A Calm Sleep

Our Pricing

Putting your pet to sleep at home

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Dogs

From £250

Small dogs < 10kg £250
Medium dogs 11-35kg £265
Large dogs 36-50kg £280
Extra large dogs <50kg £295

Cats

From £245

Small Animals

Depends on the type of pet but some guide price below.

Rabbits £220
Hamsters £200
Guinea pigs £210
Birds £225

Important: A Calm Sleep is not an emergency service. If you consider your situation to be an emergency, please contact your normal veterinary care provider. If this is out of hours, they will have contact details of the emergency cover they provide.

What’s included in the cost?

A pre-visit consultation.
The visit itself.
If you have chosen cremation and your pet’s body will be respectfully transported to the crematoria I have carefully chosen.
For small animals, cat and dogs under 10kg I am happy, for a small additional fee, to transport them myself
If your pet is over 10kg someone from the crematorium will transport them.
The crematoria fee is paid directly to the crematoria which I will arrange prior to the visit.

Terms & Conditions: Payment and Cancellation

Full payment is made at the time of booking – no details of your card will be kept.
Cancellation more than 24 hours before the appointment will incur a £50 administration fee.
Cancellation within 24 hours of the appointment time will incur a 50% administration fee
Cancellation within two hours of the agreed appointment time will incur the full fee.

Putting your pet to sleep at home

Frequently Asked Questions

How will I know when the time is right?

This is one of the most simple to ask and complex to answer questions. Very often people turn. to cliches; things such as “You’ll know when the time is right”, “Your dog/cat will let you know” or “The right decision is easy to make”. My answer to these based on nearly 50 years of pet ownership and over 30 years as a vet is that the all we can ever do is make the best decision we can we with the information available to us at a given point in time. I bring a very intuitive and flexible approach to this question to help owners arrive at a decision that is the correct one for them.

Can I change my mind?

Yes of course you can but there is a cancellation charge policy. Cancellation of greater than 24 hours incurs no charge. Cancellation within 24 hours incurs a £50 charge. Cancellation on the day incurs a charge of half the visit fee.

What happens after my pet has passed away?

This is discussed at the booking stage. I work closely with carefully chosen pet crematoria. Some people want to take their pets to the crematorium. Others prefer it to be collected by the crematorium. Alternatively you may want to bury your pet at home or organise the crematorium themselves.

How much notice do you need to book?

I work visits around other work commitments, so as much notice as you can give is really helpful. If you are needing an urgent last minute visit I will help if I can however I can’t guarantee to be available, I am more likely to be able to accommodate short notice bookings close to York. It is especially helpful to plan visits ahead of time to be able to tie in with crematoriums, although they do try to be flexible as I do.

Do you visit at weekends/ evenings?

I do offer weekend and evening home visit euthanasia appointments when I am available. I don’t offer out of hours (later than 9pm) appointments.

Will pet insurance cover the cost of home euthanasia?

Many insurance policies will cover the cost of sedation and euthanasia. Any additional milage charge would not be covered by most insurance policies. Check your individual policy if in doubt.

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