Dr. Stephanie Bowes, Medical Director, DVM

"End of life care is not just about providing death, it's about education, reassurance, dignity and true tranquility."

Dr. Stephanie Bowes, DVM, holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Psychology from the University of South Florida and earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, where she also completed a certificate in Veterinary Business Management. Licensed in Florida since 2016, she became a Certified Peaceful Euthanasia Veterinarian in 2023, a credential that reflects the work she had already been drawn to for years in clinical practice. She currently serves on the Florida Veterinary Medical Association Executive Board as the District 3 Central representative.

I found it more and more important to focus and give attention to a pet's last chapter or few pages of their story when it came to supporting my clients. End of life care isn't all that I wanted to focus on, but it was important to me to provide a thoughtful service to families that didn't make them feel that much worse about their decision. Too often families that I've seen felt a lack of support in making one of the most difficult decisions for a family member. There was this complete drop-off when it came to dedicated time and space to understanding the age process in a pet or the changes they were experiencing with any given disease. I've always believed my place as a veterinarian was a member of their trusted care team, and I was there for enable families to care for their pets in the best way possible...and that means to the very end.

Publications & Media

• Media Feature Finding flexibility that works for you: An EOLC case study ↗ American Animal Hospital Association · 2025

  This is an AAHA-published interview with Dr. Stephanie Bowes alongside Loved's full brand guidelines and voice guide. Loved Veterinary Services is an in-home end-of-life and comfort care practice built around the idea that families with senior or terminally ill pets deserve a trusted guide, not just an appointment, to walk alongside them through this season of life. The brand voice is clinically grounded but humanly warm, speaking directly to the guilt, uncertainty, and isolation families carry, using specific and concrete language over vague emotional platitudes, with every touchpoint designed to make a family feel: "Finally, someone who understands. This is exactly what we needed."

• Podcast Interview with Julie Townsend from Downtown Dish - Lakeland, FL ↗ Downtown Dish · 2024

  The document is a transcript from Downtown Dish, a local Lakeland, FL podcast hosted by Julie Townsend of the Downtown Development Authority, featuring Dr. Stephanie Bowes in an early 2024 interview about Loved Veterinary Services (then operating as "Everloved Vet Care"). Dr. Stephanie describes the business as an at-home euthanasia and quality-of-life assessment service for cats and dogs in Polk County, where she arrives as a stranger, earns trust quickly, and spends up to two hours with each family in their pet's own environment, offering something no clinic can: unhurried, undivided presence. The interview captures the business in its early momentum, with Dr. Stephanie working six days a week on word-of-mouth growth, positioning Loved as a compassionate complement to primary care vets rather than competition, and rounding out the experience with free grief support and coordinated aftercare.