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FOSPICE AND HOSPICE RESOURCE DIRECTORY

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PATIENT EDUCATION

QUALITY OF LIFE GUIDES

5 H 2 M Scale by Dr. Alice Villalobos
Journeys Quality of Life Scale by Dr. Katie Hilst (includes both an online calculator and link to download)
Quality of Dying Checklist – – guidance on what to look for at end of life

ABOUT HOSPICE CARE AND END OF LIFE

EOL FINANCIAL SUPPORT

State by State Financial Resources for Seniors with Pets

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VETERINARIANS AND THERAPEUTIC CARE

EMERGENCY VETS

CONVENTIONAL AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Dr. Wendy McCulloch, Home Vets NYC – standard and holistic vet services, in-home hospice, focus on seniors
Dr. Mathew Nebel, Visiting Vet NYC – in-home standard vet services, euthanasia

QUALITY OF LIFE AND EUTHANASIA

In-Home Pet Euthanasia Directory
Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice Directory of Veterinarians
Dr. Wendy McCulloch, Pet Requiem – in-home quality of life and euthanasia, serving New York City
Dr. Donna O’Leary, Pet Loss at Home – in-home quality of life and euthanasia; serving Long Island, Staten Island, and some areas of Brooklyn
Dr. Avra Frucht, Visiting Vet of NYC – in-home standard and senior care, in-home hospice, and euthanasia; serving Manhattan

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
- Water 4 Dogs, Tribeca Manhattan – water therapy, massage, and physical therapy
Reiki
- Donna Gallers, LMT, Reiki Practitioner for both humans and animals – offers both distant and in-person treatments.

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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, OH – 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

Memorialization Ideas by The Tilly Project

Art From Ashes – handcrafted glass memorial art made with your pet’s ashes

Amanda Moeckel @ My Animal Art – custom portraits of pets in a range of styles and sizes

TAXIDERMISTS