What is a Pet Living Will?
I recently read an article about a Pet Living Will. Can you explain what it is and what it is used for?
Tony T. Palm Island, FL
Tony, A Pet Living Will is essentially the same as a Living Will for people. A living will is a legal document that attempts to set up your directives and choices if “my attending or treating physician and another consulting physician have determined that there is no reasonable medical probability of my recovery from such condition, I direct that life-prolonging procedures be withheld or withdrawn when the application of such procedures would serve only to prolong artificially the process of dying, and that I be permitted to die naturally with only the administration of medication or the performance of any medical procedure deemed necessary to provide me with comfort care or to alleviate pain.”
A Pet Living Will is a statement of intentions that you, as the owner, direct for your pets, in the event you are unable to make decisions for them. It sets out the choices that you have made for the medical treatment of your pets and instructions for the veterinarian.
In some cases, this is also combined with a Emergency Power of Attorney for your pets.
In effect, it is a written road map for the medical plan for your pets.
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