Optimal sleep is a simple way to bolster a pet's palliative or hospice care plan
Ask most people what they could use more of and they'll say, 'sleep'. Oh yes, we value it so much and know that we need it to be our best selves. So why is it that so many of us strut around like its a badge of honor to exclaim how little sleep we've had and how productive we are [or think we are]? It's understandable, really, given the current societal climate: if you're not busy most of your waking hours and intrude on those hours when you can rest optimally, you're a loser. That, coupled with a world that's perpetually 'open for business', it's hard to honor our inherent need for sleep, and not just some shut eye, I'm talking about restful, valuable sleep. The truth is, we humans aren't the only ones that need sleep; animals are dependent on it. A new series, " The Secret World of Animal Sleep " on the Smithsonian Earth website, details those parts of the lives of the animal world. As a companion animal death do...