FAQ

After you have made your appointment, there is nothing left for you to do except love and be with your pet. We will take care of all details of the appointment so that you can focus on making sure your pet is comfortable. On the day of the appointment, feel free to feed your pet whatever he/she wants. This can certainly be a special meal that on other days would not be appropriate. Do not feed your pet anything special prior to that day, as it may upset his or her stomach.

Sweet Dreams always sends a veterinarian and a technician to your home. This is very important and will make your experience much more peaceful. Though possible, it is often a challenge to perform procedures with one person and more stressful for your pet and for you to watch. This also completely eliminates the possibility of you having to help in any way. Having a technician allows complete control of each situation and allows you to be able to focus on loving your pet, and not worrying about what the veterinary team is doing.

After introductions, the veterinarian and technician will be happy to address any of your questions or concerns. Any of your particular wishes for the appointment can be brought up at this or anytime throughout the appointment. Our staff is very knowledgeable and can answer any of your questions as they arise. It is important that you are comfortable with what is happening with your pet, so please ask us questions.

Every pet will receive sedation/anesthesia prior to euthanasia. Since every pet is different, we have several different types of sedation and anesthesia so that we can choose the right protocol for your individual pet and situation. Pain medications are a part of our protocol as well, so your pet will be comfortable. Sedation will help your pet fall asleep (under anesthesia), be pain free and very comfortable in your arms.

The sedation will be administered by an intramuscular injection. This injection can cause minor discomfort as any injection would, but the discomfort will only last moments and is completely gone by the time the injection is done. This will be the only momentary discomfort felt by your pet during the entire appointment.

Yes. After your dog is well sedated, we will need to place an IV catheter in his/her leg. This will not be uncomfortable since he/she will be sleeping from the sedation.

Your pet will be under anesthesia at the time of euthanasia. This means that your dog or cat could have surgery and not be aware of what is happening. We do not proceed to euthanasia until your pet is ready and asleep. Once your pet is completely asleep, an intravenous (IV) catheter will first be placed. This will allow the next step, which is injection of the euthanasia solution. Your pet will not feel this injection.

Every pet is different, however most dogs and cats fall asleep completely within about 3-5 minutes. You can be right there with your pet the entire time. Their last memories will be you talking to them while they gently fall asleep.

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