Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice & In-Home Euthanasia

I grew up in Tucson, AZ as the daughter of two veterinarians. Throughout my childhood, I didn’t think I wanted to be a veterinarian, but, in college, I fell in love with biology and realized my future would involve practicing medicine. I was drawn to the beauty that is natural life combined with the problem solving that is medicine. Although my aspirations to be a veterinarian arose later in life, I was always an animal lover, and spent my days surrounded by animals at home, in my parents’ clinics, and at the barn where I rode horses. 

I completed my Bachelors at the University of Arizona (Bear Down) before moving on to University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, I proceeded to an internship with a focus in shelter medicine in Boulder, CO. Now, I am very happy to be back home in Tucson to serve the community through the important work of end of life care with Lap of Love. Having been exposed to veterinary medicine for most of my life, I learned early on that this type of care is a great privilege veterinarians have; relieving animals’ suffering when other interventions are not possible is a gift - to the pet, to me as their medical caretaker, and to the people who love them. 

The strength of the human animal bond is so apparent at the end of life, and I look forward to honoring it through the work that I do every day.