We had Dr. Amy (Cottrile) perform end of life care for our dog Cinnamon yesterday. She has such a compassionate and understanding approach to providing this service, due to her years of experience with ailing pets, and their families. She helped make the journey across the "Rainbow Bridge" for our 16+ year old Miniature Poodle/Pomeranian, who was blind, unstable and suffering from advanced cognitive decline, more of a relief, than a reason for grief and despair. This might not be the case for everyone who is facing this difficult decision, as some pets might have more rapidly progressing illnesses that make this decision more "pressing", but in our... read full review
July 2023
We recently had to say goodbye to our little (cat) girl, and after so much struggling with the decision (which was the right one, but difficult for us to accept), we called in Dr. Amy to help us say goodbye. We coordinated a date and time through e-mail (especially important, since we didn't feel like talking to anyone), and she arrived on time (not a moment early, in which we still wanted to hug our girl, and not a moment too late, in which the agony of waiting would have been too much to bear). She took a look at our girl, and very kindly and respectfully illustrated that now was the time, and that we were making the right decision for our little one. She administered... read full review
April 2023
Dr. Amy came to our house to give our dog the final gift of peace by putting him to rest after his health significantly declined. What I didn't expect was that she also put us at peace with our decision through her patience, kindness, and gentleness through out the process. I am deeply thankful that people like her choose to help us all shoulder the pain of losing our beloved pets.
We had Dr. Amy (Cottrile) perform end of life care for our dog Cinnamon yesterday. She has such a compassionate and understanding approach to providing this service, due to her years of experience with ailing pets, and their families. She helped make the journey across the "Rainbow Bridge" for our 16+ year old Miniature Poodle/Pomeranian, who was blind, unstable and suffering from advanced cognitive decline, more of a relief, than a reason for grief and despair. This might not be the case for everyone who is facing this difficult decision, as some pets might have more rapidly progressing illnesses that make this decision more "pressing", but in our... read full review
We recently had to say goodbye to our little (cat) girl, and after so much struggling with the decision (which was the right one, but difficult for us to accept), we called in Dr. Amy to help us say goodbye. We coordinated a date and time through e-mail (especially important, since we didn't feel like talking to anyone), and she arrived on time (not a moment early, in which we still wanted to hug our girl, and not a moment too late, in which the agony of waiting would have been too much to bear). She took a look at our girl, and very kindly and respectfully illustrated that now was the time, and that we were making the right decision for our little one. She administered... read full review
Dr. Amy came to our house to give our dog the final gift of peace by putting him to rest after his health significantly declined. What I didn't expect was that she also put us at peace with our decision through her patience, kindness, and gentleness through out the process. I am deeply thankful that people like her choose to help us all shoulder the pain of losing our beloved pets.