Amir Shanan & Jessica Pierce 
Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals [PDF ebook] 
Principles and Practice

List of Contributors xix
About the Companion Website xxi
1 Introduction 1
Jessica Pierce
2 What is Animal Hospice and Palliative Care? 5
Amir Shanan and Tamara Shearer
3 The Interdisciplinary Team 15
Tammy Wynn and Amir Shanan
4 Quality of Life in the Animal Hospice and Palliative Care Patient 27
Jessica Pierce and Amir Shanan
5 Bond-Centered Animal Hospice and Palliative Care 41
Laurel Lagoni and Amir Shanan
6 Ethical Decision Making in Animal Hospice and Palliative Care 57
Jessica Pierce and Amir Shanan
7 Animal Hospice Models of Care 73
Kathleen Cooney
8 Prevalence of Diseases, Causes of Death, and Common Disease Trajectories in Hospice and Palliative Care Patients 81
Tamara Shearer
9 Cancers in Dogs and Cats 89
Alice Villalobos
10 Chronic Kidney Disease 101
Shea Cox
11 Congestive Heart Failure 109
Shea Cox
12 Respiratory Distress 115
Cheryl Braswell
13 Gastrointestinal Conditions 123
Shea Cox
14 Musculoskeletal Disorders 129
Tamara Shearer
15 Nervous System Disease 137
Tamara Shearer
16 Cognitive Dysfunction 147
Tamara Shearer
17 Recognizing Distress 153
Suzanne Hetts and Kristina August
Stress, Distress, Emotions, and Suffering 153
18 Pharmacology Interventions for Symptom Management 165
Shea Cox
19 Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Complementary and Integrative Medicine Treatment Modalities 181
Tamara Shearer and Kristina August
20 Balancing Efficacy of Treatments against Burdens of Care 199
Kristina August
21 Nursing Care for Seriously Ill Animals – Art and Techniques 211
Shea Cox and Mary Ellen Goldberg
22 Comfort Care during Active Dying 231
Gail Pope and Amir Shanan
23 Euthanasia in Animal Hospice 251
Kathleen Cooney
24 Mental Health Considerations in Caring for Animal Hospice and Palliative Caregivers and Providers 263
Amir Shanan
25 Addressing Spiritual Needs of Caregivers 285
Carol Rowehl
26 Supporting Other Needs 299
Shea Cox and Mary Ellen Goldberg
27 Aftercare 307
Coleen Ellis
Index 313

The editors
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., Ph D, is a bioethicist and affiliate faculty at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, USA.
Tamara Shearer, DVM, CCRP, CVPP, CVA, is the owner of Western Carolina Animal Pain Clinic / Shearer Pet Health Hospital in Sylva, North Carolina, USA.