Dr. Lynn Hendrix (she/her/hers)

• A Passionate World Leader in Veterinary Palliative Medicine and the owner/founder of Beloved Pet Mobile Vet. She is also the co-founder and 2019 President of the WVPMO (World Veterinary Palliative Medicine Organization). She previously sat on the board of directors for the IAAHPC (International Association of Animal Hospice and Palliative Care) and was one of the authors and members of the IAAHPC guidelines task force, writing the first and most comprehensive guidelines on animal hospice in the country.

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• Speaker- She has presented multiple lectures for the IAAHPC,  AVMA, FETCH, and VIN rounds.  She has also been featured on several podcasts.

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• Consulting- A consultant on VIN (Veterinary Information Network), she discusses Hospice/Palliative Care/End of Life Issues with other veterinarians.  She has started her consulting practice, The Palliative Vet. https://thepalliativevet.com.

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• Author- She has written a book, Animal Hospice and Palliative Medicine for the House Call Vet, and is finishing a chapter in a well-known veterinary book.  If you would like to buy a book you can purchase it through Amazon: 

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•  https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Hospice-Palliative-Medicine-House/dp/0323567983/ref=asc_df_0323567983/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=632266955024&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3540442255004750735&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032434&hvtargid=pla-1882855658342&psc=1

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• Owner/Entrepreneur- She opened Beloved Pet Mobile Vet in Davis, CA, in 2011 as a house-call end-of-life and animal hospice practice.  

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• UC Davis Graduate- Dr. Hendrix graduated from UC Davis in 2002 with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.  Her BA and AA are in psychology. She has 30 + years of experience in the veterinary field, starting as a receptionist and then as a veterinary technician. She started studying human hospice practices in 1993 when her mother passed away from lung cancer. She went to veterinary school, discussing hospice for animals at her interview, and while in vet school, worked on the Pet Loss Support Hotline, was the first student board member of the Nikki Hospice Foundation, and was trained at the Heart of the Hospital training on Grief Support techniques.  She has previous training in crisis management. She presented her experience in her student training and emergency medicine at the First Annual Nikki Hospice symposium. Before opening Beloved Pet Mobile Vet, she worked as an emergency veterinarian for ten years.

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• Care Provided- Dr. Hendrix provides Palliative Medicine and In-Home Euthanasia appointments for dogs and cats and will also see goats, sheep, rats, mice, and rabbits for euthanasia.