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In-Home Pet Euthanasia – Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati

Serving the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area (Butler County, Clermont County, Hamilton County, Warren County, Boone County, Kenton County, Campbell County)

About Us

Home with Dignity provides end-of-life care for pets in the Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan area.

Our Veterinarians are end-of-life, comfort-oriented care experts and have unique expertise in the euthanasia process, which they provide in the comfort of your own home.

Services we provide on end-of-life planning include:

In Home Euthanasia

Cremation & Memorials

Teleadvice

In Home Consultation

How does our in home euthanasia process work?

1. When our doctor arrives

The doctor will get to know you and your pet, perform a short assessment of your pet's health, and answer any questions you may have surrounding in home euthanasia. The process can take place indoors or outdoors, wherever your pet is most comfortable.

2. When you are ready & your pet is resting peacefully

The doctor will administer an appropriate level of sedation to let them sleep and ease their pain or discomfort.

After your pet is resting peacefully, a simple injectable euthanasia solution will be given and your pet will gently drift into their peaceful transition.

3. After your pet has peacefully crossed the rainbow bridge

You and your family will be given privacy to say your final goodbyes - this is not rushed, and you can take as much time as you need. When you are ready, the doctor will come in and speak with you about the aftercare of your pet.

4. If we are handling the aftercare

After you have said your goodbyes, if we are handling the aftercare, the doctor will come in with either a blanket or stretcher to place your pet in their vehicle to transport them to the crematorium. They will go through the process with you and provide you with information on how and when your pet's ashes will be ready to come home.

Why in home euthanasia?

Flexible & same-day availability

Peaceful environment, surrounded by family

Allows other pets to say goodbye

Private grieving process

Our Veterinarians

Pam Kloepfer, DVM

Dr. Pam Kloepfer grew up in Cincinnati. She moved to Columbus, Ohio, and received her undergraduate degree and veterinary degree from The Ohio State University. She then moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to complete a one-year small animal rotating internship at Louisiana State University. She then moved back to Columbus and worked as an emergency veterinarian for 9 years before moving back to Cincinnati. While working in emergency practice, she encountered many pet owners whose pets had serious life ending diseases or trauma and discussed pet euthanasia quite a lot. She realized the emergency room is a very stressful environment for both owners and their pets, to have to consider euthanasia. She ultimately decided that in home euthanasia was the best fit for her to be able to provide more passionate care for both pets and owners during this difficult process.

Services & Pricing

As a pet owner, you have the special responsibility of making aftercare choices on your pet’s behalf after euthanasia. Working together with our team, we will gently guide you through the process of making at home euthanasia and cremation arrangements that are fitting for you and your pet. Home with Dignity proudly works with Trusted Journey Pet Memorial Services in Cincinnati to ensure that your pet is taken care of with dignified and compassionate care. Because each family’s needs are different, each has the option of choosing any one or all of the services that lovingly and appropriately help you memorialize your cherished pet in a way that is most comfortable and suitable for you personally.

In home euthanasia in Cincinnati cost includes consultation time with our doctor and a customized sedation and pre-medication plan based on your pet’s medical history, weight, and unique needs to ensure comfort.

In Home Euthanasia

In home Euthanasia Cost: $400

If aftercare is desired, please review Cremation & Aftercare for more information. There is an additional Transportation Fee to the crematorium between $70-$100.

Additional Fees

House Call & Exam $300

  • If an in home consultation is needed or our doctor and you mutually agree that palliative care is the right step for your pet, then the cost will be for the house call and exam.

Cancellation Fee $100

  • If you need to cancel your at home euthanasia appointment on the same day as your appointment, there is a cancellation fee.

After Hours Fee $100

  • There is an additional after-hours fee for appointments outside of our doctor’s standard hours. Please call our office for availability.

Saturday Fee $30

Other Species

Although we mainly see dogs and cats, our veterinarian can assist you with other exotic species such as rabbits, ferrets, rats, chinchillas, guinea pigs, hamsters and birds. Please call for pricing and availability.

After the euthanasia process, the veterinarian will safely transport your pet (if we are handling the aftercare) to our trusted crematorium, Trusted Journey Pet Memorial Services.

The cost for cremation will vary depending on your choice of cremation type and the weight of your pet. Regardless of which cremation type you chose; your pet will be cared for in a respected and dignified manner.

Transportation for Private & Communal Cremation

Transportation: $70-100

If we are handling the aftercare of your beloved pet, there is a transportation fee to the crematorium for cremation.

To best honor your pet and have a peaceful transition, if your pet weighs over 30 pounds, we may ask for assistance transporting your pet to our doctor's vehicle.

If additional help is needed due to your pet being over 100 pounds or if there is no one in the home that can assist in transporting the pet to the doctor’s vehicle, we may request that Trusted Journey Pet Memorial Services come to your home to assist. If this is needed, an additional fee may be needed.

Private Cremation in Cincinnati

Private cremation provides you with the opportunity to keep your pet’s cremated remains as a permanent and personal keepsake. When you choose private cremation, your treasured pet will be the only pet in the cremation chamber during the cremation process. When the cremation process is complete, Trusted Journey Pet Memorial Services will ensure that you receive only the cremated remains of your pet.

Pets up to 49 pounds $250

Pets 50 – 99 pounds $255

Pets 100 – 149 pounds $265

Pets 150+ pounds $280

*All cremated remains & memorial items will be available for pick-up at Trusted Journey Pet Memorial Services between 7-10 business days. You can choose to have all cremated remains & memorial items shipped to you for $30. Please call our office for more information.

Communal Cremation in Cincinnati

With communal cremation, your pet is gently placed into the crematory together with other pets. Because no cremated remains are returned to you when you choose a communal cremation, you may wish to consider one of Trusted Journey Pet Memorial Services personalized memorial paw prints as a timeless remembrance.

Pets up to 49 pounds $100

Pets 50 – 99 pounds $110

Pets 100 – 149 pounds $150

Pets 150+ pounds $190

Veterinary Teleadvice Appointment in Cincinnati

Teleadvice helps answer questions such as the following:

  • Should my pet be taken to a Veterinary or emergency clinic?
  • How do I know it is the right time for Euthanasia?
  • What happens to pets that experience this disease?
  • How can I make my pet more comfortable?
  • What do I need to do to prepare for In-Home Euthanasia?
  • Is in-home euthanasia the best option for me?
  • How can I get the help I need after my loss?

One of our compassionate doctors will walk you through your beloved pet’s Quality of Life and discuss the symptoms that your pet is experiencing. If you wish to have the doctor go over any lab work, test results, or reports that your primary veterinarian have ran, please have this ready before your appointment. This conversation can range from discussion of Quality of Life to our process for in home euthanasia if you decide that is the appropriate route.

Appointment Pricing $75 per 30 minutes

Consultation Appointment in Cincinnati

Choosing a respectful end to your wonderful pet’s life is one of the hardest decisions that as a pet parent we must make. Our doctors are passionate about helping you and your beloved pet through this difficult process. One of the ways they can do so is by providing an in home consultation appointment. This consultation begins with a short assessment then leads to a discussion of what the doctors' findings are. After the exam the doctor will discuss your pet’s Quality of Life and explain the options between palliative care and end of life care.

If you have a scheduled in home euthanasia appointment with one of our Cincinnati veterinarians and during the brief assessment, if you and the doctor come to a mutual agreement that euthanasia is not the right step for your pet, this appointment will then change to a consultation appointment with a consultation fee.

Appointment Pricing $300

Consultations help answer questions such as the following:

  • Should my pet be taken to a Veterinary or emergency clinic?
  • How do I know it is the right time for Euthanasia?
  • Is my pet comfortable on the medications they are taking?
  • How can I make my pet as comfortable as possible?
  • Am I making the right decision?

As our gift to you, you can choose any urn below to protect your pet’s ashes in. If you wish to upgrade your pet’s urn, there is an additional charge. You can visit Trusted Journey Pet Memorial Services to view a wide variety of unique options and let our care team know what you would prefer.

Hand-Carved Wood Urn

Cedar Memorial Urn

Blue Decorative Metal Urn

Tan Decorative Metal Urn

Scattering Tube

Remembrance Urn

We offer keepsake items and popular upgraded urns that you will find below for an additional cost.

White Clay Paw Print
$65

Ink Paw Print
$55

Ink Nose Print
$55

Cherry Wood Photo Urn
$230

Serenity Urn
$60

Traditional Pet Picture Urn
$276-$304

Traditional Solid Wood Urn
$250-$290

We Accept: All Credit Cards, Debit Cards & CareCredit; Sorry: No Checks or Cash

For more information regarding pricing and services and to give you an accurate cost for any in-home pet euthanasia procedure, please give our office a call or text at (513) 993-6311 or you may email us at CincinnatiCare@homewithdignity.com

Our Availability & Service Area

We know talking at this time can be challenging. Use this link to view our available appointments in Cincinnati for in home euthanasia and, if you are ready, share some preliminary details with our care coordination team.

As you’re planning, please be sure to review our prices and aftercare options prior to booking.

Our Service Area

Due to the expansive area covered there is an additional fee of $50 for travel outside of our service area.