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The AVMA’s Humane Endings Symposium; A brief overview in preparation for 2023 event

By Dr. Kathleen Cooney / August 1, 2022

The Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy (CAETA) was pleased to recently learn that the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is going to host their 3rd symposium focused on the humane…

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What’s in the Name; How euthanasia became euthanasia

By Dr. Kathleen Cooney / July 15, 2022

During a podcast with Clinician’s Brief this week, I was asked if I had the power of time travel, would I go forward 100 years to see what veterinarians were…

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Today is the Day

By CAETA Administrator / July 1, 2022

Written by Thomas Landes In today’s blog we are taking a slightly different approach with an opportunity to highlight a poem written by a third-year veterinary student after learning with…

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Pet Euthanasia and Deaf Owners; Love can build a bridge (part two)

By Dr. Kathleen Cooney / June 1, 2022

In support of part one, highlighting the importance of preplanning and good communication with members of the deaf community, this blog features information on how to choose the right drugs…

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Pet Euthanasia and Deaf Owners; Love can build a bridge (part one)

By Dr. Kathleen Cooney / May 15, 2022

Recently I was asked to aid in the passing of a sweet old dog owned by members of the deaf community. This family scheduled the appointment through my online web…

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You’ve Got a Friend in Me; A new model for pet aftercare

By Dr. Kathleen Cooney / May 1, 2022

I used to own a pet crematory as part of my end-of-life mobile veterinary service. Before this, I worked with local crematories in northern Colorado, all of whom did amazing work…

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CAETA’s Euthanasia Review Department

By Dr. Kathleen Cooney / April 15, 2022

For many years, veterinarians and pet owners have reached out to me to talk about euthanasia experiences.  They seek to understand if what they witnessed was normal, expected, unexpected or…

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Pet Quality-of-Life Scales in Euthanasia Decision-Making

By Dr. Kathleen Cooney / April 1, 2022

I have always approached euthanasia decision-making as finding the path of least regret.  Choosing euthanasia is hard. What REALLY prepares someone to elect euthanasia for a beloved friend?  The physical…

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Pet Euthanasia and Natural Death; Similarities and differences

By Dr. Kathleen Cooney / March 15, 2022

Companion animals are likely to leave this world via one of two ways; naturally through the normal progression of physical decline or via euthanasia. Often pet owners make the choice…

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Pointers on Controlled Substances

By Dr. Kathleen Cooney / March 1, 2022

I’ve written before about how confusing controlled substance ordering and handling can be.  It takes a village to sort through all the rules and regs to play the game correctly…

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