by Maja Redfern | Jul 22, 2019 | Complimentary veterinary therapy, Home visits
At Dignipets we are always looking at different ways to help our palliative, hospice and end of life patients. Last week we were able to meet Kim Rufus RVN, a local registered veterinary nurse who is qualified to perform clinical canine massage in the home. Although...
by Merel Taal DVM MRCVS | Jul 15, 2019 | Home visits, pet hospice, Veterinary CPD
A few weeks ago Merel was able to visit Hopwood Veterinary Centre. Hopwood veterinary centre are a small independent veterinary practice based in Cofton Hackett. Hopwood Veterinary Centre has a friendly and supportive team consisting of two vets and an experienced...
by Maja Redfern | Jul 8, 2019 | Home visits, Pain assessment
As a hospice and palliative care vet treating pain is a significant part of my job. It’s an area of veterinary medicine that I find incredibly interesting yet challenging. With the older and often terminally ill pets that we see in a home setting, chronic pain is a...
by Maja Redfern | Jul 1, 2019 | Home visits, Pain assessment
I first met Sandy in the summer of 2016. She was 14 at the time, and I got called out to see her as a fairly urgent visit as she was in the garden, unable to get up. Sandy’s owner was pretty sure it would be her time, as she just wasn’t able to move, and of course she...
by Maja Redfern | Jun 20, 2019 | Home visits
Palliative veterinary care is aimed to increase comfort and minimise suffering in any stage of a pet’s disease. Palliative veterinary care may be appropriate for a pet that had surgery (but still needs on-going support), long term illnesses (chronic pancreatitis,...
by Merel Taal DVM MRCVS | Jun 3, 2019 | Home visits, Pet Euthanasia, pet hospice
This is Becky and Nemo’s story after Nemo received a terminal diagnosis. The story is told in Becky’s own words. Becky is a veterinary nurse, and cat owner, at Vets4Pets Hereford and has kindly told her story to help others in similar situations. Nemo waiting for meal...
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