Retired Nurse Founds A Special Hospice To Give Dogs Love And Care In Their Final Moments
Some dogs spend their last months in a shelter after the people who once loved them can no longer keep up with their care. It is a painful ending for animals that still have plenty of love to give.
Nicola Coyne, a retired nurse from Nottingham, decided that kind of goodbye should not be the norm. She founded The Grey Muzzle Canine Hospice Project, where she takes in elderly and terminally ill dogs, gives them comfort, and makes sure their final days feel safe and full of care.
From beach trips to steak dinners and ice cream runs, Nicola tries to make every stay count. Read on.
Some people who can’t afford to take proper care of their elderly dogs decide to take them to the shelter. These dogs, used to a loving home, are left to spend their final days alone.
It is a heartbreaking job, but someone has to do it.
Nicola Coyne, a retired nurse, felt she needed to do something, and she has set up The Grey Muzzle Canine Hospice Project. She makes sure the dogs complete their “bucket list.” Ice cream is one of the top entries.
She gets them cremated and buried in a special plot at her Nottingham house after they die.
It can be an utterly heartbreaking job, but someone has to do it.
It also echoes the debate in why dogs get put down when they are not in pain.
Pup parties are also quite common.
On average, she spends up to $600 on each dog. She uses her own money and the funds from donations she receives. Nicola estimates that she has taken in around 30 dogs and helped them in their final days.
The kind nurse estimates that she has taken in around 30 canines and helped them in their final days. We admire Nicola's commitment and her big heart.
It is a wonderful example of compassion.
For another heartbreaking dog-care standoff, read how her boyfriend called euthanasia after “cruel” denial.
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