House Call Pet Service

It is never easy to loose a family member but Dr. Barrington made the process easier. She was kind, considerate and prompt. The care she showed towards us and our dog Willie was the best we could have asked for during such a hard time. Thank you.

posted: 06/11/2022

I've thought a long time about writing this review but I feel like I need to. Back in December of 2023 I found out my 12.5 year-old shepherd mix's cancer had spread to his liver. We'd been fighting it for 10 months and he'd been doing okay, but his appetite dropped and he started to struggle on walks, and a visit to our vet clinic found a large mass on his liver, taking up more than a third of his abdomen. It was actively bleeding and they told me it could rupture at any time and if it did, it would be an agonizing way for him to die. They recommended he be humanely euthanized. He was terrified of the vet's office so I started calling around to try to find someone who could come to my house to help him go peacefully. I scheduled an appointment with Dr. Barrington for a Friday at 9:20 AM. She told me she'd email me a consent form and a link for the payment so we didn't need to do that the morning of. She also told me she'd call me that morning and make sure nothing had changed. I received the consent form, filled it out, and submitted it. I didn't receive any information about payment. The morning of, only a half-hour before the appointment, I still hadn't heard from her. I texted her asking if she was still able to come and she responded that she had our appointment at 10 AM, not 9:20 AM. Not a huge deal. These things happen. Dr. Barrington did arrive at 10 AM, but when she pulled into my driveway and my dog was at the fence barking, she asked if she was there for a behavioral euthanasia. She'd totally forgotten why she was coming out for him. It was an awful thing for her to assume, as if he were dangerous. I reminded her of the liver tumor and her response was something along the lines of "well he seems to be getting around fine". I was devastated... it was already one of the toughest decisions of my life, but my regular vet had stressed his anemia and the importance of not waiting until the tumor ruptured, and he was already struggling to eat and go on anything more than a slow walk. She made me feel like I had to justify to her why I'd called her out, and even though I knew it was the right choice, she made me second-guess myself. Was it too early? Should I have waited longer? Then she couldn't find the consent form I'd signed, and had me fill out and sign another one, and she also realized she didn't have payment, because she'd sent everything to the wrong email address. It took several minutes before everything was sorted, during which time I had to stand around filling out forms and waiting for her to figure out the payment system rather than being with my dog. After the payment was sorted she became extremely brusque, and said she was going to sedate him. She never explained what was going to happen or walked me through the process, just got the injection ready. I had some chicken I wanted to give him and asked when was an appropriate time and she seemed rushed to get it over with. He yelled when she injected him with the sedative, which made me feel awful. Should it have been painful? If there wasn't any way to avoid it, I wish she would have warned me that it would hurt him. Everything after that went fine. She offered to give me some time. But overall she seemed harried and scattered and totally unsympathetic. I worried for weeks afterwards that I wouldn't get his ashes back, but she did deliver them as promised. I've never loved anyone more than I loved my dog. It was one of the hardest days of my life, and unfortunately the whole experience was made that much more difficult because of Dr. Barrington, not letting me know the appointment time had changed, not checking in advance to remind herself why she was there, assuming he had behavioral issues??? and the issues with the consent form, the payment, not explaining the process, the sedative... Vets are people too. They make mistakes. They have busy days. I understand that. But I would not recommend Dr. Barrington for in-home euthanasia. It was an awful process, and the whole situation really warranted much more compassion than we received.

posted: 03/26/2024

Making the decision to put my beloved fur baby down was really difficult. Dr. Barrington made the whole process more comfortable, was very professional and kind. I highly recommend her services to anyone who is finding themselves having to make that difficult decision. Thank you Dr. Barrington.

posted: 05/09/2023

Dr Barrington has done very excellent care for our dog, and was very efficient and timely, even during COVID. She even gave advice on the cat during her 1st visit 2 years ago. We appreciate that she is straightforward about the costs of the various avenues of therapy that can be taken for any malady. Dr Barrington was recommended to us by a close friend, and we do so now also.

posted: 04/17/2020

We have been with Dr. Barrington for years. She is amazing and has taken great care of all of our pets. I highly recommend her.

posted: 01/20/2024