Tag: aftercare

• a lil gift

  

  Sometimes u just gotta give them what they really want (tissue paper)

  Dani

  August 12, 2024

  aftercare, all topics, animal care, grief, mico, service dogs, the grief of loss

  aftercare, grief, mico, service dogs, the grief of losing a service animal

• Mico’s Anniversary

  

  Mico’s anniversary was yesterday. It’s hard to believe it’s been a year. It doesn’t feel like it, but I suspect it never will. I’m continuing to work on her scrapbook. It’s slow work, and I have to work on it in small bits and pieces since life has just been So Much lately, but I…

  Dani

  August 6, 2024

  aftercare, all topics, animal care, fermenting, food, grief, kitchenwork, mico, service dogs, the grief of loss

  aftercare, animals, brewing, fermenting, grief, mico, the grief of losing a service animal

• The Final Days – how I prepare for the death of my hospice care animals

  

  As a canine hospice caregiver, and someone who has a life-limiting illness, death is something I have had to become intimately acquainted with. It is a part of me, and a part of the work I do. The intention of canine hospice care is not necessarily to prolong the life of those I care for,…

  Dani

  June 14, 2024

  aftercare, all topics, animal care, animal hospice work, grief, main works, mico, sammy, service dogs, sorrel, the grief of loss

  aftercare, animals, canine hospice, grief, mico, sammy, service dogs, sorrel, the grief of losing a service animal

• Solidarity across species lines – when disabled animals and handlers work together

  

  “…I think a lot of folks make the assumption that disabled and chronically ill people, who are often in the position of requiring care, would not make good caregivers themselves. This isn’t necessarily true. Like any other generalization, this blankets over all variants and complexities that make up the reality of our collective experiences.”

  Dani

  May 6, 2024

  aftercare, all topics, animal care, animal hospice work, disability, mental health, chronic illness, & neurodiversity, grief, main works, sammy, sorrel, the grief of loss

  aftercare, animals, canine hospice, disability, grief, sammy, sorrel

• Grief, aftercare, and the censorship of death

  

  I find myself censoring myself a lot when talking about grief and loss regarding my animals. I delete “Sorrel died” in texts to replace it with things like “Sorrel passed away” and “Sorrel was laid to rest”. Why do we, culturally, want to distance ourselves from death so badly?

  Dani

  April 19, 2024

  aftercare, all topics, animal care, animal hospice work, grief, mico, sammy, service dogs, sorrel, the grief of loss

  aftercare, animals, canine hospice, grief, mico, sammy, service dogs, sorrel, the grief of losing a service animal