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    Heron's Crossing

    4.8 (20 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Sweet girl....
    STEPHANIE C.

    Today our sweet, sassy, loyal "FAITH" who made our home and lives richer for nearly14 years, crossed over the Rainbow Bridge to join her brother, "SULLY". She passed away peacefully at 5:14pm in the comfort of our arms with in-home euthanasia administered by Dr. Lauren Cassady of "Heron's Crossing". Faith fought hard against the health problems of old age, but she let us know that she was tired of fighting. We rescued Faith when she was about two years old on November 16, 2008 near our former home on Faith Avenue in Glenwood Park. We appropriately named her "FAITH". We hoped to celebrate her "SWEET 16" in November, but she was just too tired. She was a GOOD girl and a great big sister to her little brother "KIRK"! Faith lived a happy life! She will never be forgotten and always loved......

    Jagger in his prime!
    Michael H.

    D. Lauren was so much more than a licensed Vet. She innately understood what our family members (the 2 legged as well as 4) had been going thru over the last few months. Jagger (Golden/Jack Russell rescue) was almost 16 yrs. old. He was having to go outside every few hours, day and night, So it was by extension, the same for his human care givers. Dr. Lauren was there to help make the process as calm and personal as possible. She only spoke when it was helpful and necessary. We (Dr. Lauren, Wife and myself) sat on the floor next to Jags. He never showed any pain or anxiety while we pet him, telling him how much we loved him and that he was NOT alone. It was the right time in light of his rapidly declining quality of life and as beautiful as his Mom and Dad hoped for

    Skip G.

    Dr. Lauren helped us today giving Cooper our 16 year old Goldendoodle a peaceful send off. She is very caring and wrapped him up in fleece on a stretcher. He looked like he was just asleep. That's a good memory to leave us with. I highly recommend her.

    Our girl a day before she crossed the rainbow bridge
    Vanessa N.

    Thank you so much to Dr. Laura and all of her staff for the amazing service that we received today. After lots of searching and debating and wondering whether it was time for our 14-year-old golden retriever to cross the rainbow bridge- I am so glad we chose Heron's Crossing to guide us through our final moments with our Gracie. . She was so thorough and calm and collective and encouraging and sympathetic and compassionate- I have nothing but great things to say. Thank you so much for making such a difficult time one that our whole family could appreciate and feel apart of . While it was one of the hardest days we have experienced as a family - from the first phone call to the moment when she was carried out, we were taken care of and showered with peace and compassion. Thank you again- you were awesome

    There aren't enough words of gratitude to adequately express how grateful and appreciative my spouse and I are of Dr. Cassady. Neither my spouse nor I could have anticipated how hard it would be to let our sweet pittie Darla go, but Dr. Cassady made the whole process bearable and our sweet girl was able to go peacefully and comfortably. From start to finish, Dr. Cassady was an absolute angel and we are so extremely thankful for her kindness and compassion. We could not have asked for a better experience.

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