Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice & In-Home Euthanasia

I was raised on a farm near Kansas City and always loved being with our family pets - they were my closest companions. As I grew up my daily life revolved around animals. My chores included feeding the baby calves their bottles of milk and walking the cows out to the pasture. By the time I finished grade school, I knew ​I wanted to be a veterinarian.

I went to college at the University of Missouri in Columbia and completed my degree in Agricultural Economics before applying to veterinary school. ​I ended up continuing my veterinary school journey at the University of Missouri ​l where I finally accomplished my childhood dream of becoming a veterinarian. Five years after graduating, I opened my first veterinary practice in my hometown of Weston, Missouri.

Over the next few years, I bought ​my own​ farm and had two children. As the years passed, and after finding limitations in conventional medicine, my interest grew in holistic medicine and I took many courses studying alternative and holistic modalities. I simply wanted more options when my patients ran into problems that conventional treatments couldn’t solve. I eventually became certified in veterinary acupuncture and in 2004 opened my very own holistic practice. Most of my cases at this practice were older and had chronic problems. The elderly dogs and cats touched my heart deeply and I found an uncommon satisfaction helping families care for, then peacefully and lovingly say goodbye​ to them​.

I have cared for thousands of pets​ over my 35 years in practice, and believe that helping families peacefully and lovingly say goodbye to their special ​companions​​​​​​ is extremely important. I joined Lap of Love to devote the remainder of my career to this important service and I sincerely feel that it is an honor and a special privilege for me to be present during the last moments of a beloved pet’s journey.