How much does it cost to put a dog to sleep?
CareCredit puts the average cost to put a dog to sleep at $139 at a clinic and $410 at home.
The clinic figure ranges from $110 to $253 and the at-home figure from $325 to $747. CareCredit names the same things behind both: where you live, the size and weight of the dog, when the appointment happens, how far the vet travels, and whether cremation or burial is part of what you are paying for.
This page is general information, not veterinary advice. Whether and when to say goodbye is a decision for you and your own veterinarian, who has seen your pet. Every figure here is a price someone else published, and the only number that applies to your family is the one your vet quotes you.
By state, for the twelve metros this board measures
| State | At a clinic | At home |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $143 | $423 |
| California | $186 | $548 |
| Colorado | $141 | $416 |
| Florida | $137 | $406 |
| Georgia | $122 | $358 |
| Illinois | $127 | $372 |
| North Carolina | $131 | $384 |
| Pennsylvania | $127 | $373 |
| Tennessee | $121 | $357 |
| Texas | $123 | $364 |
| Washington | $154 | $452 |
The spread across those eleven states is real but narrower than the spread inside any one of them. California reads highest at $548 for the home visit and Tennessee lowest at $357, while CareCredit's national range for the same visit runs from $325 all the way to $747.
What a big dog changes
Weight is named by every publisher and priced by none. CareCredit lists the size and weight of the dog as a factor in both the clinic and the home figure. CodaPet says that for a pet over 100 pounds the vet may ask for help moving them. The one place weight does carry published numbers is cremation, where CareCredit's table starts at $45 to $75 for a communal cremation under 30 pounds and rises to $150 to $200 over 90 pounds.
Sources: CareCredit (dog euthanasia costs), CodaPet (published pricing), CareCredit (pet cremation costs)
The full weight table, and what private and communal cremation actually mean: what pet cremation costs, by weight.
Burial, if that is what you want
CareCredit puts a pet cemetery burial for a dog at $831 on average, ranging from $659 to $1,513, and lists what sits inside that: the plot, a marker or gravestone, a casket, upkeep of the site and any service. A home burial may be an option where you live and may not be. That is a local rule, so ask your vet or your city before you plan on it.
If the bill is the problem
Say so when you call. CareCredit notes that some practices bill in instalments, and also notes why that is uncommon: veterinarians are not lenders, and carrying a family's balance puts a small practice at risk. Shelters and humane societies in many areas run reduced-cost end-of-life services, and your own vet will know which ones near you do.
What a payment plan for a veterinary bill actually looks like, and what one national grant will and will not cover: do vets take payment plans.
These are the at-home and hospice vets that AI assistants actually named when we asked, twice, in each of these twelve metros. Nobody can pay to be on these lists.
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Questions people ask next
- How much does it cost to put a dog down at the vet?
- CareCredit publishes a national average of $139 for a clinic euthanasia, in a range of $110 to $253, and gives a figure for every state. Aftercare is quoted on top of that, and CareCredit's published private cremation average for a dog is $260.
- How much does it cost to put a dog down at home?
- CareCredit puts the national average at $410 with a range of $325 to $747. The three national in-home providers publish their own figures separately: Lap of Love's metro base prices ran $475 to $560 across this board's metros on 2026-08-23, CodaPet starts at $360, and Pet Loss at Home publishes $300 to $600 depending on location, size and what is included.
- Why is at-home euthanasia more than a clinic?
- The vet drives to you and stays longer. Lap of Love's metro pages say the base price includes standard veterinarian travel, and CodaPet lists travel as one of three separate fees in its total. CareCredit's own figures show the gap: $139 against $410 for a dog.
- Does pet insurance cover euthanasia?
- Sometimes. CareCredit's guidance is that many accident and illness policies cover euthanasia for a non-treatable illness or injury, and that an illness your pet already had when you bought the policy may be treated as pre-existing and excluded. Your policy documents are the only thing that answers it for your pet.
Written for pet owners by Most Recommended Pet Euthanasia Vets, which measures which at-home pet euthanasia vets AI assistants actually recommend in 12 U.S. metros. Nobody can pay to be on those lists. How we measure.