Home Pet Doctor

Our compassionate euthanasia service provides peaceful end-of-life care in your pet's familiar home environment. Dr. Steve administers a three-stage injection process that ensures comfort and dignity throughout. We offer personalized aftercare options including private cremation and guidance for recognizing appropriate timing. The procedure includes environmental preparation recommendations to create a calming atmosphere for both pet and family.

Affordable virtual consultations provide expert pet health guidance through text or email communication. Available daily for $95, this service addresses non-urgent medical questions, treatment recommendations, and general pet care advice. Ideal for follow-up questions or preliminary assessments that don't require physical examination, while maintaining our commitment to personalized veterinary expertise.

Comprehensive wellness program for puppies includes essential vaccinations, deworming treatments, and parasite screening. Our home visits allow early socialization assessment and tailored developmental guidance in your pet's natural environment. We establish preventive care routines while educating owners about proper nutrition, training, and healthcare maintenance specific to young dogs.

Specialized care approach for fearful or aggressive animals utilizing environmental modifications like calming music, pheromones, and treats. We implement floor exams and customized handling techniques to minimize stress while ensuring thorough medical assessment. This service includes behavioral assessment and recommendations for creating positive veterinary experiences in home settings.

Complete travel health planning for domestic and international pet relocation. We provide necessary health certifications, vaccination documentation, and country-specific requirement guidance. The service includes acclimation strategies for travel stress reduction and customized preparation plans based on destination-specific health risks and transportation logistics.

Dr. Steve Smith has practiced veterinary medicine for 35 years, specializing in mobile services since 2005. After graduating from Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, he worked in emergency medicine before establishing his home visit practice. His experience includes medical director roles and extensive relief work across 200+ clinics.

We primarily serve Los Angeles including San Fernando Valley, Central LA, and West LA. Additional travel fees apply for locations beyond our core service area.

We accept major credit cards, cash, and checks for our veterinary services. Payment is due at the time of service.

We recommend immediate transport to emergency hospitals for critical cases like trauma, breathing difficulties, or poisoning. We provide non-emergency care during regular appointments.

We require 24-hour notice for appointment changes or cancellations to accommodate our scheduling commitments and other clients' needs.

The process involves three injections: a tranquilizer, anesthetic, and final euthanasia solution. We explain each step and allow family members to be present throughout the peaceful procedure.

Text communication is available 24/7, but house calls are scheduled during regular business hours. We recommend emergency clinics for urgent after-hours situations.

Do not let this man in your house, he is unhinged. A year ago I left a 3 star review and since then he's messaged me or responded to my review around 25 times all in the spirit of harassment, often in the middle of the night. What a sad and pitiful existence to be so tortured by Yelp. My initial review focused on his lack of bedside manners and his solution was to go full steam social retard. Well done. Perhaps focus on being a better doctor instead of bullying people that don't give you perfect reviews. Believe all the negative reviews, be doubtful of the 5 star reviews.

We made the painful decision to help our senior dog cross over. Our dog was suffering. He was panting a lot, he was restless, no longer enjoyed walking because of Arthritis and had a hard time getting comfortable. I was able to hold my dog and tell him I loved him over and over while he passed away in the comfort of my back yard.

On May 13. I was totally stereotyped and disrespected by Dr. STEVE. I was desperate for an appointment for my sick dog. After he informed me that he does not travel south of the 10 Freeway, I asked for a recommendation for my outside dog. He sent me a tersely worded, chatising and disrespectful email full of assumptions. I guess he thought I have a solo dog chained up in my yard with no socialization?

Completely wrong. I have 2 socialized dogs that simply sleep in an elaborate kennel in my back yard( they are 100+ pounds each). Here's a copy of what he sent. One more thing I should point out. If you have a dog that lives by himself in a yard 24 hours a day, he will most likely become antisocial and dangerous. Please never do this with another dog ever again. Dogs are pack animals. They evolved to be with others.

When you prevent that socializing, you can really screw them up. My response: I have 2 dogs. Bonded for 7 years. They are walked, exercised and socialized daily. Please don't make assumptions. Maybe it's a great service for people that don't live in "the hood" But for us that do, take your yard dogs elsewhere.

Dr. Steve got back to me very quickly through email and was very helpful with his assessment of my cats condition. He was able to make an appointment faster than the other services I had contacted. He arrived with an assistant. I was glad to find him!

Dr Steve did a beautiful job with our boy Jerry. Jerry Michaels had been fighting cancer two years. He was a real tuff little guy. His time was here. Thank you Dr Steve for helping him pass over so peacefully and smooth. Rest In Peace Jerry Michaels. AKA Snowballs.

I can't recommend Dr. Steve enough. As other reviewers write, he really cares about the animals and their well-being (and their humans too!). Along with some routine care, Dr. Steve helped me with the tricky and time sensitive process of moving with an elderly cat and dog to Japan (lots of vaccines, paperwork, government agencies!). I had a bit of a crisis with erros in the pets paperwork issued by my previous vet, but Dr. Steve was completely committed to making sure my original vet, rabies labs, and the USDA all coordinated to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Don't let his low-key/reserved demeanor fool you -- he is an extremely kind and compassionate doctor, along with being very skilled and smart, and I'm very grateful that I found him! (Shout out to his assistant as well, who also seemed very caring and great at handling the animal as during visits)

Don't take my word for it -- just look at his responses to unhappy clients. Calling grown people names! He's better at showing you who he is than I am at describing him.