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More and more, cats and dogs get the human treatment. There are pet spas, pet therapists, pet clothes. And as it goes in life, so it now goes in the twilight. The latest phenomenon: pet hospice.
From the article: “And,” she added, “you’ve got people willing to spend scads of money on their pets.”
For pet owners, the financial implications of this end-of-life movement cut two ways. In one light, hospice can be seen as reducing the cost of aggressive medical care, or it can be seen as its own version of aggressive comfort care, at least when compared to euthanizing a pet sooner."
I think I would have to read some pretty convincing arguments before I'd support doing this. I have always considred hospice as a valuable service to humans because we don't have the option of euthanasia.
Speaking for myself alone, I wouldn't want to euthanize a pet in our home. It's bad enough as it is looking at a spot in the hallway where our dog last collapsed and had to be carried to the car for the last time.
Obviously this is not for the masses. There is a niche market that can truly appreciate this service. I am middle income but would have utilized this service with my sweet dog whom I lost in March after a desperate attempt to save her life. I was sorry that I focused so much on saving her that I did not make other arrangements for when the time came for her passing.
As a matter of fact, I found "Lap of Love" online in my grief after her passing. What I think people are missing is that they are focused on making the pet's days more comfortable. I would not necessarily do this with every dog I have had but some have been so deeply connected they literally have been family to me.
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