• Vet. Clin. North Am. Small Anim. Pract. · May 2011

    Historical Article

    In the shadow of a rainbow: the history of animal hospice.

    • Kathryn D Marocchino.
    • ABS School of Maritime Policy and Management, Culture and Communication Division, California State University Maritime, 200 Maritime Academy Drive, Vallejo, CA 94590, USA. marocchino@sbcglobal.net
    • Vet. Clin. North Am. Small Anim. Pract. 2011 May 1; 41 (3): 477-98.

    AbstractThis article outlines the young history of animal hospice by first focusing on the history of human hospice, with special emphasis on the last 200 years. It then examines similarities between the two, showing how human hospice has informed its animal counterpart and defined it as specialized comfort care benefiting terminally ill companion animals in their home setting as well as a unique journey wherein the caregiver understands that quality of death is as important as quality of life. The article includes a bibliography and two specialized reading lists-on human hospice and on the growing field of animal hospice.2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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