Blue juice : euthanasia in veterinary medicine / Patricia Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Patricia (Patricia Hope), 1976-

Series:

Animals, culture, and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euthanasia of animals.

Veterinary anesthesia.

Pets--Death--Psychological aspects.

Pets.

Medical personnel and patient.

Euthanasia, Animal.

Human-Animal Bond.

Pets--psychology.

Professional-Patient Relations.

Medical Subjects:

Euthanasia, Animal.

Human-Animal Bond.

Pets--psychology.

Professional-Patient Relations.

Physical Description:

ix, 230 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Euthanasia in veterinary medicine

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2012.

Summary:

Offering a candid behind-the-scenes look at small-animal veterinary practices, Blue Juice explores the emotional and ethical conflicts involved in providing a "good death" for companion animals. Patricia Morris presents a nuanced ethnographic account of how veterinarians manage patient care and client relations when their responsibility shifts from saving an animal's life to negotiating a decision to end it. Using her own experiences and observations in veterinary settings as well as the voices of seasoned and novice vets, Morris reveals how veterinarians think about euthanasia and why this "dirty work" often precipitates "burnout," moral quandaries, and even tense or emotional interactions with clients. Closely observing these interactions, Morris illuminates the ways in which euthanasia reflects deep and unresolved tension in human-animal relationships. Blue Juice seeks to understand how practitioners, charged with the difficult task of balancing the interests of animals and their humans, deal with the responsibility of ending their patients' lives. Patricia Morris is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Drury University.

Contents:

Introduction : euthanasia in veterinary medicine

Negotiating death : managing disagreement with pet owners

Creating a "good" death : the dramaturgy of veterinary euthanasia

Strange intimacy : managing pet owners' emtions

Learning to euthanize : death and the novice veterinarian

Coping with euthanasia : emotion-management strategies

Conclusion : animals as property and patients.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-225) and index.

ISBN:

9781439907054

1439907056

9781439907061

1439907064

OCLC:

755698191

Publisher Number:

99994560551