Animal Hospitals near Uniontown

“Dr. Baird is one of the most stand up vets I know. I drive all the way to Uniontown from Jeannette to see him.“

“Our dog has been deteriorating over the past few months, and it was just a matter of time before I knew she would need us to help her to cross over the Rainbow Bridge. The vet we had been taking her to felt that her problem was her heart, and we could choose to take her to a specialist for that, "but she is an old dog". We appreciated her honesty.

In the meanwhile, I've been trying to determine when it was "time". I didn't want her to unnecessarily suffer, but I also didn't want to take the next step as long as she was still finding pleasure in life.

She demanded a walk yesterday, so off we went, but in the evening, she collapsed and was unable to walk. I tried to coax her outside to do what she needs to do in the morning, but she just looked at me. I couldn't even tempt her with a Bil-Jac treat.

Called this vet, as mine was not in, and they were willing to see her. We explained her history to them, and that we felt that now was the time for her to cross over the Rainbow Bridge. I'm sorry, I can't say it any other way, because I'm crying right now.

She was magically able to stand when other family members came to help us to get her to the vehicle, walked over to the water bowl for a drink, went out and did her morning routine in the yard and we helped her into the vehicle.

She took her time and enjoyed being able to explore the parking lot and to sniff the grass going into the vet's office. When we entered the building, they put us in a room right away so we could have our time alone with her. I expected her to be stressed, but for the most part she was calm.

The assistants explained everything to us in detail, and offered us to talk to the vet beforehand, but we declined. We've been through this before with another dog, so basically knew how it worked.

They were exceedingly gentle and kind to our Cheyenne and compassionate with us. Even though they are not usually open on Saturday, and we had a different vet, they didn't rush the process. We had plenty of time to love on her and say our goodbyes.

Don't get me wrong, we like our previous vet, but Grace Veterinary Services has gained some customers today for our other pets. Not just us, but our other family members as well.

Much appreciation.“