Dr. Dawn Ziegler earned her DVM from Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1999, then practiced general veterinary medicine in San Diego for eight years before founding Home Sweet Home Veterinary Housecalls in 2007 to provide in-home end-of-life care from OB through the rest of the county. Aftercare coordination runs through Thanicare San Diego, which handles the pickup and cremation workflow and returns the keepsake urn, paw print, and fur clipping within about a week. She holds certification in Veterinary Chiropractic through the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association, certification in Veterinary Acupuncture through the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society, and completed the Chi Institute's intensive training in Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal therapy — an integrative toolkit uncommon among mobile vets in the region. Appointments run Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, covering the peninsula from Oceanside down to Imperial Beach, with active-care cases that need day-clinic diagnostics or emergency handoff referred to VCA Peninsula Animal Hospital a few blocks away on Voltaire. She is a member of AHVMA, AVMA, CVMA, and the San Diego County Veterinary Medical Association. The most sensitive work is the home-euthanasia appointment itself — a structured protocol with sedation first, family time, and a dignified transition on the pet's own bed rather than a stainless exam table, followed by direct handoff to Thanicare so the family never has to transport the body.