The editors Mary Gardner, DVM, is Hospice Veterinarian, Co-Founder, and Chief Technology Officer at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice in Orange County, California, USA and Courtesy Lecturer at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, USA. Dani McVety, DVM, is Hospice Veterinarian, Co-Founder, and Chief Executive Officer at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice in Tampa, Florida, USA and Courtesy Lecturer at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, USA.
List of Contributors ix About the Companion Website xi Part I They Just Don't Live Long Enough 1 1 Introduction 3 Mary Gardner 2 Maintaining the Human-Animal Bond 7 Dani McVety 3 Geriatrics and Fragility 11 Mary Gardner Part II The Aging Body Systems 21 4 Vision Changes 23 Kayla Waler and Meredith Voyles 5 Hearing Loss 35 Brad Bates 6 Dentition and the Oral Cavity 43 Heidi B. Lobprise 7 The Nose and Smelling 51 Faith Banks 8 Cognitive Dysfunction and Related Sleep Disturbances 57 Dawnetta Woodruff 9 Smelly Old Dog: Addressing the Dermatological Concerns of Our Geriatric Patients 77 Melanie Cohen 10 Central and Peripheral Nervous System 87 Laura Devlin Bacon 11 The Aging Kidney 99 Shea Cox 12 The Hepatic System 115 Laura Devlin Bacon 13 The Respiratory System 127 Cheryl A. Braswell 14 Mobility Issues 145 Tammy Perkins Johnson 15 Age?]Related Gastrointestinal Conditions and Considerations for Nutrition 185 Shea Cox 16 Urinary and Fecal Incontinence 199 Faith Banks 17 Thermoregulation 209 Brad Bates 18 Managing Pain in Geriatric Patients 221 Michael Petty and Sheilah Robertson 19 Exotic Animal Geriatrics 245 Amanda Grant Part III What Matters Most in the End 257 20 Understanding the Behavior of Geriatric Patients to Enhance their Welfare 259 Carlo Siracusa 21 Environmental Enrichment and Senior Pets: The Next Best Thing to the Fountain of Youth 269 Steve Dale 22 Where Are all the Grey Muzzles?: Marketing and Caring for Geriatric Pets in your Practice 279 Mary Gardner 23 Veterinary Hospice in Your Practice 289 Mary Gardner and Dani McVety 24 Quality of Life Assessment and End of Life Decisions 297 Mary Gardner 25 Anticipatory Grief and Preparation for Pet Loss 311 Shea Cox 26 The Look 317 Faith Banks 27 Convenience and Aggressive Pet Euthanasia 321 Dani McVety 28 Letting Go - Handling Euthanasia in Your Practice 327 Mary Gardner and Dani McVety 29 The Final Chapter 337 Mary Gardner Index 000
Show moreThe editors Mary Gardner, DVM, is Hospice Veterinarian, Co-Founder, and Chief Technology Officer at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice in Orange County, California, USA and Courtesy Lecturer at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, USA. Dani McVety, DVM, is Hospice Veterinarian, Co-Founder, and Chief Executive Officer at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice in Tampa, Florida, USA and Courtesy Lecturer at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, USA.
List of Contributors ix About the Companion Website xi Part I They Just Don't Live Long Enough 1 1 Introduction 3 Mary Gardner 2 Maintaining the Human-Animal Bond 7 Dani McVety 3 Geriatrics and Fragility 11 Mary Gardner Part II The Aging Body Systems 21 4 Vision Changes 23 Kayla Waler and Meredith Voyles 5 Hearing Loss 35 Brad Bates 6 Dentition and the Oral Cavity 43 Heidi B. Lobprise 7 The Nose and Smelling 51 Faith Banks 8 Cognitive Dysfunction and Related Sleep Disturbances 57 Dawnetta Woodruff 9 Smelly Old Dog: Addressing the Dermatological Concerns of Our Geriatric Patients 77 Melanie Cohen 10 Central and Peripheral Nervous System 87 Laura Devlin Bacon 11 The Aging Kidney 99 Shea Cox 12 The Hepatic System 115 Laura Devlin Bacon 13 The Respiratory System 127 Cheryl A. Braswell 14 Mobility Issues 145 Tammy Perkins Johnson 15 Age?]Related Gastrointestinal Conditions and Considerations for Nutrition 185 Shea Cox 16 Urinary and Fecal Incontinence 199 Faith Banks 17 Thermoregulation 209 Brad Bates 18 Managing Pain in Geriatric Patients 221 Michael Petty and Sheilah Robertson 19 Exotic Animal Geriatrics 245 Amanda Grant Part III What Matters Most in the End 257 20 Understanding the Behavior of Geriatric Patients to Enhance their Welfare 259 Carlo Siracusa 21 Environmental Enrichment and Senior Pets: The Next Best Thing to the Fountain of Youth 269 Steve Dale 22 Where Are all the Grey Muzzles?: Marketing and Caring for Geriatric Pets in your Practice 279 Mary Gardner 23 Veterinary Hospice in Your Practice 289 Mary Gardner and Dani McVety 24 Quality of Life Assessment and End of Life Decisions 297 Mary Gardner 25 Anticipatory Grief and Preparation for Pet Loss 311 Shea Cox 26 The Look 317 Faith Banks 27 Convenience and Aggressive Pet Euthanasia 321 Dani McVety 28 Letting Go - Handling Euthanasia in Your Practice 327 Mary Gardner and Dani McVety 29 The Final Chapter 337 Mary Gardner Index 000
Show moreList of Contributors ix
About the Companion Website xi
Part I They Just Don’t Live Long Enough 1
1 Introduction 3
Mary Gardner
2 Maintaining the Human–Animal Bond 7
Dani McVety
3 Geriatrics and Fragility 11
Mary Gardner
Part II The Aging Body Systems 21
4 Vision Changes 23
Kayla Waler and Meredith Voyles
5 Hearing Loss 35
Brad Bates
6 Dentition and the Oral Cavity 43
Heidi B. Lobprise
7 The Nose and Smelling 51
Faith Banks
8 Cognitive Dysfunction and Related Sleep Disturbances 57
Dawnetta Woodruff
9 Smelly Old Dog: Addressing the Dermatological Concerns of Our
Geriatric Patients 77
Melanie Hasson Cohen
10 Central and Peripheral Nervous System 87
Laura Devlin Bacon
11 The Aging Kidney 99
Shea Cox
12 The Hepatic System 115
Laura Devlin Bacon
13 The Respiratory System 127
Cheryl A. Braswell
14 Mobility Issues 145
Tammy Perkins Johnson
15 Age‐Related Gastrointestinal Conditions and Considerations
for Nutrition 185
Shea Cox
16 Urinary and Fecal Incontinence 199
Faith Banks
17 Thermoregulation 209
Brad Bates
18 Managing Pain in Geriatric Patients 221
Michael Petty and Sheilah Robertson
19 Exotic Animal Geriatrics 245
Amanda Grant
Part III What Matters Most in the End 257
20 Understanding the Behavior of Geriatric Patients to Enhance
their Welfare 259
Carlo Siracusa
21 Environmental Enrichment and Senior Pets: The Next Best Thing
to the Fountain of Youth 269
Steve Dale
22 Where Are all the Grey Muzzles?: Marketing and Caring for
Geriatric Pets in your Practice 279
Mary Gardner
23 Veterinary Hospice in Your Practice 289
Mary Gardner and Dani McVety
24 Quality of Life Assessment and End of Life Decisions 297
Mary Gardner
25 Anticipatory Grief and Preparation for Pet Loss 311
Shea Cox
26 The Look 317
Faith Banks
27 Convenience and Aggressive Pet Euthanasia 321
Dani McVety
28 Letting Go – Handling Euthanasia in Your Practice 327
Mary Gardner and Dani McVety
29 The Final Chapter 337
Mary Gardner
Index 343
The editors
Mary Gardner, DVM, is Hospice Veterinarian, Co-Founder, and Chief Technology Officer at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice in Orange County, California, USA and Courtesy Lecturer at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Dani McVety, DVM, is Hospice Veterinarian, Co-Founder, and Chief Executive Officer at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice in Tampa, Florida, USA and Courtesy Lecturer at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, USA.
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