Palliative care for companion animals with terminal illness focuses on comfort and quality of life through the final stage of life.
Companion animals in the final stages of terminal illness benefit from palliative approaches that prioritize comfort over cure. Pain management, anti-nausea medication, and supportive nursing care maintain quality of life. Home-based palliative care in familiar surroundings reduces the additional stress of veterinary hospital stays. Proactive palliative planning prevents unnecessary suffering in the terminal phase.