Areas we serve: Guelph
In Home Pet Euthanasia: Providing Compassionate Cat and Dog Euthanasia in Guelph
Compassionate In-Home Pet Euthanasia in Guelph
Saying goodbye to your beloved dog is a heart-wrenching decision, and at Peaceful Passing, we understand how deeply this moment impacts your family.
We’re here to offer you and your loyal companion the comfort of a peaceful farewell in the familiarity of your home.
Our in-home dog, cat and small animal euthanasia services in Guelph are designed to provide a compassionate, dignified, and stress-free experience for you and your dog during this difficult time.
Dr. Susan Dailley, Dr Shanna Clinch, Dr. Meredith Geldart, and Dr. Kirsten Graham, are our four dedicated mobile veterinarians serving Guelph, Fergus, Elora, Rockwood and area. Peaceful Passing was established in 2015 to ensure that our loved ones’ final moments are spent in their favourite place, surrounded by the people they love.
Our practice exclusively offers compassionate in-home pet euthanasia and aftercare services for small animals.
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The Benefits of Mobile Pet Euthanasia In Guelph
- Our mobile euthanasia service is designed with both pets and their families in mind:
- Minimized Stress for Your Pet: Avoid the anxiety of a clinic visit by letting your pet stay home.
- Personalized and Professional Care: Our experienced mobile vets handle every step of the process with compassion.
- Comprehensive Support for Families: We provide guidance on quality-of-life decisions, the euthanasia procedure, and aftercare options.
What Pet Parents Are Saying
Services Offered
A Loving Goodbye for Your Dog
The life you’ve shared with your dog in Guelph is filled with memories—walks along the Speed River, playing at Guelph Lake, or quiet evenings at home. When their health declines, the decision to consider dog euthanasia is a difficult but loving choice to end their pain. It is a final act of devotion to a loyal friend.
Our service for putting a dog to sleep at home allows your companion to be in their favourite bed, surrounded by familiar sights and smells, with their family close by. It avoids the anxiety of a clinic visit and allows their last moments to be calm and full of love, a farewell worthy of the joy they’ve brought you.
A Peaceful Passing for Your Cat
Cats cherish the comfort and safety of their own territory. For a cat who is unwell, the journey to a vet’s office can be deeply stressful. Our cat euthanasia service in Guelph is designed to respect your cat’s need for a peaceful, familiar environment.
We conduct our visit with quiet sensitivity, allowing your cat to rest on your lap, in a warm sunbeam, or wherever they feel most content. This gentle approach ensures their final moments are filled with warmth and love, not fear and anxiety. It is a dignified farewell that honours the special place your cat holds in your family.
Pet Transportation and Cremation or Aquamation Service
Sometimes, our pets pass away suddenly and without warning. Peaceful Passing can help ease this difficult time by arranging aftercare and transporting your pet to our cremation or aquamation partner. For Assistance, please fill out this form.
Aftercare, Paw Prints, Urns and Memorial Items
Choosing your aftercare is a personal choice. We offer cremation and aquamation as well as memorial items such as paw prints, urns, jewelry, and other keepsakes.
Virtual and In-Home Quality-of-Life Assessments
Not sure if it’s time yet? Understanding your pet’s medical condition is crucial, but it’s also important to consider how you and your loved ones want to spend your pet’s last days together. We can help by assessing your pet’s quality-of-life and providing guidance during this difficult process.
Our Compassionate Guelph Team
Start The Quality-of-life assessment tool
For Guelph pet parents, our Pet Quality-of-Life Scale offers a gentle, yet objective, guide to help you lovingly assess your cherished companion’s well-being. This compassionate tool works alongside the trusted advice from your veterinarian, ensuring you have a comprehensive perspective. Together, these resources empower you to make informed decisions that truly honour your pet’s comfort and best interests.
As you navigate this tender time, we’re here to gently guide you through the many aftercare options available to truly honor the memory of your cherished companion. From understanding cremation and aquamation to exploring burial or other meaningful tributes, we’ll help you find the choices that resonate most deeply with you and your family.
Our Aftercare Options
Our Gentle Approach: What to expect:
A peaceful passing starts with a calm and supportive environment. When our veterinarian arrives at your Guelph home, she will walk you through the process and answer any questions you have. There is never a rush. We give you all the time you need to say goodbye in a way that feels right for you and your family.
The procedure involves two gentle injections. The first is a sedative to help your pet fall into a deep, peaceful sleep, so they won’t feel any discomfort. Once your pet is fully relaxed and you are ready, the final medication is given, which allows them to pass away gracefully. It is a humane and gentle process, designed to feel like quietly drifting off to sleep.
Upon Arrival
Sedation
During Sedation
This is the time for you to get in your final snuggles and kisses as your cherished companion becomes drowsy or drifts off to sleep.
Euthanasia
In the final step of euthanasia, a compassionate approach is taken to ensure that your beloved pet experiences a peaceful transition. A carefully administered injection is gently given, allowing your cherished companion to gracefully and painlessly embrace a restful departure from this world.
After your pet has passed
The veterinarian will give you as much time as you need to say goodbye to your cherished companion.
A fur clipping can be requested before your pet departs from your home.
Aftercare
After you have had a chance to say goodbye to your pet, your Peaceful Passing veterinarian will assist in carrying your pet to their vehicle. They will wrap your pet in a blanket, towel, or sheet that you have provided. Larger pets will be carried on a hand-held stretcher to provide support. We will request the assistance of at least one other strong individual at the home for pets weighing over 30 lbs. Your pet will be cared for by your Peaceful Passing veterinarian until they are transferred to the care of one of our aftercare providers (cremation or aquamation). Rest assured that your pet’s body will be treated with dignity and respect during their aftercare journey. Should you wish to deliver your pet to one of our aftercare providers directly, this can be arranged with advance notice. Please mention this to our Peaceful Passing Client Care Team and we will be happy to assist. Your comfort is very important to us.
Memorialization
If you have chosen cremation or aquamation for your pet’s aftercare, and if you have indicated that you are interested in purchasing a memorial product (urn, paw print, or other keepsake), we will assist you in purchasing your selections either over the phone, by email, or by providing online access to a private portal. All paw/nose print selections must be made before your pet is cremated or aquamated.
Dr. Susan Dailley
Veterinarian & Founder
Dr. Shanna Clinch
Guelph & Tri-Cities Area
Dr. Nikki Dobben
Drayton Area
Dr. Meredith Geldart
Guelph & Tri-Cities Area
Dr. Suzanne Gallant
Halton, Hamilton, & Brantford Areas
Laura Tarable
Client Care Coordinator
Dr. Kirsten Graham
Guelph & Tri-Cities Area
frequently asked questions
What is included in the cost?
The cost for the visit will vary depending on the size of your pet, the distance driven, and other factors such as the need for additional time or medications. The in-home euthanasia service includes the veterinary visit to your home, a brief assessment, and the sedation & euthanasia procedure. Additionally, based on your aftercare selection, the cost may include, cremation or aquamation, transportation, and keepsakes.
Will you assess my pet upon arrival?
How long does the appointment take?
We understand this is a tender time. Your veterinarian will be present in your home for 20-60 minutes, allowing ample space and time for you to say goodbye and be with your companion in a way that feels most comfortable and peaceful.
Will the vet take my pet with them after the appointment?
During your appointment, the vet will confirm your aftercare selection. If you opt for cremation or aquamation services, the vet will handle your pet’s transportation from your home and will care for your pet’s body until they are respectfully transferred to the appointed aftercare provider.
Are you available for emergencies?
Peaceful Passing’s priority is to accommodate our patients and we can usually have a veterinarian available for same day emergency visits. However, Peaceful Passing is not a 24 hour emergency service. If this is a serious emergency, we recommend contacting your regular veterinary clinic or the nearest veterinary emergency facility.
If this is an emergency, please contact your nearest emergency vet hospital
Clinic Website
Emergency Veterinary Clinic of Waterloo Region
Phone
519-650-1617
Location
405 Maple Grove Rd, Unit 14
Cambridge, ON
Clinic Website
Campus Estates Animal Hospital
Phone
519-837-1212
Location
1460 Gordon St. S.
Guelph, ON