Pet Loss At Home – Home Euthanasia Vets

Hacienda Heights, CA. February 3^rd, I had made up my mind that I wasn’t going to put our beloved dog through the experience of dragging him in pain, in the car (which he hated) to the Vet Hospital (a scary place for all of us) to be put to sleep in a strange, cold and frightening sterile room around people he didn’t know and noises he couldn’t understand.
So, I went online to see if there was a Veterinary service that offered euthanasia services at home. That’s when I found Pet Loss at Home. It sounded perfect, and by 9AM I was speaking with a very understanding and comforting woman by the name of Brenda. She made me feel confident as she explained what we could expect from the appointment. I asked if they could come at 3PM that afternoon as Lucky had taken a turn for the worse and his pain medication wasn’t working for him any more. She said that the Doctor was off that day but that they could come the next day at 3PM. We set it up, but just an hour or so later Brenda called back to say that they could make it that day. I was so relieved and glad to hear that Lucky wouldn’t have to suffer another day. Lucky’s passing was exactly what I had hoped for him. It was in his favorite room, with his family, in a calm, peaceful atmosphere where he went to sleep with everyone loving and petting him the whole time. They made sure that we were never rushed and could control exactly when each step was taken. Brenda, a Veterinarian Technician and Dr. Soliman were very professional and understanding the entire time. We could not have asked for a better experience. I am so thankful to have found this service and these loving hearts to help us through an extremely difficult situation. With much gratitude, Joan G.

As difficult as the aftermath is of losing a pet and family member, this service made the process easier. Dr. Lewison was everything you would want in a person at this time — calm, kind, generous, giving of her time at a late hour.
The process itself was peaceful; I have absolutely zero regrets and would highly recommend this service to anyone.

This has to be the very best way to provide your cherished friend and family member with a loving goodbye.
For something that can be impossibly difficult, Dr. Amy made it as easy as it could be for both our loving Princess and for us in a compassionate and empathetic manner.
Our little girl went peacefully surrounded by those that loved her with a tummy full of salmon while I pet her and told her she was such a good girl.
I can’t imagine bringing her to a clinical environment that would stress her out to say goodbye. I am so pleased we found them and would not think twice to call on this invaluable service again.
It is the last time you will be with your pet and this is an opportunity to make it as peaceful as possible for them.

Considering that this is a terrible thing to have to do, this is as good as I can imagine it getting. I recommend it to anyone. In fact, I just now googled this to tell my next door neighbor. We had the doctor from Lisle — Monique Lewison, I think. In March.

I had a very similar experience with Dr. Lewison as Laura B. did below. She was late, which was extraordinarily stressful, after I had asked her to come the night before and also emphasized the importance of doing it as early as possible in the morning. I also called her in the morning to confirm. My cat was 18 and a half and she had a stroke over the weekend and was in pain, so the time waiting for Dr. Lewison was hideous and stressful. Dr. Lewison picked 9 AM and came after 10. She called me after 9 and went on and on about traffic. Her phone beeped during her visit which was distracting. She kept nervously sighing the whole time, which was distracting and not at all comforting or calming. Dr. Lewison made a big point of making sure to tell me over the phone to have a check ready, and so I did, but as soon as she arrived and I had my cat comfortably on my lap ready to go, she noticed the check had the company name on it, and went on and on about how the company has no bank account so I needed to write a new check. She did say I could do it after, but at that point I just wanted her out of my house so I could cry so I moved the cat and wrote a new check. Given that she made such a big deal about the check ahead, could she have made it clear that I couldn’t make it out to the company? I used this service last year for another very old cat with a tumor, and it was a different person who was fantastic. The idea of the service is fantastic, and the actual medical procedure went very well, but the rest of it made everything much worse, and I wish I had just gone to the local vet.

Terrible. Vet forgot our appointment. I had to call and then it took her three hours to show.
As a follow up, they also didn’t send the paw print as promised. This company made a difficult day worse than it already had to be. Unforgivably awful.

Dr. Lewison euthanized my beloved kitty in early March 2015. I would not recommend her. I think she performed well in terms of administering the drugs that ended my kitty’s pain. And her interaction with this cat and my other pets was good. She managed to tick me off a bit though. First, it was 20 minutes past our appointment time and she had not arrived. She called at about 30 minutes past the appointment time to say she was late. This whole thing is hard enough without the vet being late. Her cell phone went off twice, about four feet from the couch, where I was spending my last minutes with my kitty. She didn’t answer the calls, which meant the calls continued into voicemail. I asked her to turn off her cell phone, which she did. I also asked her if she could move into another room of my condo so my kitty and I could spend some alone time. She didn’t really do this either. She moved about 8 feet away into the hallway, where I could still see and hear her. She also talked too much for my tastes. I can understand how others might appreciate it the conversation at this hard time. I also told her I had pet health insurance and that I would need her to complete a claim form for the euthanasia. She responded (this was over the phone, the day before the appointment), «That’s no skin off my back.» It came off as defensive to me. Fifteen years ago, I had hired a different vet for home euthanasia. The experience was much better for me. It was quieter, and the vet’s presence felt less intrusive. Unfortunately, I no longer had the contact info for that vet. Conclusion: the experience was okay for the cat, but not okay for me.

If you’re looking for this sort of service, I know it’s a difficult time for you.
I recently had to find a service like this to help my 17-​year-​old kitty that had been dealing with a number of issues for several years.
Dr. Monique Lewison was the vet I dealt with. And while I can’t say given the issue at hand that it was a great experience, Dr. Lewison was really amazing. She had sympathy, compassion & understanding when we first spoke. When she arrived at my home, she did everything she could to ensure my little guy wasn’t scared or uncomfortable.
Thanks to her, he went laying on his favorite blanket on his favorite chair.
While this whole process is by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done, I know I did the right thing. And I also know I made the right choice in finding this service and having Dr. Monique Lewison help my little guy find peace.
If you need this sort of service, you can take heart that you’ll be taken care of if you pick Pet Loss at Home. I wish you all the best.

Dr. Monique Lewison visited my Chicago Home last night to assist with the passing of my lovable Bernese Mountain dog. Monique started working with me 3 weeks ago when I received the news of my dogs condition and began researching Euthanasia companies. My first consultation over the phone (free by the way) she stayed on the phone and talked to me for over a half hour about her approach, about my dog, and about the process. She was calm, polite, and patient both leading up to the event, and during.
My sweet dog ended up passing away in my arms a few minutes before she arrived so I can’t speak to the actual Euthanasia part of it but Monique lovingly made the clay imprints of my dogs paw for us to keep, covered her, and took her away on a stretcher. It was all very peaceful. I would use this company again.
The only reason I give 4 instead of 5 stars, is last minute requests can be tough, but I almost wish when the service matches you with a doctor, its someone a little bit closer to your home (we were 45 minutes away from Monique). That being said I was very happy with Monique so if you do use her, she is great! As I said earlier, I would use her again.
Thanks Monique!

Dr. Lewison visited my house today to put my sick cat to sleep. I called her this morning and she was able to come this afternoon. She is such a comfort and treated my cat with kindness and dignity as she helped him along his way. My other cat even came to sit in her lap.
I agree with Bludog X. This service is a godsend and I recommend highly. This was a sad sad day but such a relief that it was not hard on my cat.

Yesterday afternoon we said goodbye to our 12 year old girl Sophie. The service provided by Pet Loss at Home is a godsend. The hardest part of it all was me making the decision, she could no longer get up. So much hoping and second guessing on what to do. The only part of this painful process that was clear was to have it done in the peaceful, quiet, family surrounding and not dragged to a vet’s office in pain. Dr. Monique Lewison’s visit to our house was calm, reassuring and the most dignified end to my baby Sophie’s suffering. Thank you from the bottom of my broken heart.

To make the decision to have your pet put down is difficult, so I thought by choosing pet loss at home this would be one less thing to stress over. This wasn’t the case!!!
First I would like to say the euthanasia was very peaceful and well done. However everything leading up to it and receiving my dogs ashes was a mess.
My 12 year old lab was diagnosed in July with oral melanoma. At the end of September, I got the worst news ever. There nothing more the vets could do for my baby as the treatment we were using didn’t stop the spread. I was told that I would need to have him humanely euthanized soon since the pain and the growth was so bad.
I scheduled an appointment with Pet Loss at home 8 days in advance, mostly to get myself ready. It was for Oct 4, 2013 between 8−9AM. Well around 9:15AM I called the company and I spoke with Michele. She apologized and said they would be on their way. Now imagine the heartache I’m going through. I finally feel comfortable with me decision and the vet is not here. I don’t know when they are going to show up and unfortunately according to Michele the veterinarian is not answering the phone. At this point I am going through every emotion, trying to enjoy the time I have left with my baby, feeling guilty for calling this company, and starting to doubt if this was the right thing to do. The veterinarian was 3 hours late for the appointment.
The veterinarian, Dr. A. Newman and her husband, finally arrived although they seemed all over the place. They did calmed down which made me feel better and like I said the process went every well. They step out of the room to allow me to grieve and carried my baby on a gurney to their really cool pet ambulance.
The other points below are minor to the waiting and questioning yourself and trying to be peaceful with the last moments with my beloved pet.
2. They left the payment. I had to find their contact information and mail it.
3. There was a 10 day delay in getting his ashes back. I was told they just received the ashes a couple days before I called. However when I called the crematorium I was informed, my dog was cremated on the 5^th and the ashes were delivered to the vets office on Oct 7^th. I didn’t receive them until the 17^th of Oct.
4. The veterinary tech, Jennifer, was 45 mins late dropping off my dogs ashes which in turned made me late and thus docked my pay.
I am glad this ordeal is over. I spoke with Michele and all she kept telling me was we never have these types of problems and sorry, sorry. I didn’t want your sorry, I wanted Pet Loss at Home to be on time and professional. I wanted the peace I didn’t get, while waiting for 3 hours not knowing if my baby would be put to rest that day.

This is a godsend. A vet was able to come to our house the same day that I called. She was efficient, but compassionate — the perfect blend of the two. We have had several of our beloved dogs euthanized — both at the vet and at the emergency clinic. I have sworn on other occasions that we would do it at home, but it just never worked out that way. With this service, we were finally able to do it they way we wanted to. It was the most peaceful and best experience of all the ones we have had to do. I will never do this another way in the future if I can possibly help it.
Thank you so much Dr. Trotsky.

What a wonderful service Dr. Twyning provides. I was honored to be present yesterday at the euthanasia of my friends’ dog, a wonderful, devoted, and amazing chocolate lab. He really did not want to leave his family, and made a valiant effort to carry on as his body was failing. His family gave him the gift of euthanasia so that he would be able to go gracefully and without pain. Dr. Twyning was simply PERFECT — respectful, genuine, professional, informative, compassionate, and was present for the family without being intrusive — not an easy accomplishment in such an intense, yet delicate situation. She was able to work with the family as they participated in a very moving ceremony for their beloved dog. I’m so grateful that Dr. Twyning was able to facilitate this difficult process when my friends needed her.

They were responsive and supportive-​the process was so much better than dragging an agitated dog to a Vet’s office-​we had time to talk and cry and she made us a mold of my Dog’s paw as a keepsake.

Dr Karen Twyning, founder of Pet Loss at Home, was here last night. My beloved cat Sweetie Pie was almost 20. Her health had been slowly declining just in the past few months, but she was still a happy girl and not in pain.
I’d always vowed that I wouldn’t be a selfish person allowing my pet to live on just for my sake even if she was unhappy. Sweetie Pie made my decision easier. Suddenly, this week, she stopped eating.
I wasn’t going to force my cat to get in her carrier which she hated and drive her to the vet’s which she feared. I needed someone to come here… home.
All was calm and peaceful and I was able to hold Sweetie Pie during it all (2 injections) as she gently faded away.
I know I did what was right for my Sweetie Pie.
I totally recommend this service when you need to say goodbye to your beloved pet,

When it’s time to say goodbye…
In home pet euthanasia.
I cannot say enough good things about this service.
Marley hated going to the vet, similar to children’s fear of dentists. I remember her sneaking out the door and booking across the street and down the block from a vet’s office cuz she just wasn’t gonna hang out there any longer:-). So, there was no way I was going to have her spend her last few hours inside a place she despised.
Dr. Karen Twyning, the founder and the certified vet that comes to your home was AMAZING! Compassionate, thoughtful, respectful… She made the whole experience not as difficult and sent a sympathy card days later… the ONLY sympathy card I received. Why do people forget that our pets are our family? *sigh*
Her webside goes over all the details if this is something you are considering.