Guidelines
AVMA Guidelines for Pet Loss Support Services
AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals
IAAHPC Animal Hospice and Palliative Care Guidelines
Other Resources
American Association of Feline Practitioners (2010). AAFP Position Statement: End of life issues in feline medicine.
American Association of Feline Practitioners (2014). AAFP Position Statement: Euthanasia in cats in a clinical setting.
Cooney, K. A., Chappell, J. R., & Callan, R. J. et al (2012). Veterinary Euthanasia Techniques: A Practical Guide. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Grimm H, Bergadano A, Musk GC, et al (2018). Drawing the line in clinical treatment of companion animals: recommendations from an ethics working party. Vet Rec. 2018;182(23):664.
King, B. (2013). “When Animals Mourn.” Scientific American, 309(1): 62-67.
Marchitelli, B., & Shearer, T. S. (2020). Small Animal Euthanasia: Updates on Clinical Practice. Philadelphia: Elsevier.
The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center. How Do I Know When It’s Time? Assessing Quality of Life for Your Companion Animal and Making End-of-Life Decisions.
Robertson S., Gogolski S., Pascoe P., et al. (2018). AAFP Feline Anesthesia Guidelines. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 20(7): 602-634.
Rollin, B. (2002). The use and abuse of Aesculapian authority in veterinary medicine. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 220(8), 1144–1149.
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