Veterinarians Offering Hospice Care
Listed by State
The Animal Healing Project has not vetted in any way the persons listed here. This resource is provided as a service to our visitors and assumes that the inquirer will fully and properly investigate the credentials and practice of a given veterinarian from whom they seek care for the animals for which they are guardian(s).
This is by no means an exhaustive list. Please search online for a local hospice veterinarian if you don’t see one here who serves your geographic area.
American Association of Human-Animal Bond Veterinarians
Searchable list of providers by state (click “Directory” at top of page)
American Association of House Call & Mobile Veterinarians
Doesn’t specifically list whether a vet honors the hospice philosophy, but if you live in an area not served by one of the other vets listed below, you might try the AAHV website.
Arizona—Payson
Patti Blackmore, DVM
Pine Country Animal Clinic
928-468-6030
California--Southern California
Alice E. Villalobos, DVM
Pawspice
Tuesday clinic:
Pawspice Care Clinic
VCA Coast Animal Hospital
1560 Pacific Coast Hwy.
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
For appts. call: Carreen Schuller, RVT at 562-493-5025
Wednesday Clinic:
Animal Oncology Consultation Service
20051 Ventura Blvd., Suite D
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
818-712-0060
Fax 818-704-0323
Thursday Clinic:
Pawspice Care Clinic
Beachside Animal Referral Center (BARC) (to open summer 2009)
Doheney & Victoria
Dana Point, CA
For appointments & information:
Call Roni at the home office: 310-379-8440 or
Carreen Schuller, RVT, at 562-493-5025
Fax 310-374-3456
Home office address for mailing &shipping:
PO Box 332
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254-0332
California—San Diego
Dawn Ziegler, DVM
Home Sweet Home Veterinary Housecalls
(619) 226-7297
California—Marin County
Bittersweet Animal Hospice and Grief Recovery
707-965-9304
California—San Francisco Bay Area
Anthony J. Smith, DVM
Rainbow Bridge Vet Services
510-381-3389
California—Santa Rosa
Robyn Kesnow, RVT
AnimalRN—In-home Hospice Nurse for Animals
707-695-2500
California—Studio City
Tracy Reis, DVM
Animal Emergency Centre
818-760-3882
California—Ukiah
Charlotte Burns, DVM
Mendocino Animal Hospital
707-462-8833
Colorado—Denver area
Catherine A. (Katie) Jones, DVM
Denver Integrative Veterinary Service (companion and farm animals)
303-801-7616
Colorado—Fort Collins area
Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
CSU Pet Hospice
970-219-7335
Connecticut—Middlesex and New London counties
E. Jennifer Hall, DVM
Coastal Valley Veterinary Services (companion and farm animals)
860-867-6367
Florida—Lutz
Deborah L. Sullivan, DVM
Suncoast Veterinary Care Center
813-949-8899
Georgia—Atlanta area
RVT Pet Care—in-home veterinary hospice nursing care
Georgia—Metro Atlanta
Karen A. Jordan, DVM
Compassionate Care Veterinary Service
770-876-4144
Hawaii (The Island of)
Shannon Fujimoto Nakaya, DVM
Kindred Spirit Kindred Care, LLC
(808) 896-1543 mobile
Illinois—Chicago (Lincoln Park)
Amir Shanan, DVM
Compassionate Veterinary Care
773-327-5024
Also president of Compassion for Pets, an organization dedicated to educating about veterinary hospice.
Illinois—Chicago
Jennifer L. Henderson, DVM
Near North Animal Hospital
312-944-5350
Maryland--Columbia and surrounding areas
Winsome Eu, DVM, CVA, CVH
Compassionate Veterinary Housecalls
443-812-3314
Maryland—mainly Frederick & Montgomery counties; also Howard & Carroll counties
Rachel Wander, DVM
Healthy Pet Mobile Vet
Maryland—Salisbury
Mary Lynn Selzer, DVM
Veterinary Home Health Services
443-944-8683
Massachusetts--Boston (Jamaica Plain)
Lisa Moses, DVM, DACVIM, CVMA
Angell Animal Medical Center
Pain Management Specialty Services
617-541-5140
Massachusetts—Boston (Newbury Street)
Back Bay Veterinary Clinic
(617) 247-2273
Massachusetts—Boston and MetroWest area
Jeremy Gransky, DVM
At Home Veterinary
508-653-4300 or 617-753-9300
Michigan—Detroit area
Kari Nugent, DVM
Unleashed Mobile Veterinary Services
734-664-6516
New York—Brooklyn
Kristine Young, DVM and colleagues
Hope Veterinary Clinic
(718) 852-4219
New York—Henrietta
Michelle Brownstein, MS, DVM
Henrietta Animal Hospital
585-334-3800
North Carolina—Asheville
Animal Hospital East
828-298-6585
North Carolina--Dillsboro
Tami S. Shearer, DVM
Pet Hospice and Education Center
North Carolina—Raleigh
Brian Lapham, DVM
Hidden Valley Animal Hospital
919-847-9396
Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh
Nancy A. Ruffing, DVM
Gentle Journey Veterinary Hospice
412-801-1071
South Dakota—Rapid City
Canyon Lake Veterinary Hospital
605-348-6510
Tennessee—Nashville area
Anne W. Stanland, DVM
Peg Beehan, LCSW
Buttercup’s Pet Hospice
615-426-5044
Texas—Austin
Cecilia Burnside, DVM
Cats Love Housecalls (feline-specific mobile vet)
(512) 343-9200
Virginia—Charlottesville
Liz Palmer, DVM
Charlottesville End-of-Life Veterinary Care
434-989-1595
Virginia—Fairfax County area
Leah Node, DVM
House Paws In-Home Veterinary Care (pets and farm animals)
703-264-7879
Virginia—Leesburg
Krisi Erwin, DVM, CVA
Leesburg Veterinary Hospital
Sasha’s Heart Pawspice and Palliative Care
703-777-3313
Virginia--New Castle area
Marjorie M. Lewter, DVM
Alternatives Veterinary Services
540-544-6971
Virginia—Vienna
Kim Danoff, DVM
Veterinary Holistic & Rehabilitation Center
703-938-2563 or 703-938-2572
Wisconsin—Appleton
Healing Heart Pet Hospice
Fox Valley Animal Referral Center
920-993-9193 or 920-450-7805 Download brochure
Wisconsin—Madison
Cat Care Clinic
608-833-9750