Peaceful Waters Veterinary Care In Home Euthanasia Service

02/09/2026

01/19/2026

Memorial Monday today pays tribute to such a beautiful Soul that stood out and was an amazing girl! Mila will be deeply missed by so many! Her family shared some heartfelt words, while words can never be enough to express just what she meant to them.

12/19/2025

A beautiful tribute from the heart. Cyrus was more than a dog, and he will live on forever in the hearts of those he touched, especially his mom's ❤️

12/09/2025

A heartfelt touching memorial for a beloved fur family member. Sometimes words can be healing and this sweet girl was so very special. Until you are reunited with your family sweet Ava 🩷

09/30/2025

Tribute Tuesday 🐾🌈❤️

09/25/2025

🌿💙 Gratitude Post – 1 Year Anniversary 💙🌿

Today marks one year since Peaceful Waters Veterinary Care began serving the Roanoke Valley and surrounding areas. Over the past year, it has been an honor to walk alongside so many families through one of life’s most tender moments—saying goodbye to their beloved animal companions.

I am truly grateful for the trust you have placed in me during these difficult times. I have been blessed to meet incredible families, hear the beautiful stories of how your pets came into your lives, and witness firsthand the profound love and bond shared between you and them. Each story, each pet, and each family has left a lasting impression on my heart. Every pet's name that I have had the honor of helping, gets written on a heart and placed in a vase as a way for me to honor and remember getting to be a small part of their journey. They may be gone, but are certainly not forgotten.

It is my privilege to continue offering compassionate in-home end-of-life care, honoring every pet’s journey with the love and dignity they deserve. Thank you for allowing Peaceful Waters to be part of such meaningful goodbyes.

Thank you to those that have followed my page and shared my information as that is how I will continue to grow. Here’s to continuing this mission with gentleness, compassion, and respect for both pets and the people who love them. 🐾💜

— With heartfelt gratitude,
Dr.Raeann Foster
Peaceful Waters Veterinary Care

09/17/2025

📣 Availability Announcement 📣
We will be unavailable for in home visits from 9/18- 9/24. Please see the scheduling link provided for available appointment slots. We will still do our best to facilitate emergencies, if able, before and after the dates we are out of the office. You can still reach out and if we are able to respond and help you find someone to help, we will.

08/28/2025

🌈Today is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 🌈

Whether your pet is feathered, furry, scaled, or slimy and uncommon, their passing is a deeply felt emotion that may linger longer than you’d expect. It’s a real pain of loss, and remembering their companionship and comfort is one way of coping and hopefully moving on from the bereavement.

This is why Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day is an important day for many pet owners who have lost a loved one.

Today is set aside for pet parents, relatives, and friends get a chance to commemorate their animal kin by sharing stories or poems along with videos and pictures of their loved pets.

While the process is profoundly personal, you can pay tribute to your pet in several ways to help you with grief management. Here are a few ideas..

1) Hold a Ceremony:
It’s a way to pause and get in touch with your emotions, which you may have not properly considered. The ceremony doesn’t have to be elaborate; it may include you and your loved ones who had a relationship with the pet. You can share stories, pictures, or other memorabilia that help you grieve together and appreciate your departed pet’s impact on your lives.

2) Sharing Your Pet’s Memories:
It can be very heartbreaking to talk about a pet you’ve lost as it refocuses the pain felt on the day. Feel free to use this post or other outlets to reminisce on the great times and positive memories you have of your animal friend and share them with others.

3) Creating Art as a Tribute to a Departed Pet:
You can find comfort in expressing your creativity through art or other outlets that keep the memory of your departed pet alive. I would love to see your art and share with others if you wish. Creating something that pays tribute to your animal friend provides a cathartic outlet for your grieving emotions while offering lasting memories of that special relationship.
This can also be any creative talent, whether it’s a painting, drawing, video, song, story, poem, or a write-up that features your collection of thoughts. You can use any skills you have or learn new ones in stitching, woodworking, pottery, doll making, or metalwork to describe your pet’s memory.

4) Adopt or Rehome Another Pet:
The loss of a pet can be painful, and you may not be considering opening your heart or your home to another animal again. However, Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day will signify that your departed friend would want you to offer the same love and comfort to another.
While it may seem like you’re replacing your pet, it certainly helps you to emotionally move on from their demise by offering another friend a forever home. Given time, it’s also part of the healing process to share your life with another animal and honor your old pet’s memory if this is the right choice for you.

5) Other Pet Memorial Ideas:
No matter the length of your pet’s life, its impact on you and their memories after their passing can be immortalized. You can commemorate that special animal with other memorial ideas that ensure they’re close until you make the crossing together.

🐾 You can lay a memorial stone for your departed pet, especially if they loved the outdoors or are laid in a pet cemetery.
🐾 A custom marker in your lawn or yard serves as a reminder of where your animal friend loved to roam and signifies a place you can return to converse with them.
🐾 Another great idea is to turn their ashes into a memorial item you can carry with you daily.

I am open to whomever would like to share their memories of their pet here and I am thankful to have been a part of so many amazing owners’ journeys this past year. I’m always here if you need me. ❤️🌈🐾

08/26/2025

🐶🐕🦮IT’s NATIONAL DOG DAY! 🐩🐕‍🦺🐾

Share your dogs with us! We love to see those sweet noses! It can be dogs still with you or those that have crossed the rainbow bridge. We want to see those sweet dogs!

❤️❤️ Here are my 2❤️❤️

07/08/2025

A few heartfelt tributes for furbabies that are gone but will never be forgotten ❤️

05/27/2025

We hope you all had a safe Memorial Day weekend and took a moment to reflect on what this day truly meant. I wanted to take a few moments to offer a few tributes for several special pets as well today.