We provide home euthanasia and cremation transportation services in the Twin Cities
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12/13/2024
During the season of giving, we wanted to remind you all of our Buddy Fund 💜 The Buddy Fund provides financial assistance for pet owners facing end of life care, but who are unable to afford the services that we provide. Any donation amount is appreciated!
If you wish to help support a pet owner in need, you can fill out the donation form below to make an online payment. If you prefer to mail a check, you can mail it to MN Pets, 5155 East River Rd, Ste 412, Fridley, MN 55421. https://www.mnpets.com/buddyfund
12/09/2024
One meaningful way to celebrate a cherished pet who has passed away during the holiday season is to give back in their memory. You might consider volunteering at a nearby animal shelter, making a donation to a charity that holds significance for you in their name, or bringing treats to the veterinary hospital that cared for your beloved companion. Often, the best way to nurture ourselves is by caring for others.
12/06/2024
"Because dogs live in the present. Because dogs don't hold grudges. Because dogs let go of all of their anger daily, hourly, and never let it fester. They absolve and forgive with each passing minute. Every turn of a corner is the opportunity for a clean slate. Every bounce of a ball brings joy and the promise of a fresh chase." -Steven Rowley, Lily and the Octopus
12/03/2024
MN Pets offers a holiday email grief series that we wanted to encourage you to sign up for if you are grieving the loss of a beloved pet this holiday season. Grieving at this of year can add an extra layer of difficulty to an already heartbreaking time. The holidays bring unique challenges and opportunities that can be exhausting to navigate. This series will send you 10 emails over 10 days with supportive ideas and healing words to help you cope with the demands of the holidays as you grieve.
As a reminder, our we will be closed today for the Thanksgiving holiday, and will unavailable to help via phone or email. We will be back in the office tomorrow, November 29th, at 6am to help support you and your furry loved ones.
If you are experiencing an emergency with your pet, please contact the closest emergency clinic. We have an interactive map on our website to help assist you in locating the one closest to you.
The holiday season can be particularly challenging when we're grappling with the loss of a cherished pet. The absence of a furry friend who once brought so much joy can intensify feelings of grief and loneliness during what is traditionally a festive time. It's crucial to acknowledge that these emotions are entirely normal and valid. In such moments, because holidays are times of tradition, it may be helpful to reflect on your family's traditions, and to consider starting a new tradition to honor your beloved pet -- lighting a candle in their memory, a new ornament or decoration, or putting up special photos that remind you of all the good times you had together. If this is your first holiday season without your pet, we hope that you can think of all the happy times you shared, and that in time the grief that you are feeling will become easier.
11/21/2024
Sundowners syndrome – the worsening of dementia symptoms at night — is common in people with dementia and in older pets, too. While there isn't a cure for sundowning or dementia in dogs, there are things you can do to help them feel more at ease.
Has your senior dog's personality and lifestyle done a 180-degree turn? We'll study a typical degenerative and progressive dementia that hinders an aging dog's consciousness and adaptability to their regular surroundings.
11/18/2024
"You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present."
—Jan Gildwell
11/14/2024
With the holiday season nearing, we know that this can be an especially difficult time of year to grieve the loss of your beloved pet. The Animal Emergency and Referral Center of MN wrote an article that discusses things that can help make the holidays a little bit easier.
Colleen Crockford, MSW, LICSW, a Human Animal Bond Social Worker, shares tips for grieving pet parents that may help make the holidays a little easier.
11/12/2024
“You can learn so much from animals. They have this wonderful quality of being in the moment, and they help you spend time there.” — Emmylou Harris
11/07/2024
An idea for today: Reach out to someone you know who may be going through the same sense of loss that you are.
11/04/2024
“A pet is never truly forgotten until it is no longer remembered”
— Lacie Petitto
11/01/2024
10/29/2024
"Dogs…do not ruin their sleep worrying about how to keep the objects they have, and to obtain the objects they have not. There is nothing of value they have to bequeath except their love and their faith."
–Eugene O'Neill
10/27/2024
Our friends at Animal Emergency & Referral Center of Minnesota have extended an invite to join them at their Remembering Ornament event on December 15th. Join us in making an ornament in honor of your beloved pet 💜
The event is completely free, but space is limited, so they are asking that everyone RSVP ahead of time to secure a spot. Email your RSVP to [email protected].
We hope to see you there!
10/25/2024
‘You were my favorite hello, and my hardest goodbye.”
10/22/2024
We couldn't agree more.
Chris Pine opened up about his love of his pets — two rescue dogs and two other canines he is fostering — in an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE.
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MN Pets is an in-home euthanasia service that operates in and around the Twin Cities and Duluth-Twin Ports area. Our doctors travel to families’ homes to help give a gentle goodbye to their beloved furry family members.
Several years ago, our founder, Dr. Rebecca McComas, recognized the importance of home euthanasia for her family’s two elderly beagles. Having only experienced saying goodbye to a beloved pet in a clinical setting, she was struck by how different it felt to be at home. It seemed natural to bring this much-needed service to other pet owners, and so she started MN Pets in 2010, the first exclusively in-home euthanasia practice in Minnesota.
Since then, the team at MN Pets has grown to include other highly qualified veterinary professionals who share a common interest in supporting people and their pets through end of life care. Each of our doctors and support professionals have a similar understanding and appreciation for the bond you share with your pet, and the benefits of saying goodbye at home.
We believe that pets deserve a gentle hand and voice, and people need compassion and support as they go through this difficult experience.
The Buddy Fund
We have a fund in place, called the Buddy Fund, which helps us offer a little bit of assistance to families who are in need of our services but have fallen on hard times. Their pets are also deserving of a peaceful goodbye at home, surrounded by love, and we are so grateful when we are able to help make that happen. If you would like to donate to our Buddy Fund, to help these families give their beloved pets that peaceful goodbye, follow the link below.
https://www.mnpets.com/buddyfund
