Mourned pets. About Coping with Animal Death in Veterinary Practice and Caregiver’s Experience

• Authors: Łucja Lange

Title variants

PL

Opłakiwane zwierzęta domowe. O radzeniu sobie ze śmiercią zwierzęcia w praktyce weterynaryjnej oraz doświadczeniu opiekunów zwierząt

RU

Животные, о которых горюют. О том, как пережить смерть животного – опыт ветеринаров и владельцев

Abstracts

RU

Статья написана от первого лица в рамках автоэтнографической попытки описать опыт потери животного-компаньона, кошки, когда решение об эвтаназии было оспорено и подорвано, что вызвало угрызения совести и сложные чувства по этому поводу. Автор пытается объяснить свои чувства и поведение ветеринара, в то же время представляя новый вид ветеринарных услуг на дому для паллиативной помощи и эвтаназии.

EN

The article is written from the first-person perspective as an autoethnographical attempt to describe the experience of loss of a pet companion, a cat, when the decision about euthanasia was challenged and undermined, causing regret and complex feelings about the situation. The author tries to provide explanation for her feelings and for veterinarian behavior, at the same time introducing new kind of veterinarian in-home services for palliative care and euthanasia.

Keywords

RU

смерть животных; эвтаназия; паллиативная помощь

EN

animal death; euthanasia; palliative care

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
• Journal: Zoophilologica. Polish Journal of Animal Studies
• Year: 2023
• Volume: Veterinary Social Work. Numer specjalny
• Pages: 1-17

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Łucja Lange

• Uniwersytet Łódzki

• https://orcid.org/0000000226761022

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Identifiers

DOI

10.31261/ZOOPHILOLOGICA.2023.S.08

Biblioteka Nauki

21150521