Leenknegt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Hi,
>I've read all the posts about this subject, it is a bit scary, but I know it
>is an important subject. So I thought I'd just trow in my two cents (that's
>the way they say it in English, right?). Can't you just give the animal an
>overdosis of anaestethic, something you just can get in the shop, like
>chloroform? This way the animal just falls asleep and never wakes up. It
>can't be that hard to get it inhaled?
>What do you think about this?
>Sarah
I don't know about Belgium, but it would be very difficult to get hold
of a safe painless anaesthetic from a shop in most countries. Chloroform
is now days considered seriously dangerous for both the patient and the
anaesthetist, so is not used anymore.
Ether can be obtained from some sources, but is so flammable it is not
the sort of stuff you want sitting round in your house. It is not
recommended by the authorities because it can be highly irritating.
People who need to euthanasia an animal need to be aware that anything
other than painless death performed by person with training and/or
experience, could land you in trouble for breaching local animal welfare
legislation.
Having studied this lot I have not found a foolproof and safe method of
doing this using items that are normally available to ordinary pet
keepers.
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Julian
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National Gerbil Society
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
