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Palliative Care
Palliative care is defined as medical treatment which does not seek to cure but to comfort and alleviate the physical symptoms and signs of disease. We almost all know someone who suffers from a chronic, incurable disease, a good example being Diabetes. Our beloved pets are no different and there are many cases where palliative care is warranted, examples being not only Diabetes but osteoarthritis, chronic skin disease due to allergies, or congenital deformities such as hip dysplasia.
Many of these conditions are easily managed by your primary care veterinarian, but in cases where transporting your pet is difficult or your veterinarian has exhausted their treatment options, Evergreen Veterinary Services is ready to assist you with the home care of pets with chronic, incurable disease. The goal is the comfort of your beloved friend which can be achieved through environmental, physical, and psychological betterment. Working as a team, you, your pet, and Dr. Melanie Culver will design a treatment plan to improve the quality of life of not only your pet but yourself as well. The disease may be incurable, but it need not be unbearable.
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Hospice Care
Hospice has become a frightening word and is often viewed through the lens of the last days of a person’s life, yet hospice care encompasses so much more. Evergreen Veterinary Services, through an integrative approach that incorporates nutritional, behavioral, conventional (pharmaceutical), physical, and alternative treatment will focus on the overall quality of life of your beloved pet and you.
Dr. Culver will be there to guide and assist as you and your friend together take this final journey. The path begins with an in-depth assessment conducted during your initial home visit and continues as often as necessary through subsequent visits and continued communication. Steadfast, Dr. Culver will be by your side to guide and comfort you even after you’ve said your last goodbyes.
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Euthanasia
Euthanasia means good death, and, indeed, the goal of hospice care is, in those last days, to both live and die well. This is a sacred time, and both you and your beloved friend deserve dignity, respect, and peace. Evergreen Veterinary Services will ensure that, whether you choose euthanasia or hospice assisted natural death, your pet’s comfort is the foremost priority.
Dr. Culver will work to honor all requests and wishes from the family during that hallowed time, allowing you to say goodbye in the place and in the way of your choice. When your precious pet has transitioned from this world, she will be there to assist with final arrangements and aid in whatever way your family needs such assisting in transport, helping your children memorialize their furry sibling, or comforting you in your grief.
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Pain Management
Only recently recognized as a specialty in human medicine, pain management is a field growing by leaps and bounds. Not limited only to pharmaceuticals, this focus is growing to include treatments such as therapeutic laser treatment, therapeutic electromagnetic field treatment, and pulsed ultrasound therapy. Combined with the age-old treatments such as acupuncture, massage, cold and heat therapy, and rehabilitative exercise, there are endless options and opportunities in the relief of discomfort and pain in our precious pets.
Dr. Culver is passionate about improving the quality of the lives of our pets through the relief of suffering and will work tirelessly with you during home visits and constant communication to chart a course for the treatment of your beloved friend.
