How can veterinarians learn more about veterinary hospice care through The NHFP in order to help their clients?
Veterinarians who have not previously considered offering veterinary hospice care but who are willing to learn more about it in order to help a client in a crisis situation are urged to contact The NHFPs veterinarian board and advisory board members, who will network with other doctors around the nation (by phone or by e-mail) in order to provide simple, up-to-date basic care for a dying animal. Often, this merely involves adjusting the dosage of a currently prescribed medication or suggesting a different pharmacological protocol that has proved efficacious in the past. Veterinarians who wish to become seriously involved in veterinary hospice care need to be willing to provide their clients with the necessary information that will allow pet parents to administer medication to their companion animals at home. A 24-hour on-call staff (even if it can only provide telephone consultations at best) is at the core of a true veterinary hospice team. It is through the concerted efforts of every
