Where do you draw the line on treatment?
With euthanasia a legitimate treatment option in veterinary medicine, at what point does treatment become overtreatment? The issues were discussed in a 'contentious issues' debate at the BVA Congress, which was held in Glasgow from September 23 to 25.
Suzanne
S
Jarvis
D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D037901:Euthanasia, Animal / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards