The colorado state university pet hospice program: end-of-life care for pets and their families

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 525-531

  Bishop, Gail A ^a   Long, Christie C ^b   Carlsten, Kelly S ^c   Kennedy, Katie C ^d   Shaw, Jane R ^e  

^a Clinical Coordinator for the Argus Institute for Families and Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b VCA Shoreline Veterinary Referral Emergency Center   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^e USA   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Euthanasia; Hospice; Human animal bond; Palliative care; Pet loss; Quality of life; Student programs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBJECT RELATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL; STUDENT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CASE MANAGEMENT; COLORADO; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOLS, VETERINARY; STUDENTS; TERMINAL CARE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 62949173589     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.35.4.525     Document Type: Article

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