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Midtown Mobile Veterinary Hospice Services is an in-home veterinary practice that focuses on ill and aging pets. Geriatric consultations, palliative care and/or hospice consultations will all begin with a review of your pet’s medical history followed by a discussion of your pet’s current condition or illness. A physical examination and detailed evaluation will allow Dr. Banks to determine whether or not your pet may be in pain. In-home consultations allow proper observation of your pet in their normal environment allowing identification of any areas of concern. We will discuss your pet’s nutritional and hydration needs, quality of life, pain management and much, much more.
An in-depth conversation regarding your concerns, fears, needs, and goals regarding the condition of your pet including frank discussions about end-of-life/euthanasia, where appropriate, will also occur. Within a few days you will receive a personalized plan with information on the care of your pet. All of the information shared during the consultation will be included in your personalized plan, as well as information and action plans to help ensure your pet does not suffer during his or her last weeks or days at home. Dr. Banks can also work with your regular veterinarian to set up in-home care for treatments they have recommended.
If you are having feelings of guilt about euthanizing your pet or you are not sure if this is the right time to do it, an end-of-life/euthanasia consultation with Dr. Banks may help make this heart-wrenching decision easier. She will discuss several ways to determine your pet’s quality of life. Your pet trusts and relies on you to decide what is best for them. So together, you and Dr. Banks will evaluate your own needs and concerns and those of your pet. Discussions about the way you may want your pet to pass will be discussed and your desires for marking or memorializing your pet exactly the way you want will be planned. Although these are very difficult and emotionally charged discussions, owners will often cope better with the loss of their pet if they have prepared for it through these discussions.
