Lap of LoveReviews of lapoflove.com

Dr. Jeremy was so calm and kind. He had lost one of his own dogs a few weeks prior which broke my heart for him as he "knew" what I was going through. He loved on my sweet boy and gave him some yummy treats. He explained the entire procedure and was very gentle and loving towards my boy and us. I chose to transport my boy to get cremated. I wanted our last goodbye to be with me and it was nothing against lap of love. Thank you Dr. Jeremy 💕💕 I have used Lap of Love twice and everyone and the vets have been kind and supportive in my area of Salem, Oregon.

The compassion, care , love and understanding from the entire team, from Dr. Nikki, Malorie, Cheyenne and the crematory team was unbelievable! They made the entire process easy to schedule and understand as well as a little easier!

A family member had recommended Lap of Love to me after they had used them fairly recently. I called and made arrangements for my 15 year old cocker spaniel to be euthanized in my home where I thought would be a comforting, humane and gentle passing. The doctor gave her a shot to relax her & render her unconscious. Grace was shaking with extreme fear. After a few minutes, she did become unconscious. The Dr. then shaved an area on her rear leg and tried to inject her there. She could not so she then shaved an area on her front leg. She could not inject her there either. it was at this time I asked the doctor if there was enough injection material left in the vial to continue. She assured me that she had over compensated and injected Grace in her stomach. After several minutes, Grace was still breathing and the doctor went back to her bag and filled the vial again. She then came back and injected Grace again in her stomach. After several more minutes, my sweet girl was gone. This experience was the most heartbreaking event I have ever been part of. I would never, ever recommend Lap of Love to anyone who cares about their pets. In my opinion, it was inhumane and without a doubt, unprofessional and unnecessary. Please, if you care about your pet and want them to have a loving end, do not use Lap of Love

I have contacted this organization several times. The first 3 times I called them, I decided not to euthanize my cat. I got a different calming med for her instead based on their vets recommenfation. It did not work at all I tried other ways to claim her too with other calming meds etc. I had this cat for about a year. She suffers terriblely from serve anxiety from severe abuse. Anyway, I had a consult with one of their vets about my case. Vet said get her the topical a gabapentin to calm her. I did this but cat did not want any part of it. I worked with this cat for almost a year. I tried all ways to keep her calm. Nothing worked. So I called lap of love back to say I definitely want to euthanize my cat now. During our second vist, Vet asked me if I signed a paper with the humane society that I would return the cat if I could not keep it. I got permission from humane society to euthanize her if I chose to. . I called lap of love back to schedule an appointment. The receptionist called vet back, and vet said, just because client desires euthanasia, I just can't do it. Based on what client says I have to talk more in depth to client about this at our home visit. Anyway, she did not explain this on my 100 dollar video visit a couple of days earlier. I kept telling her that the cat is suffering from sever trauma and I explained to the that the s cat was beyond rehabilitation. She still insisted that she had right to euthanize or not completely ignoring me. She asked me to get permission from humane society I did Vet still said even with this permission she had to decide about eruthania and I would have to possibly pay for services I did not receive or a house call. I was in enough stress as it is,vl and this vet caused me even more unnecessary stress with her flippant attitude, much less facing charges for absolutely no service.

This is about a vet Jaimie Romig. She was ok till the end, when my pet was already loaded in the car after euthanasia. I was giving my dog one last farewell, behind me she offered a hug to my bf who was neither crying not overly devastated. He gracefully accepted it because its a good gesture but as he was pulling away the hug lasted longer than it should have. To me as a professional it is not her place to do such thing. It ruined the special moment of giving my beloved pet a dignified death. I would not recommend her at all. I felt disrespected and disgusted with such action in a very sensitive moment of our lives.

I booked Lap of Love to euthanize my pug who was suffering from metastasized mast cell cancer. Dr. Mary who came for his end of life service was great. However, I booked a grief session with Ashley Trahan the very next day. My pug was my child and losing him was devastating. Ashley kept calling my pug her instead of him, when I corrected her for the second time, she laughed. It felt like she was reading off of a script. I felt no empathy from her. It caused me more trauma and pain, rather than helping me. I would not recommend her or lap of love to anyone. Its just a greedy money making business hiding behind a facade of empathy.

Lap of Love was incredible through the whole process of helping my beloved dog pass. I had a quality of life assessment call with a wonderful vet who very compassionately helped me assess my baby’s quality of life and come to the decision to help him pass. Before that call, I had been very fearful of the idea of euthanasia, but she helped me see that it is a gift we can give our pets if they are suffering or have little quality of life left. In the days leading up to my appointment, I must have called the call center a dozen or more times— I was so upset and had so many questions. They answered them all with total compassion and if they were annoyed at how many times I was calling, they never let that show. Our Lap of Love vet (in Asheville NC) that came to our home to help our sweet boy pass was a total angel. She allowed us to take our time and hold him and sing to him. She explained everything she was going to do. Our boy passed peacefully in my arms and I wouldn’t change a single thing about how he passed. He is free now. I am so grateful to Lap of Love and their staff!!! Rest in peace, sweet Bones.

Extremely Disappointed I would not recommend Lap of Love based on my experience. I found the entire process to be extremely stressful, frustrating, and, in my opinion, far too expensive for the level of service we received. I was instructed to give my aggressive puppy three different medications, totaling 32 pills, approximately four hours before the veterinarian arrived. One of those medications was phenobarbital. When I was unable to obtain the medications, I was told the veterinarian was going to be off for two days and that no other veterinarian could call in the prescriptions. I was essentially left without a workable solution. I had already explained that my dog was aggressive and that I was genuinely afraid of being bitten because he had bitten me before. I was then told that I would need to muzzle him, which was extremely concerning given his behavior and the amount of medication I had been instructed to give him. I was also told that I would need to help the veterinarian move my deceased puppy onto a gurney and transport him to her vehicle. This was incredibly upsetting to me. I was already dealing with the emotional trauma of losing my puppy, and I did not feel that I should have been put in that position. I called and emailed multiple times trying to get help and clarification, and the entire experience became a complete disaster. After approximately a week of trying to get everything arranged, I ultimately cancelled the appointment. Thankfully, I was able to find another veterinary company that came out the following day for approximately half the price. I did not have to give my dog medication beforehand, and the veterinarian brought an assistant who helped respectfully and safely move my deceased puppy to the vehicle. The Lap of Love experience caused an already heartbreaking situation to become even more stressful and anxiety-provoking for my entire family. The situation had become so difficult at home that my teenagers were staying with friends because of the constant crying and whining while my puppy was confined to a crate for days. Losing a pet is heartbreaking enough without feeling like you are fighting through a complicated process just to get the help you need. I understand that every situation is different, but based on my personal experience, I would not recommend Lap of Love. I sincerely hope the company reviews this process, particularly how aggressive pets, medication issues, and transportation of deceased pets are handled, because families going through an already devastating experience deserve a much more compassionate and workable process.