In-Home Pet Euthanasia Techniques: The Veterinarian's Guide to Helping Families and Their Pets Say Goodbye in the Comfort of Home

Dr Kathleen Cooney is founder of Home to Heaven, P.C., a mobile pet hospice and euthanasia service, based in Northern Colorado. Her company has helped over 10,000 families say goodbye in the comfort of home and Home to Heaven remains a 24/7 service. Along with her mobile work, Dr Cooney operates the nation's first pet euthanasia center on her farm in Loveland, Colorado. She was a contributing member of the AVMA's 2013 euthanasia guideline panel and in May of 2012, she completed writing her first book for veterinarians regarding the many facets of in-home euthanasia. Dr Cooney is also a co-author of a second book on euthanasia technique training. This book, published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2012, has the potential to become the world's first euthanasia textbook for use in veterinary colleges. Dr. Cooney was President of the International Association of Animal Hospice and Palliative Care(IAAHPC) and their conference coordinator. In 2015, AAHA appointed her as a task force panel member for their Animal Hospice Guidelines. She is a strong advocate for hospice education and teaches in-home hospice and euthanasia protocols to Colorado State University veterinary students, and speaks nationally and internationally on the topic. To learn more about Dr. Cooney's work, visit www.kathleencooneydvm.com