I had to put my cat to sleep two days ago. I want to understand what happened from a more technical side, because right now the memory is traumatising... I might need to have my dog euthanized in the (I pray not near) future, and I'd like to be able to make better, or at least informed decisions... I went for in-home euthanasia. My cat was really struggling by the time the vet arrived. He (the vet) gave her an injection "to put her to sleep before the final shot". I think it was the type of sedative they give to pets before minor procedures, not the full, surgery-type anaesthesia. Once she fell asleep, the vet tried searching for a usable vein, poked all over her leggies with a needle, but was unable to find one. At one point my cat started trying to get away (she didn't get up, just tried to push away from him while lying down). I'm terrified that she regained consciousness, as that would mean that the last thing she remembered would be the vet (she hated strangers), and not my face (masked due to covid, fml). She got an additional shot of the sedative. Still no vein though (she was very ill with leukemka, so I know it wasn't the vet's fault). We had to drive all the way to the vet with her wrapped in a blankey, over a bumpy road. There he gave her an injection straight into the heart, with the aid of USG. I've read that it's painful. It took two for the heartbeat to stop, I'm scared that it was because her heart rate was up due to fear, which would mean she was at least partially conscious through it all, or at least realized, at some level, that she wasn't safe at home. How rational are my fears? I need to know, even if it's going to hurt. Is there anything that can be done to make such situations easier? For the pet... I'm scared for my dog, and can't forgive myself for what happened to my cat. I'm not looking for consolation. I would ask the vet but he was shook himself and I don't want to make his job even harder.
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