Peaceful Pets Services

During a phone consultation, we will discuss your pet's condition and quality of life in detail. Your observations and concerns play a crucial role in determining whether an end-of-life decision is appropriate. Factors such as your pet's mobility, eating habits, pain level, breathing, ability to urinate and defecate, and behavior all contribute to this decision. We can also use Quality of Life tests and calendars to help assess your pet's overall well-being. It's important to consider the combination of these factors rather than relying on one aspect alone when making this difficult decision.

We do not. We provide phone consultations with one of our staff who will discuss your pet's current diagnosis and what concerns you are currently having. We will do our best to guide and support you based on our expertise. However, if after arriving at your home and seeing your pet, Dr Yamamoto feels your pet's quality-of-life can be meaningfully improved by certain changes, she will discuss that with you. Please be aware there will be a fee assessed for the home visit/consultation in lieu of euthanasia

It's common for us to wish that our pets could peacefully pass away in their sleep, but that's not often how it happens. The time it takes for a natural passing depends on their specific condition and symptoms. Natural deaths aren't usually quick or painless, and nature doesn't typically provide a gentler alternative. If euthanasia isn't chosen, pets should have intensive at-home care to keep them comfortable, much like hospice care for people. Euthanasia, which means "good death," offers a way for pets to peacefully drift off surrounded by loved ones. Many veterinarians see this as the kindest gift we can give a pet who is in pain or those whose advancing disease process will cause them distress.

We assist with the peaceful passing of dogs and cats and occasionally with rabbits. We are unable to assist with pocket pets and reptiles.