A Snowflake in my Hand, Samantha Mooney

The affecting cover painting drew me to buy this book, and it changed my life–I’m not exaggerating. I ended up requiring it for my college “Psychology of Loss” class and recommending it to my “People & Animals” class. Samantha Mooney grasps the preciousness and depth of each cat’s life as she recalls the feline personalities she met on the animal cancer ward where she worked. Better than any professional manual I’ve read, Mooney’s deceptively slim volume presents the issue of an animal’s “quality of life,” and its place at the core of deciding whether and when to euthanize a beloved, sick companion animal. Blending genuine emotion with her professional commitment to care and assistance,

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