Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine graduate Dr. Dawn Ziegler launched Home Sweet Home Veterinary Housecalls from OB in 2007 as a mobile in-home hospice and euthanasia practice for dogs and cats. Hospice and end-of-life referrals arrive from the full-service hospital caseload at Cabrillo Pet Hospital when a terminal dog or cat can no longer tolerate the carrier ride and the family wants the final visit to happen at home instead. The two-injection protocol starts with a strong sedative carrying an anti-anxiety component, administered wherever the pet is most settled — a dog bed, the backyard, a spot on the couch — before the second injection stops the heart painlessly. AVCA-certified veterinary chiropractic and IVAS-certified veterinary acupuncture credentials add an integrative hospice lane uncommon in the conventional surgical-and-exam caseload run by Sunset Cliffs Animal Hospital and other peninsula brick-and-mortar hospitals. Coverage runs the full county, from Oceanside down to Imperial Beach and inland to Escondido, Ramona, and Alpine, with 92107 and the surrounding Point Loma peninsula as the home base. Aftercare is handled end-to-end: the DVM transports the pet to the crematory personally, and families receive a call when the ashes are ready in a wooden keepsake box. The most involved appointments are the long-illness cases where the visit pairs a full quality-of-life consultation — pain management review, medication adjustments, hospice planning — with the option to proceed the same day if the family decides it's time.