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 PAIN MANAGEMENT, HOSPICE AND EUTHANASIA

When no treatment will provide a cure, but comfort can be provided to both the pet and family, Dr. Mullen’s veterinary hospice care may be the best option.  Like human hospice, pet hospice provides support for the emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the whole family.  With pets, hospice recognizes that pets are a part of the family and that everyone suffers when the most helpless of the family is in discomfort and pain.  Pet hospice care provides comfort and care to both the pet and their human family members when the end is near or treatment options are unrealistic.

Dr. Mullen recognizes that palliative treatment designed to provide comfort for the terminally or chronically ill pet also provides peace of mind for the families that love their pets.  Hospice may also provide an alternative for providing comfort when treatment options are beyond the family’s economic resources.  

 Unlike human medicine, decisions about pet care involve both the tolerance of the pet to treatment as well as the inevitable concerns about cost.  For example, regardless of financial constraints, a frightened cat might not be a candidate for cancer treatment that required multiple vet visits because it could not travel in the car.  An elderly owner might not be able to afford surgery for her dog, but could administer pain medicine at home.

 Hospice for pets includes:
  • Expert medical management of pain and other symptoms
  • Close communication between the veterinarian and pet lover
  • Guidance with difficult and complex treatment choices, including determining when euthanasia is an appropriate choice
  • Emotional and spiritual support for the family
Palliative care relieves symptoms such as pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, constipation, nausea, loss of appetite and difficulty sleeping. It helps the pet gain the strength to carry on with daily life and gain quality of life while postponing the euthanasia decision.

Dr. Mullen provides pain management, hospice care and euthanasia in the pet’s home through Mullen’s Mobile Veterinary Hospital as well as through office visits to her Pain Management Center located at 7044 Sophia Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91406.

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