal Hospice and Palliative Care?
3. The Interdisciplinary Team
4. Quality of Life Assessments
5. Recognizing Distress
6. Balancing Efficacy of Treatments Against Burdens of Care
7. Ethical Decision-Making in Animal Hospice and Palliative Care
8. Supportive Relationships: Veterinarians and Animal Hospice Providers’ Nonmedical Roles
9. Management and Administration: Business Models
10. Cancers in Dogs and Cats
11. Integrative Therapies for Palliative Care of the Veterinary Cancer Patient
12. Chronic Kidney Disease
13. Congestive Heart Failure
14. Respiratory Distress
15. Gastrointestinal Conditions
16. Musculoskeletal Disorders
17. Nervous System Disease
18. Cognitive Dysfunction
19. Pharmacology Interventions for Symptom Management
20. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Hospice and Palliative Care Patients
21. Integrative Medicine in Animal Hospice and Palliative Care
22. Nursing Care for Seriously III Animals: Art and Techniques
23. Comfort Care During Active Dying
24. Euthanasia in Animal End-of-Life Care
25. Caregivers’ Emotional Burden: Understanding, Acknowledging, and Addressing Caregivers’ Emotional Burden
26. Caregiver Burden in the Companion Animal Owner
27. Addressing Spiritual Needs of Caregivers
28. Factors Contributing to the Decision to Euthanize Pet Dogs and Cats
29. Supporting Other Needs
30. Aftercare
Description:

Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals

A thoroughly updated and expanded new edition of the only book providing comprehensive treatment of hospice and palliative care in veterinary medicine Animals with life-limiting illnesses deserve compassionate, 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.Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals, 2nd Edition provides a thorough update to the first and only complete guide to this field of service, its foundations, and its applications. It 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.Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals, 2nd Edition readers will also find:Existing chapters expanded to incorporate new research and practical experienceNew chapters discussing factors underlying the decision to euthanize, the potential role of ethology in palliative care, and moreA 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.