Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice & In-Home Euthanasia

From a young age, I always enjoyed the companionship of multiple pets, including cats, dogs, mice, and birds, while growing up in Eastern Long Island, New York. I believe people should strive to be worthy of the unique bond and love that pets have for their owners. 

While attending Fredonia University in New York, I became fascinated with the immune system’s complexity, and I graduated with a degree in molecular genetics and a chemistry minor. I then attended Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, and completed my clinical year at Colorado State University. Following graduation, I practiced general and emergency medicine for four years in Lewes, Delaware and Fort Mill, South Carolina. I love being a veterinarian because it allows me to help pets and people. To be able to improve someone's life, or aid someone in a time of need, is very rewarding. 

I enjoy all aspects of veterinary medicine, particularly end-of-life care, internal medicine, immunology, and clinical pathology. During my time in practice, I fostered a passion for keeping my patients’ best interests at heart. I connected with the idea of understanding my patients’ quality of life and working to maintain or improve it. That passion brought me to Lap of Love. 

I recently lost my own pet, Ringo, to lymphoma. It was a truly eye-opening and sobering experience to be on the other side of the table. I vowed to make Ringo’s passing meaningful by making his end-of-life care as compassionate and heartfelt as possible. 

I moved to the Charlotte area to be with family and I enjoy the southern hospitality the Carolinas are known for. I currently reside in Rock Hill, South Carolina with my two handsome rescue cats, Billy and Emmitt. 

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