Compassionate In-Home End-Of-Life Care For Your Beloved Companions
Farewell From Home is an in-home euthanasia provider serving Bakersfield, CA and surrounding areas. We are devoted to ensuring your pet’s final moments are comfortable and dignified. We provide compassionate, personalized end-of-life care in the privacy of your own home.
Peaceful
Our goal is to make your pet’s final moments with you as tranquil as possible.
Comfortable
Your pet will be most content in a familiar environment, where they are relaxed and less anxious.
Private
At home, your family is able to grieve in privacy and provide comfort to one another.
Farewell From Home
When it is time to say goodbye to your elderly or terminally ill companion, our in-home euthanasia service offers grace and serenity in their final moments, devoid of fear and anxiety. We understand the difficulty and grief involved when dealing with the loss of a pet and we are here to offer guidance and support through the decision-making process.
SERVICES
& PRICING
In-Home Euthanasia without Aftercare
We will come to your home to provide euthanasia services for your pet, and leave your pet with you after they have passed. No cremation will be performed, and no memorial products (i.e. paw print, jewelry and/or urn) will be offered.
In-Home Euthanasia with Communal Cremation
Your pet will be cremated along with other pets. Their cremated remains will not be returned to you. A clay paw print can be provided at your request for an additional cost.
In-Home Euthanasia with Private Cremation
Your pet will be privately cremated. You will receive your pet's ashes in an urn of your choice and a clay paw print in 2 weeks or less. Other memorial items are available at an additional cost.
We will pick up your pet that has already passed (no euthanasia services will need to be provided) and they will be cremated along with other pets. Their cremated remains will not be returned to you, but a clay paw print can be provided at your request for an additional cost.
Private Cremation Only
We will pick up your pet that has already passed (no euthanasia services will need to be provided) and they will be privately cremated. You will receive your pet's ashes in an urn of your choice with a clay paw print in 2 weeks or less. Other memorial items are available at an additional cost.
ABOUT
US
We firmly believe that pets are important members of the family that deserve a private, compassionate and dignified farewell. We started Farewell From Home to provide a humane, comfortable and peaceful end-of-life service for pets and their families. We have a deep understanding of the human-animal bond and strive to respect and maintain that special relationship until the end.
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We understand how stressful and difficult it can be to transport ill, elderly and/or immobile pets to a veterinary hospital for end-of-life care and wish to offer support while alleviating this burden by providing our services in the comfort of your home.
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Juan Alvarado, DVM
I was born and raised in Puerto Rico, with an unclear vision of my future career. I have always been an animal lover with an interest in medicine and had the opportunity to spend a day in a specialty veterinary hospital my first year of undergrad. That day became the driving force that motivated me to become the veterinarian I am
today. I moved to Bakersfield in 2017 to work as an emergency veterinarian upon completion of my veterinary medical training. While working in emergency medicine, I recognized the need to provide a less stressful option for pets and their families at the end of their journey together. I enjoy the fast paced and dynamic environment in the emergency clinic, however I find it a less desirable arena for end-of-life care. I decided to start Farewell From Home to help provide families with a peaceful, humane, and compassionate in home end-of-life care option for their beloved pets. I want to give pets and their families my undivided attention in their final moments together. It is important to me that families are granted the opportunity to support one another and cherish their last moments with their pets with the utmost privacy.
As a Central Valley native, I have had the privilege of growing up surrounded by a variety of pets. Experiencing the love and companionship granted by all of my animals has made me intimately familiar with the huge significance pets hold in the lives of their families. This powerful human-animal bond was one of the most influential motives in my pursuit of veterinary medicine. My work in emergency and shelter medicine has really highlighted the need for in home end-of-life care services in the area. A personalized and honorable end-of-life experience can be very difficult to provide in a veterinary clinic due to the volume of patients and clients in the building. When I come to your home I am able to support you, your family and your pet without distraction giving you the privacy and attention you need during this difficult time.
I have many owners express to me that they could never be a veterinarian because of the sadness and difficulty that comes with euthanasia. While I agree that euthanasia is never easy, I truly believe it is a gift that we as veterinarians have to end suffering. I find comfort in knowing I have helped my patients pass peacefully, free of pain and in the solace of their home surrounded by the people that love them.
Deidra Metzler, DVM, MPH
As a Central Valley native, I have had the privilege of growing up surrounded by a variety of pets. Experiencing the love and companionship granted by all of my animals has made me intimately familiar with the huge significance pets hold in the lives of their families. This powerful human-animal
bond was one of the most influential motives in my pursuit of veterinary medicine. My work in emergency and shelter medicine has really highlighted the need for in home end-of-life care services in the area. A personalized and honorable end-of-life experience can be very difficult to provide in a veterinary clinic due to the volume of patients and clients in the building. When I come to your home I am able to support you, your family and your pet without distraction giving you the privacy and attention you need during this difficult time.
I have many owners express to me that they could never be a veterinarian because of the sadness and difficulty that comes with euthanasia. While I agree that euthanasia is never easy, I truly believe it is a gift that we as veterinarians have to end suffering. I find comfort in knowing I have helped my patients pass peacefully, free of pain and in the solace of their home surrounded by the people that love them.
I was born and raised in Puerto Rico, not always knowing that I wanted to be a veterinarian. I have always been an animal lover and was lucky in my first year of undergraduate studies to have the opportunity to spend a day in a veterinary hospital. Since that day, I realized the future career I wanted
to pursue and have been motivated to become the veterinarian I am today. I moved to Bakersfield in 2017 after completing my veterinary medical training to work as an emergency veterinarian. While working in emergency, I recognized the need to provide a less stressful option for pets and pet parents at the end of their journey together. I decided to start Farewell From Home to help provide families with a less stressful, humane, and compassionate option for end-of-life care for their beloved pets.
When not working in a local emergency clinic, or helping families through Farewell From Home, you can find me at one of the local shelters performing surgeries, addressing medical needs of animals, or providing preventive care to pets before they find their forever home. In my free time, I like traveling and being outdoors allowing me to admire nature and wildlife.
