Dr. Krystle King, DVM & CAETA-Certified Peaceful Euthanasia Veterinarian

Serving Fort Wayne, Indiana & Surrounding Communities Within a 75-Mile Radius, Michigan and Ohio included.

At Serenity Mobile Veterinary Care, we believe that the final chapter of your pet’s life should be defined by peace, comfort, and unconditional love. The bond you share with your dog or cat is irreplaceable. Our dedicated mission is to honor that lifelong connection by providing a compassionate, personalized, and gentle in-home euthanasia experience.

By choosing to say goodbye in the familiar surroundings of your own home, you remove the stress, anxiety, and clinical coldness of a final trip to the veterinary clinic. Your beloved companion can drift off peacefully on their favorite bed, surrounded by the family, sights, and scents they love most.

In-Home Euthanasia

Our in-home service offers a more peaceful and private setting for both you and your pet.

Easy Online Booking

View our live scheduling calendar to book an appointment here.

Professionally Certified

Dr. Krystle King is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Certified Peaceful Euthanasia Veterinarian.

Why Choose Compassionate In-Home Pet Euthanasia?

The decision to say goodbye is one of the most selfless acts of love a pet owner can perform. Traditional clinic visits can be physically painful for aging, arthritic animals and emotionally overwhelming for anxious pets.

In-home veterinary care completely changes this transition:

  • Zero Travel Anxiety: No painful car rides, stressful waiting rooms, or cold examination tables.

  • Unmatched Privacy: Grieve freely in the comfort of your own living room, backyard, or quiet space without rushing.

  • A Personalized Farewell: Say goodbye on your terms. We fully customize the experience to match your family’s personal wishes, spiritual needs, and emotional comfort level.

  • Gentle, Two-Step Sedation: Dr. Krystle utilizes a gentle, pain-free two-step process that allows your pet to fall into a deep, peaceful sleep before the final medication is administered.

Meet Dr. Krystle King: A Third-Generation Veterinarian

Our founder, Dr. Krystle King, is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) graduated from Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine and is a certified CAETA (Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy) Peaceful End-of-Life Veterinarian.

Having grown up in rural Northeast Indiana in a family of veterinarians, animal care is truly in her DNA. Dr. Krystle established Serenity Mobile Veterinary Care to address a critical shortage of mobile veterinary care in the Fort Wayne area. Her gentle, respectful approach guarantees that your pet is treated with the utmost dignity from the moment she enters your home to the final goodbye.

Dr. Krystle King

Our Comprehensive In-Home Euthanasia Packages & Keepsakes

We believe in complete transparency during an already overwhelming time. Every service we provide is designed to handle every detail with care.

Our standard care packages include:

  • Travel & House Call: Dr. Krystle’s travel to your location (within our standard 25-mile service radius of Fort Wayne).

  • Consultation: A gentle, open, and unhurried discussion to answer all of your questions before any procedure begins.

  • Comfort Sedation: A calming, highly effective sedative injection to ensure your pet is completely comfortable, pain-free, and asleep.

  • Peaceful Euthanasia: The final, gentle medication administered by Dr. Krystle.

  • Memorial Keepsakes: A complimentary clay paw print impression and a delicate lock of fur in a keepsake pouch.

  • Professional Aftercare Support: Coordination and respectful transportation to our trusted local partner, Nature’s Way Pet Aftercare, for communal or individual cremation, if elected.

  • Veterinary Courtesy Notification: We will contact your regular family veterinarian to notify them of your pet’s passing for their official records.

For detailed pricing and to view our beautiful acacia wood, silver-tone, or biodegradable urn options, please visit our Pricing page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Determining your pet’s quality of life is often a gradual process rather than an overnight emergency. We look for key indicators of pain and declining health, including loss of appetite, persistent mobility struggles (like slipping or dragging paws), withdrawal from family interactions, cognitive changes (such as pacing or night-time anxiety), and incontinence. Utilizing a formal Quality of Life scale, such as the Lap of Love tools, can help you objectively track good days versus bad days. We firmly believe it is always better to act two weeks too early to prevent suffering than to wait even one day too late.

No. The procedure is entirely pain-free. The only physical sensation your pet may experience is a tiny pinch—very similar to a routine vaccination—during the initial sedative injection. We encourage you to have their favorite high-value treats (like peanut butter, wet food, or cheese) or toys nearby during this step to act as a comforting distraction. Within 10 to 20 minutes, the sedative will lull them into a deep, comfortable sleep. The final euthanasia medication is then administered, taking effect peacefully within a few short seconds.

Absolutely. The beauty of in-home care is the ability to customize who is there to support your companion. Family members, close friends, and children are all welcome to remain in the room, hold their pet, and soothe them. We also highly encourage letting your other household dogs or cats remain nearby. Animals grieve too, and allowing them to see and sniff their companion after they have passed helps them understand the loss and prevents the confusion of a companion simply disappearing.

You have three primary options for aftercare. You can choose to keep your pet’s body for home burial (where local regulations permit). Alternatively, we can gently handle the transportation of your pet to our trusted local aftercare partner, Nature’s Way Pet Aftercare in Fort Wayne. We offer Communal Cremation (where pets are cremated together and their ashes are scattered over a private, beautiful woodland in Southern Michigan) and Individual Cremation (where your pet is cremated privately, and their ashes are returned to you in a beautiful urn of your choice, typically within 5 to 10 days).

Dr. Krystle routinely serves the greater Fort Wayne, Indiana area, covering Spencer, DeKalb, Allen, and other nearby Northeast Indiana counties. Our standard service packages fully cover travel expenses up to a 25-mile radius. If you are located outside of this typical service zone, please call or text us. We frequently accommodate families outside of our standard boundary for a modest, transparent travel fee.

How will I know when it’s time?

This and other questions are answered in the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website.

Reach out to us.

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