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WHY
We have learned so much about hospice and palliative care. Basic things like countless trips to the vets, urgent care, 24-hour pharmacies, different locations for a variety of dietary needs
and whatever else it takes to give our rescues the best
possible care. Then there are the “things” that are not so
basic. These are the physical, mental, and emotional
aspects that come along with this type of care. It's the
expressing (helping a dog use the bathroom), the waking
up 3 times a night because they have little bladder control,
changing diapers and pee bands, applying bum cream
due to fecal incontinence, and having to move a dog bed with
you everywhere because the fur baby in it has dementia and your
foot has to be there or they start barking and shaking. It’s administering a variety of medications different ways 4 times a day and the seizure harnesses
with bells. It's the wheelchairs, strollers, bibs and of course hand
feedings. All those extras make it 10 times harder and more
exhausting but also 10 times more rewarding. To try and
explain the feeling is hard. There is a powerful bond you get
when you rescue an animal, but when you adopt an animal
and you know that you were most likely their last hope, or
last chance for them not to pass in a shelter or rescue it's an
incredible feeling. This is where it is not about how hard or sad
you are or the loss your feeling, it is knowing that when you are
saying goodbye to them they know they were loved and very special.
We started Boon-a-Fide Pets Foundation so we can continue to support the rescues at our sanctuary and enable us to expand the program to ensure that all hospice and palliative care animals that come to us can receive the support they need.
Shelters do an amazing job with the animals in their care. Their success is the high turnover rate they have with getting residents into a loving forever
home. There are some animals that come into their care that
have a difficult time catching the eye of potential adopters, this
can lead them to become long term residents. Their medical
issues may even become worse during their time in the
shelter or rescue. This can lead to them not being capable
of finding a home and living out the last of their life in a
shelter. Some of these medical issues are why they were
surrendered or relinquished to begin with. These conditions
can be paralysis, terminal cancer, kidney disease, heart disease,
bronchitis, collapsed trachea, vestibular disease, and other chronic
and palliative conditions. It is so hard to see when any animal is not in their forever home
but they can get there! Some have an easier time than others
finding their way, and then there are those that find it so very
difficult, even impossible. If you add terms like palliative care
into their file those chances become even slimmer and if
hospice care becomes needed those chances can
become almost nonexistent. Those lost fur babies are the
ones that we want to and love to welcome into our home.
Our goal is to make sure they know they are wanted, loved
and part of a family when they make their way to the rainbow
bridge no matter how long we were lucky enough to have them.
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