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Euthanasia Services
(by appointment only)
Please note that our service prices will be higher than most veterinary clinics, to compensate for travel and due to our commitment to ensuring that you have enough time throughout and after the process to say goodbye to your companion. We have provided as much information as possible here to hopefully give you peace of mind at what we know is an incredibly stressful and heartbreaking time.
If you feel that it may be time to let your pet go, but are uncertain, visiting our hospice veterinarian's blog post here may be helpful.
Read more below to find out what makes Faithful Hearts' certified care so unique.
In Home Euthanasia
Starts at $400 for pets up to 75 pounds (no additional weekend fee)
*ADDITIONAL FEES APPLY BASED ON
DISTANCE/TRAVEL TIME, SIZE OF PET, AND TIME OF DAY*
*Cremation care pricing*
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN OUR BASE PRICE:
- Strong pre-appointment support directly with our team, not through an impersonal national call center or website. We are available by phone call, text, and email.
- Base range house call (additional travel fees apply at 30min or more, one way)
- In home visit with veterinarian and assistant - If we are taking your pet with us afterwards to provide cremation care, you will not be expected to coordinate with a separate cremation service, or assist with moving your pet to our vehicle. Providing an assistant also provides a higher level of care should your pet have any unexpected needs during the appointment (and someone to help with other pets in the home if needed).
- Initial injection for pain relief and anesthesia with medications customized to your pet's unique needs. While many services use a sedation protocol rather than anesthesia, sedation will not ensure your pet has no awareness or does not feel the final injection, rather that they may be physically unable to respond to show that they are aware.
- Humane euthanasia - Our compassionate care by our certified hospice veterinarian (CHPV) ensures that your pet transitions in the most humane & peaceful way possible.
- Paw Print Keepsake - PawPals photobox OR ink paw and nose prints
Clay is available as an upgrade. We only use high quality baking clay versus a bulk product air dry clay that can crumble or shrink over time.
- Up to 2 fur clippings - Beautifully prepared in a glass vial with a custom hand-lettered tag.
- Continuity-of-care with cremation provided personally by us. **SEPARATE FEES APPLY FOR AFTERCARE SERVICES** - If choosing cremation for your pet, we offer care by the gentlest, greenest method available, aquamation (water-based cremation). Unique to Faithful Hearts is that we do not outsource this delicate care to a high-volume flame crematorium. With individual cremation we include your choice of our standard urns.
- Notification of your pet's veterinarian - This can be a difficult phone call for families to make.
- Grief support - Grief support materials provided at every appointment, through our support group on Facebook, and we also have pet loss grief support meetings on Zoom several times a month as a complimentary service for the families we assist.
- Memorialization - After each appointment we give you the ability to share about and honor your pet in multiple ways, including (for those families who would like) an individual tribute with their photos and eulogy through our social media and inclusion on our website's memorial page. Memorialization can be an important part of the grieving process.
- TIME at every step for the family to comfort and be close to their loved one.
DISTANCE/TRAVEL TIME fees are calculated to factor in fuel, vehicle wear and tear, and drive distance and times.
SIZE 75 lb+:
75 - 99 pounds = +$50
100 - 149 pounds = +$100
150+ pounds = +$150
AFTERHOURS (when available)
Please note - afterhours appts are for EMERGENCIES ONLY and therefore are not typically scheduled until the day of
Evening (4 – 6pm) +$125
Late evening (6pm - 8pm) +$175
Holidays (when available) Additional +$150
Discounts (only 1 applied per appt):
Repeat clients -$25
LEO/Military -$25
CANCELLATION POLICY: We understand that end of life pet needs can change quickly and we do our best to be flexible with scheduling. If you are uncertain if humane euthanasia is appropriate, please visit the blog post here, which includes information on scales you can use to assess your pet's quality of life and pain that may be present.
Because each appointment takes 2-3+ hours on our schedule, in the event an appointment is cancelled less than 24 hours in advance, a cancellation fee of $150 may be applied. If the appointment is not cancelled and we arrive but service is no longer needed, the full cost of the euthanasia service + any distance/and afterhours fees will be charged to cover the prepared supplies, vehicle setup, fuel costs/wear and tear, and time committed.
Behavioral Euthanasias
We do not perform behavioral euthanasias or euthanasia for healthy pets.
If seeking in home euthanasia services for an aggressive pet, we recommend reaching out to Dr. Carol Springs at (864) 210-3803 for assistance.
If needing professional help for behavioral concerns, including learning about training and enrichment for your pet, we recommend reaching out to Feeling Pawsitive Veterinary Behavioral Solutions (Dr. Adele Hilliard) at 864-209-1773.