Blue Juice: Euthanasia in Veterinary Medicine

Blue Juice

Euthanasia in Veterinary Medicine provides an in-depth examination of euthanasia in small-animal veterinary practice, focusing on the ethical, emotional, and professional challenges surrounding end-of-life decisions for companion animals. Through ethnographic observations and veterinary experiences, Patricia Morris explores how veterinarians balance animal welfare, client expectations, professional responsibilities, and their own emotional responses. The book also examines disagreements with pet owners, creating a compassionate euthanasia experience, managing client grief, training novice veterinarians, and coping with the emotional demands of euthanasia.

Key Features:

• Veterinary euthanasia and end-of-life care
• Ethical decision-making in veterinary practice
• Companion-animal medicine
• Veterinarian–client relationships
• Animal welfare and patient advocacy
• Managing pet owners' emotions and grief
• Professional and emotional challenges for veterinarians
• Euthanasia training for veterinary students
• Coping with stress and emotional burnout
• Human-animal relationships
• Ethnographic perspective on veterinary practice
• Animals as patients and property
• Useful for veterinary students, veterinarians, and animal-welfare professionals