When a terminal or quality of life affecting disease is diagnosed, hospice care or euthanasia may be discussed by your primary veterinarian.  These client education articles may help if you have questions about the disease process itself. 

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Anorexia / lack of appetite

Arthritis

Bloody nose / epistaxis

Cancer

        Hemangiosarcoma

        Insulinoma

        Liver Tumors

        Leukemia

        Lymphoma (dogs)

        Lymphoma in the Skin (dogs and cats)

        Mammary Tumors

        Mast Cell Tumors

        Melanoma

        Meningioma (Brain Tumor)

        Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

        Osteosarcoma

        Prostate Tumor

       Splenic Tumors

        Thyroid Tumors

        Transitional Cell Carcinoma (Bladder Tumor)

Congestive Heart Failure

        Dilated Cardiomyopathy

        Heart murmurs

        Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease

        Resting Respiratory Rate

Cushing's Disease

Degenerative Myelopathy

Diabetes

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

Fibrocartilaginous Embolism (FCE)

Hypercalcemia

Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA)

Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia (IMT)

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Intestinal Lymphangiectasia (Protein-losing Enteropathy)

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Kidney Failure

        Fluid Therapy

         Glomerulonephritis

         Dietary Therapy  

         High Blood Pressure

Laryngeal Paralysis

Seizure Disorders

Senility / Cognitive dysfunction (CDS) 

Vestibular Disease