Services Personalized for Your Pet
Your pet deserves tailored care.
Gentle Journey Vet Care leads with the goal of creating a unique, integrative and customized treatment and care plan for your pet. With a main focus on pain management and an ultimate goal of maximizing quality of life for as long as we can maintain it, we can curate your pet’s care plan.
Our Services
Fear Free Exams
Our Fear Free approach ensures that your pet’s stress stays low during our visit. With special training and certification, we know how to make your pet feel comfortable every step of the way.
Lab Testing
We want to make sure we have all the information when working with your pet, so we can collect samples for lab testing right in your own home. It’s less stress for your pet, while getting the answers you need.
Bucket List Packages | Coming Soon
Let us help you complete some truly once-in-a-lifetime experiences while keeping your pet’s health in mind. We help you every step of the way, take care of the planning, and make sure your pet is comfortable.
Quality of Life Assessment
Assessing our companion’s quality of life is an important and difficult step of care taking. We walk you through this decision so you feel like you have a complete and full understanding of your pet.
Acupuncture
Providing comfort and relief for your pet is our priority and acupuncture can be an excellent ways to help with pain. Remove the stress of travel and have it completed in the comfort of your own home.
End of Life Care Planning
When the time comes, we provide a compassionate and peaceful death for your pet in the privacy of your home. We help memorialize your best friend and spend time with you as you say good bye.
“We struggled through Rafi’s entire life to find the right veterinary care, so we were especially grateful to have found Dr. Stephanie during Rafi’s critical years.”
— Victoria L., Rafi’s Parent
New Patients
All new patients must start with an Initial Virtual Consultation via Zoom or phone call with Dr. Stephanie to review previous medical history, answer questions, and provide guidance tailored to your pet. For each new patient, guardians will need to complete a new patient questionnaire. Dr. Stephanie will:
Review all previous medical records
Discuss current health status
Create a plan for care moving forward
Answer any questions or concerns
45 min | $225 | FAQs for New Patients
Our Packages
All new patients start with a virtual consultation.
Acupuncture Package
Acupuncture sessions help your pet with neurologic and/or muscular pain, as well as, address the majority of chronic or acute illnesses. Three sessions are recommended in order to gauge initial response to treatment. Sessions should be scheduled weekly to start.
3 session package: $749
30 mins | FAQs about Acupuncture
Extended Palliative Care Package
This package must be used within 6 months and includes:
1 in-home physical exam by Dr. Stephanie ($262 value)
2 telemedicine consultations with Dr. Stephanie ($298 value)
4 in-home veterinary assistant visits ($320 value)
Hygiene care—unlimited during visits
Nail trims ($30 value)
Ear cleaning ($35 value)
Therapeutic groom—brief clipping of hind end, mats, or paw pads ($55 value)
25% discount on same-day fee, if available
5% discount on acupuncture and laser packages, bucket list packages, and humane euthanasia packages
Please note: the cost of testing, lab work, and other services are not included in the price of this package.
$950 | FAQs about Care Packages
Intensive Palliative Care Package
This package must be used within 3 months and includes:
1 in-home physical exam by Dr. Stephanie ($262 value)
1 telemedicine consultation with Dr. Stephanie ($149 value)
2 in-home veterinary assistant visits ($160 value)
Hygiene care—unlimited during visits
Nail trims ($30 value)
Ear cleaning ($35 value)
Therapeutic groom—brief clipping of hind end, mats, or paw pads ($55 value)
25% discount on same-day fee, if available
5% discount on acupuncture and laser packages, bucket list packages, and humane euthanasia packages
Please note: the cost of testing, lab work, and other services are not included in the price of this package.
$649 | FAQs about Palliative Care and Care Packages
Humane Euthanasia
Say goodbye in the comfort of your home without the stress of a vet's office. This service is for existing patients only.
Appointments include:
Sedation, as needed
Peaceful humane euthanasia
Aftercare, including ink print
Hair or whisker clippings
Additional options are available. Sales tax is required to apply to cremation and cremation items by NYC law. More pricing information is available.
60 mins | Starting at $477 | FAQs about Humane Euthanasia
Our packages are created to bundle services, serve more families, and keep prices lower. If you are looking for something we don’t have listed here, please contact us so we can provide a quote to your family for your pet’s unique needs.
A La Carte Pricing
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In-home physical exam: $262
Telemedicine consultation for existing clients: $149
In-home veterinary assistant visit: $80
Same-day fee: $125
Travel fee (level 1): $112
Travel fee (level 2): $225
Travel fee (level 3): $300
Custom travel fee: quoted after reviewing request
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Nail Trim: $30
Therapeutic grooming, routine $55
Therapeutic grooming, extensive: $85
Ear cleaning: $35
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Extensive: $459
Complete blood count (CBC), chemistry panel, thyroid level T4, urinalysis, fecal test, accuplex for dogs (heartworm, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Lyme test)
Comprehensive: $329
Complete blood count (CBC), chemistry panel, thyroid level T4, urinalysis
Essential: $289
Complete blood count (CBC), chemistry panel, urinalysis
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Acupuncture
Single session with Dr. Stephanie: $299
Add on to in-home exam: $99