Tag: animals

• 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

• April 16th, 2024 – Sorrel has passed <\3

  

  My baby nugget boy, Sorrel, has passed on. It was a really hard night and this morning we made the decision to help him rest. My little tiny guy forever ❤ thank you for all you have helped me through. I hope you are eating all the croissants you want, wherever you are. When we…

  Dani

  April 17, 2024

  all topics, animal care, animal hospice work, grief, sorrel, the grief of loss

  animals, canine hospice, grief, sorrel

• April 14, 2024 – Nearing the end, and appreciating the journey

  

  My little boy isn’t doing so hot and I fear our time together may be coming to a close. So we are spoiling him silly (I mean, as usual.). He had a stroop waffle for breakfast. I mean, it has the word waffle in it, so it totally counts as a breakfast food. Just whatever…

  Dani

  April 14, 2024

  all topics, animal care, animal hospice work, sorrel

  animals, canine hospice, sorrel