At Home Euthanasia? Help?

Call around, I don't know any in this area offhand. I do know some places def do that, but it is for an extra charge.

A year ago-ish, I was asking the same question. There is a thread here on Toledo Talk with some suggestions if you search for it.

Not sure if this is still accurate info or not, but Dr. Pifer at Countryside Animal Hospital in Sylvania said he could do it (419-882-7688) but it's not an on-call thing. You have to already be a patient and you have to be able to schedule euthanasia several days in advance, which isn't always the case. I would also suppose he may have limits, also, regarding how far he'd travel.

I cannot tell you how much it costs, because our dog ended up having a medical emergency and we were forced to euthanize with only a few moments notice, while he was already there at the vet's.

If we ever get another dog (and we will, some day), this will be one of the questions I ask when we are selecting a new vet, instead of waiting until he/she gets elderly/sick.

There is always another option. When you know your dog is approaching her time to go, you could ask your regular vet for a sedative to give her before you take her in that last time. It will make her sleepy and relax her.

Good thoughts to you and your dog.

I would also rccommend countryside.

Found the thread. Doesn't sound like Toledo is a hot spot for at home care. But I do like the idea of administering a sedative before the trip to the vets. Which is probably a precaution I should consider anyway. Like you said, you don't always have a choice. Her blood work is all messed up, suggesting she has cancer or something equally bad, but she's too old to safely treat. Right now she's doing good, but I can't tell if that will change a month from now or three, or how much warning we'll have when it does progress. Thank you for the reply. It never occurred to me to even ask that, but it may make a world of difference.

I'm sorry things aren't going well for your girl. If she is too elderly for treatment (and, since you don't have a definitive diagnosis), you might consider what you can do for her nutritionally.

User "Dino" started a Toledo Talk thread about his dog (also named Dino), some months back -- maybe this past fall? -- in which he talked about the diet changes he had made for his dog after a cancer diagnosis, I believe it was stomach cancer, and he reported that his dog was doing good despite dire predictions from the vet. You can also research canine anti-cancer diets on the Web for some ideas.

One biggie in canine anti-cancer diets is to cut out the grain in your dog's diet. Grains feed tumors. Switch your dog to a plant and meat diet instead. But definitely do some research, as my comments here are pretty over-simplified.