Dr. Greta Goranova
Verified Veterinarian
Why I provide at-home pet euthanasia
My own pets have provided me some of the most cherished memories. Having the opportunity to help other pets and their families allows me to fulfill my purpose in life. I sought out the opportunity to offer IHE, beacause I am consistently reminded of the need that exists in the community. In hospital I see how challenging it can be to bring in a older pet that is scared or not ablet ot walk. minimizing this challange with IHE allows dignity for the pet in it last moments of life.
Education
Undergraduate: Clark University - 2002
Veterinary Medicine: LSU School of Veterinary Medicine - 2016
- Based InSt. Petersburg, FL
- Service areasSt. Petersburg and surrounding cities
- Work Experience10+ years
- Animals ServedAll Dogs & Cats, Small Mammals, Rabbits, and Ovine
- Notice Required3 hours
General availability
Friday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Availability each week can vary based on demand and scheduling. Please provide a minimum 2 hour advance notice for all bookings.
Services provided
At home pet euthanasia
Dr. Greta Goranova will help your beloved pet transition peacefully in the comfort of of their home, surrounded by loved ones
Est. CostStarting at $400
Keepsakes
Clay paw prints, wooden urns with personalizations available with ashes returned
Est. CostFrom $50 - $60
Quality of life consult
Schedule a 1-on-1 with a vet over a virtual conference call or at home.
Est. CostStarting at $280
What pet parents are saying
Doctor Goranova was a blessing as we went through the euthanasia experience together with 18 year old Wayne. She was consoling and sympathetic expressing how meaningful connecting owner and pet was at this momentous event as a loving pet came to the end of its life. ❤️ Love and blessings 🙌 for a job well done.
We had to put our oldest dog down 6 days before we had to put Tate down and we used lap of love and I'm going to tell you the experience between the two or night and day. I will never ever recommend or use this company or that doctor again. Not only did I feel judged as she kept repeating how dehydrated my dog was, but my 17-year-old daughter felt judged as well. She didn't take any time and showed no compassion. Her bedside manner was horrible and it almost seemed as though she rushed us through the process. Lap of love was here for an hour. We were giving our dog treats. We were petting him. She asked when we were ready. She left the room after administering the first dose that puts him to sleep to give us privacy and then she left again when he passed so we can say our goodbyes and gave us privacy. Put him on a stretcher with blankets and carried them out to the car. This doctor puts my dog in a body bag (and I didn't appreciate that. She called it a body bag) in a basket. And then I felt completely blindsided when I went into my driveway where her car was parked to ask if I could change the urn and her boyfriend or husband was sitting in the driver seat waiting for her with a puppy in the car. My husband later then said that he was very unhappy with her and that he was wondering why the car was running in the driveway the whole time. That is insane and you charge $1,000 for this? I would have paid $2,000 for lap of love to come back out. Unfortunately they didn't have any doctors available. Tate was my best friend for 14 years. This has been a devastating loss for me and I am extremely extremely disappointed and upset with how this doctor handled the situation. I know she was dehydrated. She didn't have to keep saying it over and over again. I took her to the vet the day before and they did blood work and found out that morning that she was in kidney failure. I did everything that I could for my dog and then I knew it was time. She is the worst doctor ever. I will never recommend this company and I will never get that horrible experience out of my head. She should not be allowed around dogs and leaving her car running in the driveway with her husband or boyfriend or whoever it was in the car. And then she hands me some crappy death certificate. When we got our other dog's ashes back from the crematorium they had so many nice things in a bag to give us including his death certificate which was printed out and pretty and nice. Not a piece of copy paper that she just jotted the name and date down on. It was very very disrespectful and very hard. She has no compassion or bedside manner and I'm very disappointed. Again. I would never recommend this company to anybody, especially not that doctor. She did not care about my dog or my family.
Dr. Goranova was fantastic. She made me feel at ease about the whole situation and explained everything in detail. She answered all my questions. More importantly she treated my dig wuth love and care.
This was such a hard decision but Dr. Greta Goranova, made us and our sweet girl feel at ease. Dr Greta took her time, didn’t rush us through we were able to say proper good byes and when Dr Greta left I asked her not to cover our sweet girl’s head , she did not. It was so peaceful and private. Thank you for being so kind and professional.
Except for the initial shot that caused my boy some pain, the experience was the best I could have hoped for. Dr. Greta was kind, compassionate and empathetic. My baby had a peaceful passing laying in his bed, head on my lap getting stroked and kissed. This was my first experience with home euthanasia and I would now never do it any other way. Big thanks to Dr. Geta! ❤️
If you’re reading this then my heart goes out to you and your pet. Letting my Fatt Butt Lola Girl go was one of the most painful things I’ve ever done. Dr. Goranova treated it as such from the moment she arrived. She was kind, compassionate, and explained the entire process in a way that put us as at peace with the decision as we could be. She never rushed any part of the process and was willing to let me hold onto my girl as long as I needed. At no point did we feel any sort of pressure or rush. We chose to keep and bury her remains so Dr. Goranova gently and respectfully prepared her remains. As she began to wrap Lola In her favorite blanket for the last time, she looked up at us after each fold, giving us time to process as she went. My wife and I are extremely grateful for the way she handled everything. Not having to force the stress of transport and an unfamiliar place on Lola was an absolute blessing. RIP Pooters.
