A peaceful death in your pets own surroundings where he/she feels loved.

Making the decision

Knowing when is the right time to let your pet go can be most difficult.  You are the one who lives with and loves the animal. You are the one who knows them best and is trying to ensure a good quality of life. You are the very best person to make this decision. When suffering is imminent you can make the choice to provide them with a gentle death.
Try to remember that your pet does not have the capacity to fear death or to think about the future in the way that we as humans can. If quality of life is very poor and diagnostics and therapies do not look hopeful you can ask yourself some questions. Is your pet suffering? What is your pet likely to go through in the near future? Is his current quality of life acceptable?

Once you have decided to proceed with euthanasia it can be a great relief for both of you.

The medical process

When Dr. Perl arrives he will first ask you to sign a release authorizing him to euthanize your pet and attesting that your pet has not bitten anyone in the last fifteen days. This is a rabies control issue.

He will then give the pet a relatively painless injection of a general anesthetic which is administered between the shoulder blades  with a very small needle like a vaccine. The pet will slowly and peacefully go to sleep and become completely unconscious. This process will take between five and fifteen minutes.

Once the pet is completely unconscious, and not before, an intravenous overdose of sodium pentathol is administered and the animal is dead within seconds.

Cremation

Individual cremation is available and Dr. Perl can arrange for it and return your pet’s remains directly to you.