In-Home Euthanasia - Allentown, Pennsylvania
In-Home Pet Euthanasia in Allentown, PA
Only one of Allentown's three options publishes a price: Lap of Love's Lehigh County appointment starts at $485. Dr. Sam's is a house call practice in Allentown itself but works Monday to Thursday only, and Catnip in Mertztown covers both weekend mornings. Be careful what you find searching, because the best known local end-of-life vet stopped covering the Lehigh Valley in December 2025.
Our Recommended Providers in Allentown
We reviewed the available options and selected these providers based on transparency, communication, and value.
Lap of Love
Best for Lehigh Valley families who want a published price and a line answered at any hour.
Typical range
from $485
at-home visit
The only provider covering Allentown that publishes a figure: a $485 base appointment for Lehigh County, which includes standard veterinarian travel, pre-sedation, the euthanasia itself, a clay paw print, a fur memorial pouch and aftercare coordination. Care coordinators answer around the clock, every day of the year, and the local number is (484) 672-8919.
One thing to know: Extended service areas add travel fees that are not published, and aftercare is extra on top of the $485, so the total is well above the headline. No veterinarian is named for Lehigh County, so you will not know who is coming until the appointment is confirmed.
Dr. Sam's Veterinary House Calls
Best for families whose pet is already a patient, or who want an Allentown practice rather than a visiting service.
Contact for pricing
This is a house call practice with an Allentown address on West Emaus Avenue, and it does general medicine as well as euthanasia, so the veterinarian who comes at the end can be the one who has been treating your pet. Euthanasia uses a two-step sedation process, and a paw print and hair clipping are included at no charge, with private cremation on request.
One thing to know: No prices are published anywhere on the site, so the whole cost is a phone call. Office hours are Monday to Thursday 8am to 5pm and the practice is closed Friday through Sunday, which rules out a weekend appointment and makes a same-week slot tight.
Catnip Veterinary Care
Best for families who need a weekend appointment and can accept a drive from Berks County.
Contact for pricing
Catnip covers Berks and Lehigh counties from Mertztown, about 20 miles from Allentown, and its published hours are the widest of the local options: Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm plus both weekend mornings, with after-hours visits on request. Aftercare is explained plainly, private cremation with the ashes returned in a carved wooden urn or communal at lower cost.
One thing to know: Neither prices nor a phone number appear on the site, so first contact is a form and the cost is unknown until someone calls you back. Allentown is not named in the service area, only Lehigh County, so confirm your address is covered before you plan around it.
Questions Worth Answering Before You Call
Start with when you need it. Dr. Sam's is closed Friday through Sunday. Catnip takes appointments Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm plus weekend mornings, with after-hours on request. Lap of Love answers its line around the clock. If this is a weekend decision, that alone narrows the list.
Ask for the full number, not the appointment fee. Lap of Love's $485 covers the visit, standard travel, pre-sedation, a clay paw print and aftercare coordination, but cremation is extra and extended travel can be too. The two local practices do not publish anything, so ask for the euthanasia, the travel, the cremation and the urn as four separate figures.
Check that your address is actually covered. Both local practices describe themselves by county rather than city: Dr. Sam's is in Allentown, Catnip is in Mertztown about 20 miles away. Give your street address on the first call rather than assuming Lehigh County means everywhere in it.
Confirm who is coming. The two local practices name their own veterinarian; Lap of Love names none for Lehigh County. If it matters to you that the person at your kitchen table has met your pet, Dr. Sam's is the only one here that also does general medicine.