Dog to be euthanized UPDATE: Euthanasia went BAD (pg 3)

[JustPeachy]

You can't compare euthanizing a horse to euthanizing a dog.

 

[heatherindeskies]

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True, but with my dog's experience and the above cat experience and a couple of other small pet mishaps I am now hearing about with this procedure, I like the idea of the IV cath and sedation first.
If any vet techs out there can learn from my bad experience than perhaps another animal and owner can be spared this, and that would be important to me, even if it does make the procedure a little more expensive.

 

[SillyChicken]

I'm afraid I would have become completely enraged and unglued if that ever happened to one of my babies.

So sorry you and your dog had such a bad time...

 

[welsummerchicks]

When a dog is very sick sometimes the vein is hard to find and the veins may collapse when the needle goes in - due to low blood pressure or other issues.

 

[abluechipstock]

i worked as a vet assistant for 8 yrs and i think we used sedation a few times, we sometimes put an iv catheter in so it would go smoothly but truly if the dog is restrained properly we rarely had a problem, the iv catheter works good if the owner wants to hold them, sorry for your loss i've been there myself and helped hudreds of animals pass over, i think they know when you care

 

[dainerra]

my vet does sedation as a standard procedure. We had our Freya euthanized last year. First step was to put in an IV. Then sedation shot. Then after she was drowsy, the "final" shot. They checked her to make sure that she was "out" before giving the final dose.

My vet explained it that NOT doing the sedation is cheap and, in his opinion, cruel. When the agent hits the blood stream to stop the heart, the natural body response is one of panic. He likened it to being awake while drowning vs dying in your sleep. The cost of the sedation drug is tiny compared to a comfortable death for the animal and the peace of mind of the owner.

I'm so sorry that you had to witness that. Honestly, I'd go back and give the vet a piece of my mind.

 

[Chickengal505]

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It depends on what your comparing. If your comparing dosages, nope, an't going to work. Comparing safty tatics, yes, same consept.

 

[chickendiva25]

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I feel your pain.

We recently had to put down our beloved dog, Ozzie, whom we had for such a long time I can't remember when we got him...We had to put him down as he couldn't walk from the arthritis in his hips, and eventually he just gave up and we found him laying on the ground, in our garage on the brink of death. I couldn't even be with him when my mom took him to the vet to put him down....

x100 to you!

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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Sedation first is the way to go.

 

[Sweetened]

My condolences for your loss. I wish I could offer you comfort.