The main issue is to make sure your vet gives euthasol in the vein. Some vet's give Euthasol (euthasol is pink) or a blue solution in the stomach, and this takes longer to act unless the cat is VERY ill. The blue kind seemed to take even longer to act, and I will specifically request the PINK euthasol from now on. I have had both forms of euthanasia done, and I prefer the euthasol via IV. It works in 3 to 10 seconds, whereas the other euthanasia solution given in the stomach take 30 seconds to a minute (which seems like an eternity when you are holding them and saying goodbye). I have never had a vet offer or give a sedative before euthanasia, in fact, I had never even heard of that until joining this list. All except ONE of the animals I had put down went very peacefully. The one that went bad was a VET mistake, she missed the vein and injected it Sub-Q. It was VERY nasty and heart-breaking, the dog cried and thrashed around for a full 2 or 3 minutes in agony (this was the same vet that told me ringer's solution given sub-q would slough the skin off). God, I hope she's not still in business! Anyways.. back to the topic. Just make sure you have a good vet and it goes in IV.
I'm so sorry to hear that it's Cricket's time. I hope his euthanasia is peaceful and painless. The fact that you are researching it shows how much you care, and I'm sure he appreciates it. Jenn http://ucat.us http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Adopt a cat from UCAT rescue: http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/AWrescue/FIV/ Adopt a FELV+ cat: http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html "Saving one animal won't make a difference in the world, but it will make a world of difference for that one animal." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life. Bazil's caretaker collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free can of formula! PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil! If you use KMR, even just one can, please email me for the NEW address to send them to! -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/163 - Release Date: 11/8/2005
