Companion Animal End of Life Care for the Veterinary Technician

A practical, one-stop resource for veterinary technicians offering end-of-life services for companion animals.

In Companion Animal End of Life Care for the Veterinary Technician, an experienced interdisciplinary team delivers a comprehensive guide for veterinary technicians seeking a resource covering all aspects of the veterinary technician’s role in companion animal end-of-life care. The book explores everything from palliative nursing strategies to euthanasia techniques, with special attention to supporting and communicating with caregivers throughout the end-of-life period.

The editors offer invaluable support, knowledge, and skills to enhance your ability to provide patients with comfort and offer empathy to caregivers in challenging situations. In this book, you will find a practical approach and user-friendly format, a handy and accessible reference for daily veterinary practice. You will also discover:

• Hospice and palliative care principles, philosophy, and methods of delivery
• A thorough exploration of quality of life and end-of-life decision-making
• Practical communication skills and case study applications
• Euthanasia best practices
• The valuable role of veterinary social work and perspectives on pet loss support
• Grounded approaches to maintain technician and team wellbeing
• Careful alignment with evolving standards of end-of-life care and client expectations
• Distillations of expert insights from authoritative texts and current literature, providing access to the most relevant information for technicians in the field of end-of-life care

Perfect for practising veterinary technicians with a desire to improve their standard of end-of-life care, Companion Animal End of Life Care for the Veterinary Technician will also benefit students of veterinary technology as they start their careers with the mindset and tools to lean into the meaningful experiences that can be accessed through compassionate end-of-life care.