Animal 'Hospice Care' -a new approach.

[Catherine]

I think even the few good days you had with Misty were a real gift. They gave you both a chance to transition. I don't think hospice care needs to be long or short. It just needs to be so that we can have time to accept what is happening.

I had a few good days with Jonathan and I treasure them. Joe No Toes(my first snake) died suddenly of a stroke, with no warning. From the first incident to the end was less than an hour. He died in my arms, but it was too sudden to process. His death hit me very hard.

I still feel the shock of an animal that I had to have euthanized. I know I did the right thing, but it does not have the element of peaceful acceptance that other deaths have for me.

I think the animals might want a little more time to be ready too.