Download or read book The Brighthaven Guide to Animal Hospice written by Gail Pope and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Ease the End of Life Transition of Our Beloved Animal Companions Death is usually equated with fear: and most often fear of the unknown. Preparing for our own death seems unimaginable, but if you've ever shared your life with an animal, there's an unwritten rule that with any luck you're going to outlive your beloved 4 legged friend. So in a society that doesn't like to discuss, let alone make preparations for death, how can we prepare to help them on that final journey? Learn the Tools of Love, Compassion and Dignity To Help Your Pet Transition to the Next World Be prepared. Not just emotionally, but physically too. Surround yourself with the best veterinary support you can, not just conventional medicine, but holistic practitioners: everything from homeopaths to Reiki healers. Learn to listen to your animals and what they need. They'll tell you. Yes, You Can Communicate With Your Animals Brighthaven in California is a home for animals that are surrounded by other animals and humans devoted solely to helping care for them in difficult times and particularly at the end of their lives. Some live far longer than initially expected. However, all receive love, compassion, and great physical and spiritual healing. The BrightHaven Guide to Animal Hospice, will teach you how to take care of your beloved animal companion at the most critical time their life, offering up techniques and tools to help you understand them and what it will take to help them on their final journey. The BrightHaven Guide to Animal Hospice is available on Kindle and paperback

Download or read book The Brighthaven Guide to Animal Hospice written by Gail Pope and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Ease the End of Life Transition of Our Beloved Animal Companions Death is usually equated with fear: and most often fear of the unknown. Preparing for our own death seems unimaginable, but if you've ever shared your life with an animal, there's an unwritten rule that with any luck you're going to outlive your beloved 4 legged friend. So in a society that doesn't like to discuss, let alone make preparations for death, how can we prepare to help them on that final journey? Learn the Tools of Love, Compassion and Dignity To Help Your Pet Transition to the Next World Be prepared. Not just emotionally, but physically too. Surround yourself with the best veterinary support you can, not just conventional medicine, but holistic practitioners: everything from homeopaths to Reiki healers. Learn to listen to your animals and what they need. They'll tell you. Yes, You Can Communicate With Your Animals Brighthaven in California is a home for animals that are surrounded by other animals and humans devoted solely to helping care for them in difficult times and particularly at the end of their lives. Some live far longer than initially expected. However, all receive love, compassion, and great physical and spiritual healing. The BrightHaven Guide to Animal Hospice, will teach you how to take care of your beloved animal companion at the most critical time their life, offering up techniques and tools to help you understand them and what it will take to help them on their final journey. The BrightHaven Guide to Animal Hospice is available on Kindle and paperback

Download or read book Soar My Butterfly written by Gail Pope and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gail Pope, founder and director of BrightHaven, a holistic animal sanctuary and hospice in northern California, created this booklet to provide both knowledge and comfort to those who are accompanying a beloved animal companion on the journey to transition. It is written as a simple guide to the specific signs and symptoms you may encounter during each stage of the actual dying process, which may begin several months before death finally occurs.

Download or read book Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals written by Amir Shanan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-04-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals: Principles and Practice offers the first comprehensive reference to veterinary hospice and palliative care, with practical guidance and best practices for caring for sick and dying animals. Presents the first thorough resource to providing veterinary hospice and palliative care Offers practical guidance and best practices for caring for sick and dying animals Provides an interdisciplinary team approach, from a variety of different perspectives Gives concrete advice for easing pets more gently through their final stage of life Includes access to a companion website with client education handouts to use in practice

Download or read book Pet Specific Care for the Veterinary Team written by Lowell Ackerman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 1106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide to identifying risks in veterinary patients and tailoring their care accordingly Pet-specific care refers to a practice philosophy that seeks to proactively provide veterinary care to animals throughout their lives, aiming to keep pets healthy and treat them effectively when disease occurs. Pet-Specific Care for the Veterinary Team offers a practical guide for putting the principles of pet-specific care into action. Using this approach, the veterinary team will identify risks to an individual animal, based on their particular circumstances, and respond to these risks with a program of prevention, early detection, and treatment to improve health outcomes in pets and the satisfaction of their owners. The book combines information on medicine and management, presenting specific guidelines for appropriate medical interventions and material on how to improve the financial health of a veterinary practice in the process. Comprehensive in scope, and with expert contributors from around the world, the book covers pet-specific care prospects, hereditary and non-hereditary considerations, customer service implications, hospital and hospital team roles, and practice management aspects of pet-specific care. It also reviews specific risk factors and explains how to use these factors to determine an action plan for veterinary care. This important book: Offers clinical guidance for accurately assessing risks for each patient Shows how to tailor veterinary care to address a patient’s specific risk factors Emphasizes prevention, early detection, and treatment Improves treatment outcomes and provides solutions to keep pets healthy and well Written for veterinarians, technicians and nurses, managers, and customer service representatives, Pet-Specific Care for the Veterinary Team offers a hands-on guide to taking a veterinary practice to the next level of care.

Download or read book Animal Reiki written by Elizabeth Fulton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-04-05 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A great introduction to the growing field of energy medicine. . . . Easy-to-read . . . this book will be enjoyed by animal guardians and veterinarians alike.” —Shawn Messonnier, DVM, author of The Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats Whether you’re a newcomer to the field of energy healing, an experienced practitioner or an animal lover committed to learning everything you can about your companion’s health, Animal Reiki will open your eyes to a new level of health and well-being. From dogs and cats to horses and birds, this book is everything you need to understand and appreciate the power of Reiki to heal and deepen the bond with the animals in your life. “I learned a lot from Animal Reiki and highly recommend it to a wide audience.” —Marc Bekoff, University of Colorado, author of Minding Animals and editor of the Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior “Fulton and Prasad have created a much-needed guide to a method of helping animals heal that is gentle, intuitive, safe and powerful.” —Susan Chernak McElroy, author of All My Relations: Living with Animals as Teachers and Healers “A powerful reminder of the wider uses of the system of Reiki and how humanity can be of purposeful benefit to all.” —Bronwen and Frans Stiene, International House of Reiki, authors of A-Z of Reiki, The Japanese Art of Reiki and The Reiki Sourcebook

Download or read book The Last Walk written by Jessica Pierce and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a book that draws on both personal stories and research presents an in-depth exploration of the practical, medical and moral issues that trouble pet owners confronted with the decline and death of their companion animals.

Download or read book Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals written by Amir Shanan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-03-15 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals A thoroughly updated and expanded new edition of the only book providing comprehensive treatment of hospice and palliative care in veterinary medicine Animals with life-limiting illnesses deserve compassionate, thoughtful, end-of-life care. Their caregivers and families, faced with the loss of a beloved companion, deserve empathy, support, and education, to guide them through an emotionally wrenching period and provide their companion animals with the highest possible quality of life. In recent years, the ethics of care and service to sick and dying animals and their caregivers has been the subject of considerable attention. Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals, 2nd Edition provides a thorough update to the first and only complete guide to this field of service, its foundations, and its applications. It addresses the needs of pets, caregivers, and veterinary professionals alike, including fundamental ethical and emotional principles as well as detailed discussion of specific illnesses and life-limiting conditions. The expanded second edition incorporates cutting-edge research into animal behavior and cognition to enrich the reader’s understanding of companion animals’ emotional needs and their experience of illness and death. Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals, 2nd Edition readers will also find: Existing chapters expanded to incorporate new research and practical experience New chapters discussing factors underlying the decision to euthanize, the potential role of ethology in palliative care, and more A companion website with educational handouts for use in veterinary practices Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals is an indispensable resource for caregivers and veterinary professionals alike.

Download or read book Follow Your Heart written by Gail Pope and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-06 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is one of the most difficult things for any animal lover and pet parent to hear? Being told by the vet that your animal's illness is terminal. What do I do now? How can I best support my animal friend? What is the best way forward for our family? These are just a few of the many challenging questions that a terminal diagnosis raises. Author Gail Pope, President and Founder of BrightHaven Center for Animal Rescue, Hospice and Holistic Education, wrote this informative booklet to hold your hand and help you to navigate this path with a deeper sense of peace, confidence and clarity."Follow Your Heart: Navigating a Terminal Diagnosis" offers practical advice for the caregiver, both for at the vet's office as well as once home again at home with the family. With some guidelines from the BrightHaven perspective of living well each and every day, it compassionately addresses important considerations and options as the way forward is planned, and explores the possibility of hospice care and the natural dying process. The booklet does not support any specific methodology or belief, but simply shares some guidelines to help you make choices with awareness and with love. There's no one right approach or answer--it depends on many factors unique to each situation. BrightHaven is a pioneer and leader in the ever-expanding field of animal hospice, and Gail's experience with hospice-supported natural dying (she's been present at over 600 such deaths) is distinct and well known. Her work in the world of animal healthcare and hospice is widely acclaimed. She has an international consultation practice and is contacted by many vets and animal caregivers regarding BrightHaven's natural methods and protocols.

Download or read book Into the Light written by Gail Pope and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BrightHaven is a unique and progressive animal care organization, providing sanctuary to animals in need of specialized treatment and hospice, education for the community in holistic animal care, and rescue for animals most at risk for euthanasia. BrightHaven's mission is healing-for body, mind and spirit. For some animals, healing will bring about a new and longer life. For others, contradictory as it may sound, healing is a necessary preparation for death and the journey beyond. BrightHaven animals receive love, tender care, and compassionate assistance during the senior years as well as in the dying process. Their love and passion has supported more than 500 animals through this part of life. This booklet is the second part of series with a companion volume As Time Goes By, both written to help others who are helping loved animal companions to grow older gracefully in the best health possible. Into the Light explores the actual dying process: what to expect, how to react and what to do.

Download or read book A Caregiver s Guide to Pet Hospice Care written by Peaceful Passing for Pets and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource is designed for pet parents who wish to honor the unconditional love, joy, and loyalty their pet has given by providing loving care and peaceful passing at home, while working closely with professionals including their family veterinarian. This text was peer reviewed by registered nurses, medical doctors, human hospice workers, grief counselors, clergy, and Doctors of Veterinary Medicine for accuracy, application, and overall presentation. Chapter topics include: evolution of hospice care, decision making process, outside support, pain control, medications, quality of life decisions, bereavement. Also includes listings for additional resources and support. Published in conjunction with Peaceful Passing for Pets®, a Minnesota non-profit organization, for the benefit of pets and their owners everywhere.

Download or read book Peace Hope and Hospice written by Gail Pope and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-21 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BrightHaven is a unique and progressive animal care organization, providing sanctuary to animals in need of specialized treatment and hospice, education for the community in holistic animal care, and rescue for animals most at risk for euthanasia. BrightHaven's mission is healing-for body, mind and spirit. For some animals, healing will bring about a new and longer life. For others, contradictory as it may sound, healing is a necessary preparation for death and the journey beyond. BrightHaven animals receive love, tender care, and compassionate assistance during the senior years as well as in the dying process. Their love and passion has supported more than 500 animals through this part of life. This book was written to help others who are helping loved animal companions to grow older gracefully in the best health possible.

Download or read book Sacred Space written by Jill Angelo and published by Kion Yamaguchi Press. This book was released on 2015-06 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SUMMARY: Countless books are available to help you design, decorate or renovate your home. Sacred Space: Turning Your Home into a Sanctuary is something else--something new. Simply put, Sacred Space helps you to uncover the divine within your home and guides you to nurture that divine within you. The more confusing and fractured the world around us becomes, the more crucial it is to have such a sanctuary--a sacred space.

Download or read book The Pet Healer Project written by Sandy Johnson and published by Top Reads Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2017-09-10 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pet Healer Project is a collection of stories about internationally known animal healers. From energy healing (Reiki) to subtle manipulations and movements (Feldenkrais), these healers work on all animals, motivated by a deeply held belief, that life-all life-is precious, that our pets are our families, and that healing is always possible.

Download or read book The Let Animals Lead R Method of Animal Reiki Meditation Journal written by Kathleen Prasad and published by Kathleen Prasad. This book was released on 2020-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beautiful and insightful!" --David Michie, author of The Dalai Lama's Cat From the creator of Animal Reiki Source and President of the Shelter Animal Reiki Association, this is an indispensable journal for becoming a healing force in the world...for animals. While most Reiki books share history, information and/or anecdotes, The Let Animals Lead(R) Animal Reiki Journal offers writing prompts and real-life exercises that will retrain your mind to focus on compassion, gratitude and positivity, even in difficult circumstances. If you're an animal lover or Reiki practitioner who wants to connect more deeply with animals in your life, this book is for you! If you find worry creeping in when supporting sick animals, the problem isn't with your emotions. It's that you haven't yet realized the deepest strength of your meditation practice. Whether you want to rediscover the sacred nature of the human/animal relationship, become a rock of stability for animals in your life or find joy and ease in your meditation practice, The Let Animals Lead(R) Animal Reiki Journal will show you the way. You'll learn: - Meditation techniques that will help you connect to animals more easily. - How to radiate peace and calm even in the most stressful situations. - How to let animals guide you towards living with more balance and harmony. This is more than just a personal diary. It's a transformative journey towards living in alignment with your truth, with compassion for animals and with connection to our world.

Download or read book For Every Dog an Angel written by Christine Davis and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magical book celebrating the timeless connection between people and their "forever dogs."

Download or read book Heart to Heart with Horses written by Kathleen Prasad and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique and groundbreaking, Heart To Heart With Horses is an insightful guide to unlocking the healing power of the heart. Real-life stories, inspiring case studies and simple Reiki meditative exercises show how easy it is to share the gift of true healing with the horses you love. Written by Kathleen Prasad, one of the world's leading teachers in the field of Reiki and president of the Shelter Animal Reiki Association, this book illuminates powerful ways that compassionate presence can heal.