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    BluePearl Pet Hospice

    5.0 (182 reviews)

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    Foster, Puli (Hungarian sheep dog), age 13 1/2 years.
    J D.

    It's never an easy decision when the time comes to part with a well loved pet who has been part of our family for 13 1/2 years. Our veterinarian recommended two businesses and Blue Pearl Hospice was one of them. We made the decision on a Tuesday and Dr. Brooke Clark came to our house two days later on Thursday. She was professional, informative, and more importantly patient while guiding us through the process. At the end, she asked if she could include poppies with Foster as it had a special meaning (and of course, is the state flower). We were touched by her kindness and compassion. Two weeks later, we received a card from Dr. Brooke, with words of comfort. We highly recommend Blue Pearl.

    He thought he was people.
    Thomas B.

    Professional, wonderful, caring, respectful, and empathetic people. Dr. Audra Pompeani was so "All about our comfort and sadness" at a time when we had to put a very sick pet to sleep. Our dog Charlie was surrounded with love and affection from everyone. Dr. Audra was so gentle with our 125 lb big boy 1/2 Newfie 1/2 Bernise Mountain Dog. But cancer had won its battle. His quality of life was over and we would not allow him to suffer. She was gentile and soft spoken. And when it came time to let her take him, she handled him as I imagine she would handle her own. God bless you for being an Angel on Charlies shoulder. We had up to 2 hours to say goodbye to our furry friend and be with him in the last moments. I will share my poem with you. He Thought He Was People by Thomas Burford November 20, 2020 © When did our Charlie suddenly get old? His back turned gray; his nights became cold. Not interested in walks, we look for answers, His joints so swollen, invaded by cancer. His chin has turned grey, and his colors subdued, We just love him more, and hand feed him his food. You lie on the floor with him counting his breaths, Ensuring another night so he is safe from death. His walks are now shorter, returning home fast, You look at him lovingly, wondering if it is his last. As you look in his eyes, you remember him young, While his life slips away, he fights to hang on. In our house he will leave us, his spirit will soar, Surrounded by loved ones, he lives at our core. He will always be with us, ring the bells in the steeple, Tell the stories of Sweet Charlie who thought he was people.

    Dave E.

    I can't express how much comfort PetHospice provided when our nine years old best companion got stricken by a rare form of liver cancer and needed to transition to the Rainbow Bridge. We decided to do this at home because we did not want the rushed experience that we previously had. PetHospice's care team was full of compassion and empathy through the whole process. Danielle was so gentle and caring with our Cody. He just slowly and gently left for the Rainbow Bridge. There is no denying that dealing with the loss of your best companion is tough. The house becomes emptier. As part of the service, PetHospice also provides a toll free 24/7 counseling phone line. I had to use it a couple of times when I was awake in the night.

    Lulu
    Jill K.

    Blue Pearl made a devastating morning manageable. Late Thurs. we found out our sweet girl had liver cancer and multiple organs failing. Being a 10 yr.+ old Great Pyrenees we realized with help of doc that this was not treatable. We then scheduled her transition to Bridge for Mon. so as to have the weekend for the family to say goodbye. Started palliative care that night... but by morning Lucie-a.k.a. Lulu went from feeling lousy to suffering which with our furry kiddos is not ok. Our vet's office does not do home life end treatment so we researched online and found Blue Pearl. From start to finish Blue Pearl was exceptional!! It started with Leslie on the phone, who was gifted with the ability to soothe in an effective professional manner. Being that Lulu is a 130+ Lb. Pyre all previous companies had 100 Lb. limit on processing cremation after she was gone. After Leslie found out that Blue Pearl had some challenges as well with her size... she took it upon herself to escalate the process to her leadership, and they managed to pull it all together to make it happen. All of this in just a few hours to minimize our baby-girls discomfort. At 10 am Dr. Rose came to our home and was everything we could hope for on every level, guiding us as gently as possible through this tragic experience. I believe that there are people with gifted abilities to participate in life experience... Leslie and Dr. Rose definitely fall into this category. Thank you both for your compassion, swiftness, and love of our family member Lucille, you both shine bright in a dark experience. Forever Grateful, Michael & Jill

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    Ask the Community - BluePearl Pet Hospice

    Need to help my 20 year old cat across the bridge. But funds are low and prices are high. Wish to give her a peaceful, respectful crossing in/near Oakland if possible ASAP before she has a more difficult time?

    Bridge was so amazing with us back a few months ago when we said goodbye to one of our boys. Yes, it’s a lot of money, the kind you never want to spend. But knowing that we were able to make his last few hours with us calm, and the peace it gave us… 

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    We've had to come here twice now. The first time, in 2023, our tiny kitten was diagnosed with…read morepanleukapenia. They were so kind, as we said goodbye to our tiny boy that we had bottle fed and raised from birth. The in house diagnostics are great. We didn't have to wait long at all for the test results. The 2nd time, we brought in our elderly girl. She was 16. When her vet turned us away when we came to tell them we were coming in (they told us "maybe tomorrow"), we headed here. She'd been sick a while, we knew it was coming. Of course, that didn't make it any easier. The staff here was absolutely wonderful. As soon as we walked in, they took us out of the lobby so we wouldn't have to sit with all the happy/healthy animals. They didn't question us, they saw her and told us we were making the right choice. They brought her a soft cat bed to lay in. They gave us all the time we needed to hold her and love her, until we were ready. No pressure. Then they allowed my 16 year old daughter to hold her beloved girl until she was gone. We were allowed more time with her. Then they gave us each a vile of her beautiful fur. We weren't rushed. We did everything on our terms/time. And our girl left this world surrounded in love. I would 100% recommend PETS Referral Center. I hope we never have to go back. But, we would of we had too.

    Let me start by saying that I've been going to Pets Referral center for over 20 years now and have…read morespent close to $30,000 in that amount of time at their Emergency center because they are 100% worth it and I have Never had a problem with any of the doctors that we've seen there. My issue is with Dr.Kim Shaffer in Oncology at their specialty building. I was referred by my cat's doctor. As soon as she walked in the room I noticed that her demeanor seemed like she was irritated. Right off the bat She would barely let me get a word in trying to explain my Cat's complex situation before continually cutting me off. She even scolded me saying I needed to stop living in the past while I was trying to explain a timeline of how my cat's health had progressed to where we're at now. When I would ask about things to try and help my cat I was met with such hostility. I asked about cancer medication, she said none of them work. She told me there was nothing that could be done even though we don't have a definitive diagnosis that this is Cancer. I asked about palliative care as my cat's vet suggested she should be on reassuring me that Dr Shaffer would surely do that for us even sending over notes to Dr.Shaffer reiterating that. Well Dr Shaffer said she wasn't going to do any of that but would maybe only give her pain meds for me to take home to give by mouth when I told her it was hard to give by mouth since that's where the tumor is she acted like it wasn't her problem. I asked if she could give her an injection for pain instead which she's had in the past and she said No that wouldn't work, and that I should probably then euthanize my cat. I said she's still running around playing and eating and she snapped at me and said she's not eating! She's lost weight so she's not eating, insinuating that I'm lying to her. Everytime I turned around I was met with resistance in such a disrespectful manner and tone so I finally said to her why are you speaking to me so rudely i'm just just trying to help my cat by asking questions and why do you have such a lack of bedside manner towards me right now? I told her I was shocked by her behavior. what had I done to her to make her have this attitude towards me the minute she walked in the room and she said you just don't want to accept what I have to say which was not the case at all, I know that we're in a dire situation. It was her lack of Empathy and unwillingness to even give an inch to help my pet in any capacity while also being combative towards me, that was the problem. As a last effort I asked if we could at least run some bloodwork while we're there so I could get an idea of what my cats numbers looked like so I could make more informed decisions and she again said No! Bloodwork won't show anything. At that point I was so frustrated and I said this has been a complete waste of time and your refusal to help us with anything is unbelievable to me and then she said we're done here and I said yes we are and I said why would you waste our time if you're not even willing to do the bare minimum to help us navigate this. She then said I'm not going to take this verbal abuse and told me to leave the building! I've never been kicked out of anywhere in my 55 years on this earth. I said I'm just trying to be an advocate for my cat and I'm trying to understand why I'm being met with such hostility every step of the way and she then said I'm not giving your cat any pain medication now you'll have to go find it somewhere else. I mean, that is so INHUMANE to take it out on a helpless animal who's been waiting for this appointment for so long and not to mention UNETHICAL!!!! if you knew you weren't going to help us at all with even palliative care, then why would you even have us come in? She had all of our records weeks ahead of time to call us and let us know that. I had to sedate my cat and withhold food for 10 hours for nothing. I am still in shock over all of this as I'm sitting here watching my cat in pain. I've never had a doctor treat me like this and then act as if I'm the problem. I guess expressing discontent about the way someone is treating you constitutes as verbal abuse to her? So now my cat is still suffering and we have to try and find another Oncologist which is going to take so long. I'm just so disheartened. I've seen another oncologist here two years ago for one of our other cats that was given two months to live, and that Doctor was so helpful at making him as comfortable as possible giving us pain meds, anti-inflammatories, appetite stimulants, steroids, breathing treatments you name it and my cat actually lived another six months! That kind of caring made all the difference in the world. Unfortunately that doctor no longer works here. To treat someone the way this Doctor has treated me and to withhold treatment from my cat when we're at our lowest point right now with trying to navigate this difficult time is incomprehensible and completely Unacceptable.

    Restful Paws - My precious little girl, Chloe

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    Our family thanks Restful Paws and Dr. Chueng for their profoundly compassionate and considerate…read moreapproach in giving our pet a dignified and peaceful closure. Dr. Chueng was patient and unrushed in her conversations and attitude towards the family and pet. We strongly recommend Restful Paws and are grateful for their important service!

    This is the review I have been holding off for a while…read more Today marks 6 months since we used this service. This has been the most difficult and saddest decision we've had to make. When I contacted Restful Paws, I didn't know what to expect. In fact, I felt bad crying on the phone because I couldn't imagine trying to talk to someone like me at that moment. But the staff couldn't be more understanding and supportive. Unlike making end of life decisions for your fur baby, the process of scheduling this appointment was very easy. Restful Paws asked all the right questions, set the expectations, and made this process that much easier. And on the day of, Dr. Ami arrived promptly at the scheduled time. She was very caring and understanding, and she put all of us at ease. We could not have asked for a better last day for our Sodapop. I'm thankful that we reached out to restful pause, and grateful that they were able to come to our house to help us get through this phase. Weeks later, we received a card from Dr. Ami sending us her condolences. Thank you, Restful Paws, for doing the service that you do. I'm sure it's not easy, and I can only imagine how sad it is to do this on a daily basis. Thank you so much!

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    Dr. Brian & Jenn are the essence of empathy and action. They helped assess our dog's quality of…read morelife and helped ease his transition across the rainbow bridge. He had a brain tumor, and on his last day, he couldn't stand up, eat, or drink. Brian & Jenn were able to miraculously make space in their schedules, despite having so many clients to care for that day, in order to help our dog on his day of need. It would have been a tough night otherwise. We are so grateful for their kindness and commitment. It's clear how much they care for animals and for the humans who look after them. Thank you. One important note: Brian, Jenn, and other doctors who help with end-of-life care for animals often have busy schedules booked a few days in advance. It's very important to have a few doctors in mind just in case your preferred doctor(s) are not available on your day of need. Ask Brian & Jenn's office for a list of referrals if that happens.

    We had a quality of life assessment for our senior dog last summer with Dr Brian. He gave us a lot…read moreof useful information and wanted to follow up with some medication and in office tests. When I contacted his office I was unable to secure a time to pick up the medication or schedule an appointment. My voice messages and emails largely went unanswered. The biggest shock was receiving an invoice today (7 months later) for the medication I never received. The invoice even included a finance charge. Thankfully there are better options for senior dog care in San Francisco.

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    I really appreciated Dr. Jeni's sensitivity and thoughtfulness when she gave us all the hospice…read moreoptions for our dear cat. She has one of the most difficult jobs around for people who pets are almost like furry family members. I highly recommend Dr. Jeni. She is wonderful.

    Dr. Jeni is so in-tuned to what grieving pet-families are going through--she instantly feels like…read morefamily. She arrived at my sister's home while our family was all together surrounding our beloved Kain, while he was still with us. She right away knew how sacred and emotional this time was for us. She checked in with our every need and explained everything that was going to happen, step by step, and with so much gentleness and compassion. She stayed with us while we cried and sobbed as we said goodbye. And she brought a darling gurney, with a pillow and blanket where Kain could rest in a dignified way (after he passed). She was so generous and patient with her heart and time, and stayed with us as we continued with our "memorial" time together. And when it was time for her to take Kain, she had a very beautiful and honoring space in her car for him, that touched our hearts in the most beautiful and comforting way. She promised she would be the one to deliver Kain's ashes, and she did... We were very blessed to have Dr. Jeni be a part of our sacred farewell and help Kain cross over with so much gentleness and love. Thank you Dr. Jeni!

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