149: Dr Kathleen Cooney, DVM: Kathy Talks Animal Hospice & Palliative Care For Your Pets

How do you develop a caring and loving plan as your companion animal nears end of life? Dr Kathleen Cooney is our talented guest today. She is an animal hospice consultant, educator, and founder of Home to Heaven in beautiful Loveland, Colorado. She shares her expertise in the growing field of hospice and palliative care for our companion animals. Website http://kathleencooneydvm.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cooneyanimalhospice/   Home to Heaven https://hometoheaven.net International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care (IAAHPC) https://www.iaahpc.org [Book] Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals: Principles and Practice, editors Amir Shanan, Tamara Shearer, Jessica Pierce http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1119036666.html Thank you Dr Kathy Cooney and previous guest Lorrie Shaw for the recommendation! Harold mentioned the connection between animal cruelty and domestic violence in the beginning of the episode. Here’s the article by the Animal Legal Defense Fund. http://aldf.org/resources/when-your-companion-animal-has-been-harmed/animal-cruelty-and-domestic-violence/ About Nancy and Harold Rhee We have been married over 20 years, fostered over 60 dogs in the past four years, and we love animal rescue and the amazing people who dedicate their lives. And of course, the dogs and cats! If you want to learn more about Nancy and Harold, go to our About Us page at http://thisispawprint.com/about or listen to our introductory podcast episode, "Fifty Puppies and a Podcast." http://thisispawprint.com/000 About Pawprint Pawprint (or Paw Print) is a weekly podcast dedicated to animal rescue, adoption, and the heroes who make it happen. Volunteer, walk, adopt, or foster a dog, cat, rabbit, or other wonderful pet through your local shelter, humane society, SPCA, pound, and animal control. Stop abuse, and help increase animal protection, welfare, and rights.  http://thisispawprint.com http://animalrescuepodcast.com Don’t miss any new episodes. Sign up for our email list. If you want to join our animal rescue community and receive two free bonus dog-training resources from Irith Bloom, positive reinforcement dog trainer, go to http://thisispawprint.com/ask. Irith can be found at http://www.thesophisticateddog.com/ About Pawprint’s Music All of Pawprint's music is composed by Luke Gartner-Brereton. Luke is based in Brisbane, Australia, and he composes a wide variety of songs and musical loops http://info.vanillagroovemedia.com http://vanillagroovestudios.com http://soundcloud.com/luke-gartnerbrereton