Nurse Can’t Bear To See Dogs Pass On Alone So She Creates Hospice Granting Them The End Of Life They Deserve

Oct 29, 2019 by apost team

Making sure people get the best possible care as they near the end of life is part of any humane healthcare system. But what about our beloved pets? Specifically, what is to become of dogs who reach the sunset of life? These loyal companions who truly earn the nickname of "man's best friend," can sometimes face total abandonment in this desperate time of need. It's truly tragic.

That's why one U.K. citizen has made it her goal to make sure dogs are able to die with the kind of loving, compassionate care they deserve. Nicole Cole is being hailed as a hero with a heart of gold for her work in starting the Grey Muzzle Canine Hospice Project.

As a woman who spent her career days in the nursing field, Nicole is spending her retirement years providing care to elderly dogs who have reached the point of requiring special comfort care.

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She understands that some families don't have the financial means or expertise to give them the support they need at this time of their lives. But she doesn't want these furry friends to feel bewildered because they're suffering without their families.

Her solution was to start a hospice for dogs that she runs right from her home. She provides these special pets with loving care for the duration of their days, weeks, or months-long stay in her facility.

Coyle finds many of the dogs she cares for at pounds and animal shelters. Her intervention often saves them from the fate of a lonely death or euthanization. Rescuing dogs with six or fewer months to live is her priority. In order to give the dogs the time and attention they need she works with only two dogs at a time.

As difficult as her caregiving for these debilitated canines can be, this compassionate retired nurse finds her work rewarding as well.

Sometimes the dogs in her care live longer than expected. One was able to survive with Nicole for an entire year. Others are only with her for a brief period of a couple of weeks.

Whether their stay with her stretches out for months or lasts only days, Coyle's goal is to make the most of their time together.

She even throws a birthday party for each dog that spends time at her home. Since she can't be sure when the dogs were born, she just chooses a day to celebrate the dog's uniqueness.

If they're well enough, the dog will be given a "birthday" trip to the seaside with a meal of fish, chips, and ice cream. Then they top it off with a steak dinner at a dog-friendly local pub.

The staff members at the pounds and shelters Coyle adopts her patients from laud the incredible work she's doing. They applaud her for taking in lonely, sick animals that other people pass up.

Each of the dogs who die in Coyle's hospice is cremated. Then their ashes are given a respectful burial on either Coyle's or her parents' property or held inside her home in urns.

Her teen children help with her work, and friends, family, and community members donate to help cover the dogs' food, veterinary bills, cremation, and burial costs.

What do you think of Nicole Coyle's amazing work? Do you agree that every lonely, sick dog deserves the kind of care she provides at the Grey Muzzle Canine Hospice Project?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Pass this story along to help spread the word about this selfless woman's amazing display of compassion.