Our team of compassionate veterinarians provide in-home end-of-life care for pets Doctors Sara Render Hopkins, Allison Edwards, Tessa King, Kelli Smith, and Nicole Schwinkendorf provide end of life care for pets in the comfort of their own home.
We provide acupuncture, cold laser therapy, hospice care, and euthanasia services for pets in the greater Seattle area. Please feel free to contact us for more information.
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Last year, Annette McGivney lost her beloved yellow Lab, Sunny, and was overwhelmed by sadness. Since then she’s built a new life with a challenging rescue dog, and she’s learned a lot about the healing power of human and animal bonds.
Ladybug Art is consistently putting out precious artwork. Thank you for this! 🥰
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I’m sure all you other cat parents can relate! 😻😻😻
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Compassion 4 Paws: Seattle-area in-home end of life care for pets including euthanasia & aftercare, plus pet acupuncture, laser therapy, & hospice.
Please join me in welcoming to the Compassion 4 Paws family, our newest Care Coordinator, Hannah Renbarger! We are SO excited to have Hannah on our team. Here's a bit more about Hannah!
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I was born and raised in Florida and called Seattle my home in 2007. I have been in the veterinary industry since 2004, mostly in general practice. After the losses of my own pets, I realized how important the comfort and dignity of our furry family's last days really are, and it quickly became a passion of mine; to help others in their pets last days.
My husband, Jacob, and I are rabid Sounders fans. We share our home with 2 lovely lady cats, Domino & Sparta, and a rambunctious little man-cat, Grover. In my free time, I enjoy sewing, jigsaw puzzles, and naps. Go Sounders!
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Thank you International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care for sharing this. The analogy describes grief so well. 😞💔
Grief is Like Carrying a Stone in Your Pocket
“The best way I can describe grief as the years go by is to say it’s similar to carrying a stone in your pocket.
When you walk, the stone brushes against your skin. You feel it. You always feel it. But depending on the way you stand or the way your body moves, the smooth edges might barely graze your body.
Sometimes you lean the wrong way or you turn too quickly and a sharp edge pokes you. Your eyes water and you rub your wound but you have to keep going because not everyone knows about your stone, or if they do, they don’t realize it can still bring this much pain.
There are days you are simply happy now, smiling comes easy and you laugh without thinking. You slap your leg during that laughter and you feel your stone and aren’t sure whether you should be laughing still. The stone still hurts.
Once in a while you can’t take your hand off that stone. You run it over your fingers and roll it in your palm and are so preoccupied by its weight, you forget things like your car keys and home address. You try to leave it alone but you just can’t. You want to take a nap but it’s been so many years since you’ve called in “sad” you’re not sure anyone would understand anymore or if they ever did.
But most days you can take your hand in and out of your pocket, feel your stone and even smile at its unwavering presence. You’ve accepted this stone as your own, crossing your hands over it, saying “mine” as children do.
You rest more peacefully than you once did, you’ve learned to move forward the best you can. Some days you want to show the world what a beautiful memory you’re holding. But most days you twirl it through your fingers, smile and look to the sky. You squeeze your hands together and hope you are living in a way that honors the missing piece you carry, until your arms are full again.”
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Jessica Watson ~ Four Plus An Angel
This is an interesting article!
One myth that has persisted through the years, without much evidence, is to multiply your dog’s age by seven to calculate age in human years
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Thank you AHELP Project for sharing this, it's a good read.
If you were lucky enough to share your life with a dog, especially a ‘soulmate dog’ who has passed or is nearing the end of life, then you also have the flip-side of such a strong relationship: grief. Some of the things that you might do or think while grieving may make you think you are going c...
Thank you to all of the brave pups out there who have served our country!
We honor them today on National K9 Veterans Day.
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This hits hard. So true.
I miss you more than life 🌈✨
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Thank you Veterinary Specialty Center of Seattle for sharing this. The book of love full of reasons we love our pets is HUGE.
Every single person that works at VSC...
Thank you Two Hearts Pet Loss Center for this, absolutely precious. 💜
💜 Food your pet loved to eat.
💜 A toast to the life and love you shared.
💜 Special poems, such as Rainbow Bridge, My Best Friend.
💜 Special songs such as Wind Beneath My Wings, Time in a Bottle, The Dance.
💜 Scripture readings.
💜 Sharing of memories from friends and family.
💜 Have attendees sign different bandannas from the dog’s countless grooming appointments and use those to make a quilt or lap blanket.
💜 Donation requests for local shelters.
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Nearly all dogs that lose a "companion" dog from the same household show behaviours like going off their food and seeking more human attention
Thank goodness for our fur kids when life... and the world can feel so overwhelming. Thank you for this art Red and Howling.
Today is National Dog Biscuit Day! Happy celebrating! 🐾
Guy Spots An 80-Year-Old Dog Grave That Leaves Him In Tears
Gone but not forgotten.
Today is National Love Your Pet Day! We hope you're able to love on your pets all day today.
If you've lost your pet companion, we hope that you will be able to reflect on all of the love and happy memories that you shared with them. 💛
This pup knows what's up. 😂
Ladybug Art tugs our heart strings once again with this. 💔
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Happy Valentine's Day!
What love is better than the unconditional love we get from our sweet pets? I'll take that over a box of chocolate and roses any day! 💘
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Nine year old Charlie doesn't mind that he was caught snoring away during his latest session with Dr. Sara. We originally started acupuncture to manage his elbow dysplasia, but lately we've also been using it to support healing from surgery to repair his cruciate ligament. On this particular day, Dr. Sara noticed a hot spot (a moist dermatitis) on Charlie's cheek, so she used the "circle the dragon" technique to encourage healing to that area as well. You should be on the mend in no time, Charlie!
You may remember 15 year old Calvin - we featured him here on Facebook back in April. His wonderful family sent us this video of him hittin' the trails the day after an acupuncture treatment with Dr. Sara. Look at him go! We're so happy to see him getting along so well. Good boy, Calvin!
Have you ever wondered how our furry friends handle acupuncture? In this video, sweet Skylar and Dr. Lindsay demonstrate how most patients tolerate their treatments. Acupuncture can also often have a calming effect! Thank you for sharing this video with us!
Lenny is an 11 year old boxer who was officially diagnosed with degenerative myelopathy about one year ago. He has had his wheels since last Christmas and has turned into quite the neighborhood celebrity. When the neighbors see Lenny coming down the street, they all come out to say hi! After meeting him for the first time last week, we're proud to say that we are members of his fan club as well!
Some days (well, MOST days) our job here at Compassion 4 Paws can get pretty heavy. So, we love videos like this featuring our super sweet patient Luke, to really put a smile on our face. Dr. Sara visits Luke at his doggie daycare while everyone else is down for their nap. Apparently, Luke is not about to let his treatments get in the way of HIS nap time either. You should turn your volume up for this one.
Remember Jake from yesterday? Check out how well he gets around on his wheels. This kiddo just oozes joy, and we can't get enough.
We love, love, LOVE seeing the remarkable transformations in our acupuncture patients! So happy to see sweet Casey on the move after receiving acupuncture treatments with Dr. Sara! Thank you for sharing it with us!
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