Colorado State University, Pet Hospice Program

Maria Gore; Susan E Lana; Gail A Bishop

doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2019.01.002

Colorado State University, Pet Hospice Program

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2019 May;49(3):339-349. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2019.01.002. Epub 2019 Mar 4.

Authors

Maria Gore¹, Susan E Lana², Gail A Bishop³

Affiliations

¹ Argus Institute, Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
² Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft Collins 80523, CO, USA.
³ CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. Electronic address: Gail.Bishop@colostate.edu.

PMID: 30846381
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2019.01.002

Abstract

Serving clients since 2004, Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital is the first and only program to offer a student-run pet hospice program. Under the supervision of faculty and staff advisors, student volunteers provide home hospice care to families who have a terminally ill pet. This article describes the history of the program, how it is organized, the roles and responsibilities of the students, the challenges of the program and future goals. This article seeks to serve as a follow up on the 2008 Journal of Veterinary Medical Education article on the Colorado State University pet hospice program.

Keywords: Companion animals; Pet hospice; University student programs; Veterinarians; Veterinary medicine.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Colorado
Curriculum
Education, Veterinary
Hospice Care*
Pain / prevention & control
Pain / veterinary*
Pets
Universities
Veterinary Medicine / trends*