1) Lap of Love’s Support Center Can Assist with End-of-Life Care When Your Clinic is Closed
Our pet loss-certified team members are available to answer questions about end-of-life care from 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays. Consider us a trusted resource for your families with senior and geriatric pets beyond your normal business hours.
How to refer Lap of Love to your pet families:
- Order brochures for distribution in your clinic
- Provide our phone number: (855) 933-5683
- Add a link on your website: LapofLove.com
2) Reduce Tough, End-of-Life Situations in Your Office
Euthanasia appointments are difficult for everyone involved, even the appointments that go according to plan. Referring Lap of Love’s in-home euthanasia services helps ensure your clients won’t have a negative experience at your clinic and will likely return to your practice with other pets or when they are ready to open their hearts and homes to future pets.
3) Help Your Clients Assess Their Pet’s Quality of Life
Lap of Love has developed tools to help your clients assess their pets’ quality of life. These complimentary resources are available for you to download and share with pet parents facing difficult decisions. Encouraging them to complete assessments regularly can help them recognize subtle changes in their pet’s well-being and bring clarity to families who are struggling to accept their pet’s decline, making end-of-life conversations easier for you and your clients.
4) Pet Loss Support
Saying goodbye to a beloved pet is never easy, and every journey through grief is unique. Wherever your clients are in their grieving process, we are here to help. We offer a variety of support options ranging from FREE to low-cost to more in-depth courses. Our goal is to provide comfort, empathy, and guidance every step of the way.
5) Refine Sedation Protocols
Sedation protocols are individually tailored to each pet, with careful consideration given to the patient’s ailment(s), condition, age, and size. In our experience, the sedation protocol below has worked most effectively for the majority of our patients.
General Pre-Euthanasia Protocol
- Canine (mL per 10 lbs) - 0.1 ketamine, 0.05 xylazine, 0.1 acepromazine, 0.05 butorphanol, +/- midazolam 0.1mL
- Feline (mL per cat or per 10 lbs) - 0.1 Telazol® (reconstituted with 5mLs of acepromazine OR 2.5mL ace and 2.5mL ketamine)
6) Feel More Comfortable Talking about Euthanasia
Using compassionate language can profoundly shape how your clients experience their pet’s euthanasia. We offer a variety of communication tools—from simple comparison charts to informative webinars and insightful courses—designed to help you guide families through this emotional process with confidence and empathy.
7) Provide Education for Your Team
At Lap of Love, we are deeply committed to advancing the field of veterinary hospice and euthanasia. As pioneers in this ever-evolving niche of vet med, our doctors have lectured at leading veterinary colleges and conferences around the world, authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and even written a comprehensive academic textbook. It’s our honor to share the wisdom and skills we’ve acquired and developed over the years with your team.
8) We Keep You Informed
We keep you informed when we’ve seen your patient, giving you the opportunity to extend your support to the family. If a pet is privately cremated, their ashes can be returned to your office, providing a moment to acknowledge the family’s loss with a heartfelt phone call or a thoughtful sympathy card. Small acts of compassion help strengthen their trust in you when they’re ready to welcome another pet into their home.
9) Combat Compassion Fatigue within Your Team
Lap of Love offers resources to help your team navigate the complexities of end-of-life care, ensuring it strengthens rather than drains your practice culture. Additionally, our Pet Loss Support team provides free compassion fatigue support meetings, offering a safe space for veterinary professionals to process the emotions that come with this meaningful work.
10) Educate Your Clients about Common Senior Pet Ailments
Processing medical information during a veterinary visit can be overwhelming for pet parents. Lap of Love has created an educational series focused on common ailments and diseases, with special attention to end-of-life management. This resource is available for you to share with your clients, offering them clarity, knowledge, and guidance as they navigate the last stage of their pet’s life.
