Advanced palliative and end-of-life care for dogs with cancer, focusing on quality of life maintenance and compassionate decision-making.
Canine cancer palliative care is a welfare-centred discipline focused on minimising suffering and maintaining quality of life when cure is not the goal. Effective palliative care manages pain, nausea, appetite loss, and psychological distress, allowing dogs to maintain comfortable lives despite their disease. Open communication between vets and owners about quality of life and timing of euthanasia is central to compassionate palliative care.