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Preface: small animal euthanasia: future practice and clinical application -- Historical perspective of euthanasia in veterinary medicine -- The science of transitional states of consciousness and euthanasia -- The pathophysiology of dying -- Pharmacologic methods: an update on optimal presedation and euthanasia solution administration -- Common and alternative routes of euthanasia solution administration -- Standardization of data collection to document adverse events associated with euthanasia -- Factors contributing to the decision to euthanize: diagnosis, clinical signs, and triggers -- Euthanasia from the veterinary client's perspective: psychosocial contributors to euthanasia decision making -- Communication: difficult conversation in veterinary end-of-life care -- A comparison of human and animal assisted dying protocols -- Nonpharmacologic methods to improve the euthanasia experience -- The role of the veterinary technician in end-of-life care -- Case reports: challenging euthanasia cases.