Lisa Hawkes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>hello list.... thought I'd add my 2 cents....
>
>I argee about home euthanasia as being an unsafe and sad situation.
>
>However, I don't find my vet's method very coforting either! When I had to
>have a gerbil put down they took a very large needle and inserted it
>DIRECTLY into her heart. They said that due to size they can not find a
>vein etc...
>
>very sad proposition no matter how you look at it.
>Lisa
>
Our vet has always used a long needle, but this is because they inject
into the abdominal cavity. This is because it has a large blood supply,
that goes via the kidneys to the heart and then the brain. Subcutaneous
injection, that us usually used for slow drug release, is the wrong
thing to do. You want the maximum dose going straight to the brain.
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Julian
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National Gerbil Society
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
