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End-of-Life Mobile Veterinary Care

Black Creek Mobile Vet Philosophy of care: Honouring the bond, the life, and the love shared with your beloved companion animal

End-of-Life Veterinary Services in the Comfort of Your Home

Creating, supporting, and honouring peaceful last shared moments
with your pet in the comfort of home

End-of-Life is a uniquely challenging time for pets and their families; as caregivers brave the daily dilemma of assessing quality of life for their beloved pet. 

We are passionate about providing supportive and caring professional guidance including quality of life consultations, in-home euthanasia and aftercare.

Our goal is to ensure families feel supported, comforted, and prepared; ultimately strengthening the human-animal bond and creating the most meaningful End-of-Life experience possible.

 

Compassionate End-of-Life Mobile Veterinary Services

Dog face held by hands. For many, it's hard to know when it's time to say goodbye. Our Quality of Life consults help guide you through this question.

Quality of Life consultations are an ideal place to start in your End-of-Life journey with your pet. We look at caregiver and pet considerations in providing guidance in the decision-making process, supporting what is best for the family as a whole.

Available as Telehealth appointment only.

Cat lying on person gently stroking their head. We help create the most comfortable and peaceful home euthanasia experience for your pet and family.

We are here to respectfully support you through your last loving act of kindness with your beloved pet. In-Home euthanasia offers you time to say goodbye at home surrounded by love and comfort, providing the most peaceful experience possible.

greyscale image of dog paw being held by a hand. Following an in-home euthanasia, we will gently bundle, transport and care for your pet's body. We coordinate pet cremation and also help create pet memorial keepsakes.

We partner with Gateway Pet Memorial for your pet’s cremation and memorialization options, including urns, keepsakes and treasured paw prints. We pride ourselves in caring for your pet with the utmost dignity, compassion, and respect.

You know your pet best. 
You are the ultimate decision-maker.

We are here to honour and support that role in End-of-Life decision-making
helping you through the path of least regrets.

Our Service Area

Providing gentle End-of-Life care is our passion. We travel to homes within Perth County and beyond. We service a 40-km radius from our home base in Sebringville, to the following communities:

  • Stratford

  • New Hamburg

  • St. Marys

  • Embro

  • Baden

  • Mitchell

  • Wellesley

  • Tavistock

  • Seaforth

  • Milverton

Do you live just outside our 40 km included service area?

Our secondary service area accommodates travel to homes that are 40-50 km from our home base.*

Please contact us to see if arrangements can be made to help you and your beloved pet.

*extra mileage fees apply

 Meet Dr. Erica

I love seeing the unique ways pets are integrated into families, enriching the lives of those who love and care for them. That connection and bond shared between people and their pets is what motivated and inspired me to become a veterinarian.

CHPV Logo: Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Veterinarian. Adding support, comfort, quality, and joy, to the time spent with your best friend.
Dr. Erica Dickie holding and kissing her senior orange tabby cat Porter. We will care for your pets with the utmost dignity and respect. Dr. Erica is Certified in Animal Hospice and Palliative Care, Peaceful Euthanasia, and Pet Loss Grief
Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy Seal for a Certified Peaceful Euthanasia Veterinarian 
Expertise you can trust

The Value and Comfort of
In-Home End-of-Life Veterinary Services

At home, pets are less stressed, less anxious and more relaxed and so are their people.

End-of-Life is an intensely personal, emotional, and difficult time for many pet lovers and caregivers. Providing End-of-Life care at home is a more comfortable experience for everyone, allowing a more personalized exploration of the entire family’s beliefs, fears, expectations and goals of care.

This time can be very overwhelming and there are many aspects to consider when caring for pets during their final stage of life — being at home allows more focused and in-depth discussions with adequate time to ask questions and help people feel more prepared and make informed decisions. 

When the time comes to say goodbye at home, there is privacy and comfort in familiar surroundings, allowing clients to openly grieve the loss as they need in that moment.

Benefits of an in-home euthanasia: Personalized, Privacy, Comfort & Familiarity, Reduced Stress, No travel, More Time for Goodbyes, Flexible Scheduling
  • 5 Star review from Rachel: Dr. Dickie raises the bar to a whole new level. Her grace, care, words and pure love pouring from her heart towards [my pets and family] is indescribable. I will be forever grateful to Dr. Erica for supporting us ...
  • 5-stars: Dr. Erica and her team were there every step of the way to explain, educate and support where needed. She also stepped into the background very quietly when she felt we needed privacy. The professionalism and compassion were 2nd to none.
  • 5-Star Review: Dr. Erica's kindness was incredibly reassuring as we navigated this painful process. Being able to say goodbye to Oliver in the familiar and peaceful surroundings of our home eased his stress and allowed us the privacy we needed to ...
  • 5-Star Review: When I reached out to Black Creek, the kind, gentle and sincere response from Laura was so incredible that I knew I had selected the right team to help me navigate this difficult time.
  • 5-Star Review from Eileen: The aftercare was out of this world! Dr. Erica swaddled Ruby in a warm blanket with a pillow and had the back of her van set up with beautiful quilts and pillows, even flowers! They thought of everything!
  • 5-stars:: The attention to detail was amazing and Dr Erica’s gentle, kind and incredibly supportive approach was a great comfort to us throughout the time she was in our home. Daisy’s passing ended up being a really beautiful, peaceful and ...
  • 5-Star Review from Steph: Dr. Erica gave us all the time we needed. Never did I feel rushed and she explained everything that she was doing and had me ok each step before moving forward. This was the most positive experience for the hardest decision.
  • 5 -Star Review: The family felt as though they could begin healing right away, because Dr. Erica honoured our cat, even saying some words after he had passed...I know many great vets but don't know another vet who offers quite the same level of care.

Black Creek Mobile Veterinary Services Awarded for Excellence in Business

Black Creek Mobile Vet, Dr. Erica Dickie, recipient of the 2023 Business Excellence Award for Entrepreneurs. We help pets die peacefully at home. We help people start the grieving process with compassion and grace. 

Honoured.  Humbled.  Proud.  Thrilled.

These are just a few of the emotions we feel in receiving the Business Excellence Entrepreneur Award. It was an honour to be nominated alongside so many worthy entrepreneurs providing valuable services to our local community.

We help pets die peacefully at home. We help people start the grieving process with compassion and grace.  

We continue to open up dialogue and create awareness around the possibilities of compassionate end of life care for pet families. 

Telehealth

Connect with our team from the comfort of your home

 

Access to an Ontario Virtual Veterinarian
After-Hours

Curious to learn more?

If you are interested in end of life care or have questions about our services, Dr. Erica has created a 20-minute informational video to help educate our clients & gain some insights into improving your pet’s end of life experience.

We understand that this is a very difficult and overwhelming time. We are committed to helping through the decision-making process, actively listening to your concerns and needs, providing comfort and relieving pain for your pets to facilitate the most peaceful End-of-Life experience.

Please reach out at 226-779-KIND (5463) with any questions.

We are honoured to help you and your pet in your time of need.