Grey Matters

Hospice is best summarized as the philosophy of preserving quality-of-life over extending length of life and hinges on the belief that patients in the last phases of life deserve this care to live as fully and comfortably as possible. Animal Hospice recognizes dying as a normal process, whether or not resulting from disease, and sees the end of life as an opportunity for added deepening of the existing human-animal bond.

Making Good Work, led by Advisory Board member Dr. Lisa Lunghofer, offers a quarterly Pay It Forward program, which selects a nonprofit for pro bono consulting services. Dr. Lunghofer explains the program and offers some grant writing tips she prepared for her first Pay It Forward organization.

Canine geriatric vestibular disease can often be mistaken by owners for a seizure or stroke. Advisory Board Member Dr. Julie Buzby, DVM discusses this common senior dog ailment and explains why the prognosis is good for most dogs who suffer from it.

Cumberland County SPCA (CCSPCA) is a large open-intake shelter that serves animals and owners in a county with one of the highest levels of poverty in the state. Through their Senior Society and a grant from Grey Muzzle, senior dogs at CCSPCA get the care they need and a second chance.