Receiving a Diagnosis – Argus Institute Counseling and Support Services, Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Anticipatory Grief
Anticipatory Grief: The Sadness Before the Loss – Kristi Lehman, MSW, LGSW
How Will We Know When It’s Time?
Deciding the Time – Peaceful Passing for Pets: “A Caregiver’s Guide to Pet Hospice Care” Chapter 6
The Signs Cats Give Us When It’s Time to Say Goodbye: What Is the Dying Behavior of Cats?
Saying Goodbye to Your Dog: How to Know When It’s Time
Knowing “When” “How will we know when it’s time?” – Rebecca McComas, DVM, MN Pets
Quality of Life – Part I – Lisa Havelin, MA, MFA, LAMFT
Pain, Quality of Life – Part II – Lisa Havelin, MA, MFA, LAMFT
Quality of Life Assessment Tools/Scales
How Do I Know When it’s Time? Assessing Quality of Life for Your Companion Animal and Making End-of-Life Decisions – Ohio State University
“Lap of Love” Pet Quality of Life Scale and Daily Diary – Dani McVety, DVM and Mary Gardner, DVM
“Lap of Love” Pet Quality of Life Scale – Dani McVety, DVM
“J-O-U-R-N-E-Y-S: A Quality of Life Scale for Pets – Katie Hilst, DVM
Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine (CAVM)
Euthanasia
Planning for End of Life – Argus Institute Counseling and Support Services, Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Webinar on making End-of-Life Decisions
Pet Health: Euthanasia decisions involve quality-of-life considerations – by James L. Voss, Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Memorials
12 Beautiful Ways to Memorialize a Beloved Dog –
Daily Treat: A Blog by Rover.com – By James Harleman
Pet Memorial Options
Some of Peaceful Passing for Pets favorite memorial options
Pet Memorial Items by Individual Artists on Etsy
Constantly changing content, Etsy provides access to several hand-crafted products from small production artists
Links/Resources
It’s Never Long Enough: A practical guide to caring for your geriatric dog by Dr Mary Gardner
“Making Decisions” Resource Guide
By offering strategies for evaluating healthcare choices, assessing quality of life, making end of life decisions, and coping with the loss, the guide acts as a standalone resource for animal caregivers or as a tool to foster veterinarians and clients working through these challenging conversations.
Planning for End of Life
Webinar on Making End-of-Life Decisions
Register for Argus Webinar on Making End-of-Life Decisions.
Community Education Offerings
(In progress/coming soon)
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PEACEFUL PASSING FOR PETS: A CAREGIVER’S GUIDE TO PET HOSPICE CARE
A Caregiver’s Guide to Pet Hospice Care is a resource guide designed with the caregiver in mind to help pet owners and family provide comfort care to pets that have a terminal diagnosis. The focus is on preventing suffering of the pet and empowering the pet owner as they provide care… More about the Book >
