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Kindred Spirit, Kindred Care
Trend: More people are treating pets as non-human family members. More people view animals as sentient, intelligent, creative and feeling. Our animal companions live in our homes, sleep in our beds, eat at our tables, and go on vacation with us.
Trend: Veterinary medicine is rapidly advancing, largely guided by human medicine. Where formerly most veterinarians were general practitioners, now there are several thousand specialists in private practices. There is CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, acupuncture, herbs, wheelcarts, dialysis, transplants, pacemakers, root canals, cloning, and dozens upon dozens of other ways of diagnosing problems and prolonging life. The trend towards offering more advanced (and controversial) procedures is expected to continue.
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The Latham Letter
Promoting Respect For All Life Through Education
Veterinary Hospice Care Issue.
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Nikki Hospice Foundation
“Promoting the right to make personal choices
concerning a terminally ill companion animal,
maximizing quality of life and informing the
veterinary community and the public
about the value of hospice care”
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