Nina Blackmore

Vet and Owner

I am an experienced small animal vet, splitting my time between working as an emergency vet in a busy veterinary hospital, and life on our smallholding in Rutland, where I live with my husband and ever growing menagerie.

 

I have always been deeply passionate about animal welfare, but over the years I became increasingly aware of how difficult it could be for families to arrange euthanasia at home. Working in practice, I would receive calls from people desperately wanting their pet to be able to pass away somewhere calm and familiar but the time pressures and competing responsibilities of a busy veterinary practice often meant I simply couldn't help. That was why I created Faithful Farewell; a veterinary service dedicated to giving pets and their families the time, compassion and individual care they deserve at the end of life.

 

I have undertaken additional specialist training in peaceful euthanasia and end of life care so that I can make these appointments as gentle and compassionate as possible. Faithful Farewell holds platinum accreditation with Compassion Understood and I am certified via the Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy.

 

This additional training, together with my experience as a veterinary surgeon, helps me support both you and your pet through an incredibly difficult time.

 

Animals have always been a huge part of my own life, so I understand just how much a pet can mean to a family. They are part of our routines, our homes and some of our happiest memories. I know that trusting someone to care for them at the very end of their life is an enormous thing to ask, and it is a responsibility I never take lightly.