Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals : Principles and Practice.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- About the Companion Website -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2 What is Animal Hospice and Palliative Care? -- History of Animal Hospice -- Scientific and Philosophical Roots -- Early Beginnings -- Organization and Recognition -- Animal Hospice and Human Hospice -- Ethical and Legal Differences -- Economic Differences -- Summary -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 3 The Interdisciplinary Team -- Interdisciplinary Teams in Human Hospice and Palliative Care -- Interdisciplinary Teams in Animal Hospice and Palliative Care -- Operating a Successful Interdisciplinary Team -- Common Mission and Vision -- Team Members, their Roles and Responsibilities -- Effective Communication and Collaboration -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 4 Quality of Life in the Animal Hospice and Palliative Care Patient -- What are Quality of Life Assessments and Why are they Important in End-of-Life Care? -- Qol is Key to Patient-Centered Care -- Pain, Suffering, Coping, and Adaptation in Animals -- A Variety of Approaches to QOL -- Mcmillan's Affect Balance Model -- Other QOL Assessment Tools -- Qualities of an Ideal QOL Assessment Tool -- Step 1. Assess the Animal's Current QOL -- Step 2. Assess the Meaningful Trends in the Changes in an Animal's QOL Over Time -- Summary -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5 Bond-Centered Animal Hospice and Palliative Care -- Client Care and the Bond-Centered Animal Hospice and Palliative Care Team -- The Emotional SOAP -- When the Bond Breaks: Grief -- Veterinarians and Animal Hospice Providers' Non‐Medical Roles While Supporting Caregivers' Emotional Needs -- Limiting the Role of Animal Hospice Veterinary Professionals and Other Providers (Except Licensed Mental Health Professionals) -- Know Thyself, Healer.

Defining the Role of Animal Hospice Veterinary Professionals and Other Providers (Except Licensed Mental Health Professionals) -- The Role of Educator -- The Role of Source of Support -- The Role of Facilitator -- The Role of Resource and Referral Guide -- Resources -- Extended Services -- Conclusion -- Resources -- Memorials and Grief Support Resources -- Counselors and Grief Support -- Grief Support Training -- Books for Caregivers -- Books for Veterinarians -- References -- Chapter 6 Ethical Decision Making in Animal Hospice and Palliative Care -- Clinical Ethics -- A Method for Moral Decision Making -- Clinical Considerations and their Moral Dimensions -- Animal Quality of Life, Pain, and Suffering -- Contextual Factors Influencing Moral Decision Making -- Patient Preferences -- A Note on Decisional Regret -- Professional Ethics -- Providing Adequate Information -- Guiding Client Decision Making: How Much Is Too Much? -- Guiding the Euthanasia Decision -- Financial Considerations in the Decision‐Making Process -- Role Ambiguity -- Therapeutic Triad -- Ethical Business Practices -- Societal Ethics and the Role of Cultural Values -- Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 7 Animal Hospice Models of Care -- Model 1: Hospice in the Veterinary Clinic Setting -- Model 2: Hospice with Specialized Mobile Veterinarians -- Model 3: Animal Hospice Case Managers -- Model 4: Animal Hospice Sanctuaries/Rescues -- Tips on Good Business Management for Everyone's Protection -- Paperwork -- Proper Handling of Controlled Substances -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 8 Prevalence of Diseases, Causes of Death, and Common Disease Trajectories in Hospice and Palliative Care Patients -- Causes of Death in Dogs -- Causes of Death in Cats -- Causes of Death in Hospice Private Practice -- Disease Trajectories -- References.

Chapter 9 Cancers in Dogs and Cats -- Approach to End-of-Life Cancer Patients -- Tumors of the Skin and Soft Tissues -- Canine Lymphoma -- Head and Neck Cancer -- Oropharyngeal and Neck Tumors in Dogs and Cats -- Nasal Passage Cancer -- Brain Tumors -- Cancer of the Skeletal System -- Abdominal Tumors -- Hemangiosarcoma in Dogs -- Transitional Cell Carcinoma -- Hepatic, Pancreatic, Intestinal, Adrenal, and Renal Cancer -- Chest Cavity Tumors -- Palliative Cancer Medicine -- Summary -- Conflicts of Interest -- References -- Chapter 10 Chronic Kidney Disease -- Description of Disease -- Trajectory -- Clinical Manifestations -- Management -- Management of Factors that Accelerate CKD Progression -- Dehydration -- Non-Regenerative Anemia -- Systemic Hypertension -- Proteinuria and Activation of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System -- Renal Secondary Hyperparathyroidism -- Oxidative Stress -- Symptomatic, Supportive, and Palliative Therapies -- Oral Ulcerations and Uremic Gastritis -- Nausea/Vomiting -- Constipation/Obstipation -- Loss of Appetite -- Urinary Tract Infection -- Hyperphosphatemia -- Hypokalemia -- Seizures -- Dietary Considerations -- Other Comfort Measures -- General Precautions -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11 Congestive Heart Failure -- Description of Disease -- Disease Trajectory -- Clinical Manifestations of Disease -- Palliative Management -- Pulmonary Edema/Cardiac Function -- Diuretics -- Ace Inhibitors -- Positive Ionotrope, Vasodilator -- Calcium Channel Blocker -- Pleural and Abdominal Effusion -- Hypokalemia -- Prerenal Azotemia -- Balancing Renal and Cardiac Disease -- Coughing -- Respiratory Distress -- Aortic Thromboembolism -- Dietary Considerations -- Other Considerations -- General Precautions -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12 Respiratory Distress -- Airway Collapse -- Description.

Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Pharmacologic -- Physical -- Nutritional -- Surgery -- Brachycephalic Airway Obstruction Syndrome -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Pharmacologic -- Physical -- Nutrition -- Surgery -- Airway Inflammation -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Pharmacologic -- Physical -- Nutritional -- Pneumonia -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Pharmacologic -- Physical -- Nutritional -- Summary: The Suffering of Dyspnea -- References -- Chapter 13 Gastrointestinal Conditions -- Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Description of Disease -- Disease Trajectory -- Clinical Manifestations of Disease -- Palliative Management -- Medical Support -- Immunosuppressive Therapy -- Antibiotic Therapy -- Additional Support Therapy -- Nutritional Support -- Pancreatitis -- Description of Disease -- Disease Trajectory -- Clinical Manifestations of Disease -- Palliative Management -- Medical Support -- Analgesia -- Antiemetics -- Antibacterials -- Corticosteroids -- Subcutaneous Fluid Therapy -- Nutritional Support -- Cholangitis/Cholangiohepatitis Syndrome -- Description of Disease -- Disease Trajectory -- Clinical Manifestations of Disease -- Palliative Management -- Medical Support -- Antimicrobial Therapy -- Immunosuppressive Therapy -- Analgesia -- Antiemetics -- Support Therapy -- Subcutaneous Fluid Therapy -- Nutritional Support -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14 Musculoskeletal Disorders -- Osteoarthritis -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Fractures of Limbs -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Muscle Pain -- Description.

Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Coxofemoral Luxation -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 15 Nervous System Disease -- Laryngeal Paralysis -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Disorders of Micturition -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Bladder is Difficult or cannot be Expressed -- Bladder can be Expressed with Effort -- Bladder Easily Expressed but has Continuous Leakage -- Straining to Urinate with Spurts of Urine Produced -- Urine Leakage When Urine Accumulates -- Degenerative Myelopathy -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Intervertebral Disc Disease -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Cervical Spondylomyelopathy -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Fibrocartilagenous Embolic Myelopathy -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Vestibular Disorders -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 16 Cognitive Dysfunction -- Description -- Trajectory/Prognosis -- Manifestations -- Management -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 17 Recognizing Distress -- Stress, Distress, Emotions, and Suffering -- Stress and Emotions -- What is Distress? -- Behavioral Needs of Dogs and Cats -- Relevance to Hospice and Palliative Care -- Are Humans Adept at Recognizing Emotional States in Animals? -- Behavioral Expressions of Fear, Anxiety, and Pain -- Fear-Related Body Postures Commonly Observed in Dogs and Cats -- Pain-Related Facial Expressions Commonly Observed in Dogs and Cats -- Relevance to Hospice and Palliative Care (HPC) -- Do Animals "Hide" Their Pain? -- Changes in Behavior Patterns.

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