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Behavioral euthanasia conversations
Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC talks about the goals of his lecture on behavioral euthanasia that he presented at the Fetch dvm360 Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey
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In an interview with dvm360 during the Fetch dvm360 Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, owner and lead clinician of Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon, talked about what his lecture “Behavioral Euthanasia Considerations: Bringing the Conversation Out of the Shadows” dealt with. In this interview, Pachel explained that his lecture aims to tackle the subject of behavioral euthanasia to give veterinary professionals a better understanding this complex topic.
Below is a partial transcript
Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC: So the topic about behavioral euthanasia really covers a conversation that we've really not spent a lot of time on over the years; really thinking about all of the complexities of that unique issue, differentiating how behavioral euthanasia considerations are somewhat different than those for the euthanasia for other medical concerns, and also thinking about some of the weight that our teams carry when performing or choosing not to perform those procedures.
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