Hospice Care Eases the End for Loyal Pets

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Around the same time, the furniture maker quit his job to provide around-the-clock care at home for his elderly parents, both stricken with Alzheimer's.

"In their time of need, I couldn't turn my back on them, just like Midnight," he said. "I'm just not built that way."

Koch, 52, hoped Midnight would pass away peacefully at home, but because of complications that ensued from changing a feeding tube, she died in 2007 at a nearby animal hospital.

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Still, Koch affirmed his decision to provide hospice care for Midnight. And he would do it all again -- even spending $12,000 for treatments, which has left him in debt, for the young stray that showed up on his back porch all those years ago.

"She was such a big part of my life," said Koch. "I was just giving back for all the love she gave to me."

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To read more about mourning the passing of a pet, go to the Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement.

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