Foster & Hospice Resources Directory
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PATIENT EDUCATION 

QUALITY OF LIFE GUIDES 
ABOUT HOSPICE CARE AND END OF LIFE 
EOL FINANCIAL SUPPORT 
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VETERINARIANS AND THERAPEUTIC CARE 

EMERGENCY VETS     
 CONVENTIONAL AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE   
QUALITY OF LIFE AND EUTHANASIA 
HOLISTIC 
  • Tranquil Paws Veterinary - offers clinic and at-home options. Includes acupuncture, TCM, laser therapy, and pain management; serving Manhattan, the outer boroughs, Westchester, Rockland, and northern New Jersey.
  • Zen Dog Veterinary Care - offers acupuncture, physical therapy, Chinese herbs, quality of life evaluation, and in-home euthanasia.  Additional fee of $100 for at-home visits. Serving NYC, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Westchester.
  • Dr. Lisa Fiorenza at Brooklyn Vet Group - in addition to conventional vet care, also offers acupuncture, Chinese food therapy, essential oils, herbs, and myofascial work.
  • Holistic Vet Care - offers homeopathy, acupuncture, cold laser, cranial sacral, reiki, and nutritional therapies, in addition to vet care. Located in lower Manhattan. 
OTHER COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES 
       Water Therapy
      Reiki
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CREMATION AND BURIAL 

Note on Laws: In NY, NJ, and CT there is no law prohibiting the burial of a pet, so long as its private property; pets must be buried within 24-28 hours of death (in most circumstances). In some cases, they may also be disposed with household waste. 

PET CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIUMS 
  • All City Pet Cremation - private cremation and burial options, serving NY and NJ areas. Will pick up and deliver remains. Open 24 hours.
  • Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, Hartsdale, NY - individual cremation and burial; option for human to be buried in cemetery with animal. Oldest Pet Cemetery in the US.
  • Pet Haven Services - private cremation, cemetery is in the Poconos. Will pick up and deliver remains, serves NY Tristate area. Open 24 hours.
  • Regency Forest Pet Memorial Park, Long Island - cemetery and crematorium, serving NY Tristate area. Will pick up and deliver remains.
  • Pine Pet Cemetery and Cremation Center, Dayton, Ohio – cemetery and crematorium with option for humans to be buried with animal.  Recommendation from Fospice FB member. 
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MEMORIALIZATION 

URNS AND KEEPSAKES 
TAXIDERMISTS 
CREMATION ASHES TATTOO ARTISTS 
PHOTOGRAPHERS 
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GRIEF SUPPORT 

PET LOSS SUPPORT COUNSELING AND GROUPS 
  • Lap of Love Pet Loss Support- post and anticipatory grief, also group for children and families (6-week course $149, individual $50 for 50 minutes, and group –free)
  • Tails From Heaven Pet Loss Counseling - individual for anticipatory grief and aftercare + vet practice support. Counselor was previously a vet assistant for 17 years. Recommended by someone who is active in the fospice community and member of Fospice FB group.
  • Partnership for Health, Stacie Woodland, LCSW, CG-C, PGRS-C - one-on-one for adults, children, and families; provider is active in the rescue hospice community and member of Fospice FB group.
  • Pet Loss Support Hotline - Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
  • Pet Loss Support Hotline - Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Beyond the Paw Print - Facebook Pet Loss Support Group 
ONLINE COMMUNITIES 
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OTHER 

HOSPICE DIRECTORIES 
IAAHPC Member Hospice Directory: https://community.iaahpc.org/search/custom.asp?id=5952 (includes veterinarians, grief/mental health, aftercare) 

LOCAL NY RESCUES THAT TAKE IN HOSPICE ANIMALS 
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