Catnip Veterinary Care

Catnip Veterinary Care offers a compassionate in-home euthanasia service that is intended to be as gentle and stress-free as possible. Your familiarity with the course of events during this visit may help to prepare you emotionally and curb some of the anxiety about the euthanasia procedure. Less anxiety for you also translates to less anxiety for your perceptive pet.

For this visit we can accommodate whatever location is most comfortable for your pet, be it in their favorite bed or outside in their backyard. After we arrive at your home and have met the patient and family, you will be asked to fill out a brief consent form that confirms your wishes for compassionate euthanasia and your choice of aftercare. We can take care of payment at that time as well.

The euthanasia procedure itself begins with an initial injection of a calming sedative. When your pet is fully relaxed, the final euthanasia medication is given. It acts very quickly, and is painless. Your pet experiences a relaxing, falling-asleep feeling, and within a few minutes, the heart and breathing stop. The doctor will confirm that your pet has passed away. You may have already sensed that this has occurred. At this time, you will be offered time alone with your pet.

We can arrange for cremation of your pet's remains and will take care of the transport. For private cremation, your pet is handled separately at the crematorium, and your pet's remains are returned in a carved, wooden urn. Communal cremation is a lower cost option and no ashes are returned.

We strive to provide in-home pet euthanasia services with compassion, empathy, and kindness in a way that supports both humans and animals during one of the most difficult moments of their journey together. We understand how important it is to make these last precious moments with your pet as peaceful, comfortable and stress-free as possible.