Home euthanization service was pet hell: trial
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It is sad.. BUT there are lots of people out there who LOVED the service, on other pet boards there are people upset because this service may be discontinued. All the people putting the animals down are licensed vets. The owners just run the business.
In Toronto there are many clinics that will charge you nearly that cost and you have to go to them. Its sad these people had such an upsetting experience.. but if they had gone to that vet's clinic they would have likely received the same treatment. Some dogs react badly to anaesthetics.
In Toronto there are many clinics that will charge you nearly that cost and you have to go to them. Its sad these people had such an upsetting experience.. but if they had gone to that vet's clinic they would have likely received the same treatment. Some dogs react badly to anaesthetics.
I don't think they did..
I have seen cats put down that way.. a trank in the muscle then a needle in the heart. Its not usually upsetting though.
When Sammy was put down his heart wouldn't stop with the normal dosages in the vein so they gave him a needle in the heart. My vet asked if I was ok with that or if I wanted to leave. I guess they normally don't do that is it is an upsetting thought for the owner (tho the pet is so far out of it they don't notice)
I have seen cats put down that way.. a trank in the muscle then a needle in the heart. Its not usually upsetting though.
When Sammy was put down his heart wouldn't stop with the normal dosages in the vein so they gave him a needle in the heart. My vet asked if I was ok with that or if I wanted to leave. I guess they normally don't do that is it is an upsetting thought for the owner (tho the pet is so far out of it they don't notice)
Oh, I must've misread/misunderstood that. For some reason I got that they were doing it themselves.
Again I must've misunderstood. You are correct in that some cases a tranquilizer is given and then the Euthasol is administered directly into the heart. But I can say that in those cases, well with my experience, we knock the animal so far out that it doesn't flinch or make a sound when we do the other injection. It's gruesome to watch, sure, but I've never seen an animal awake to suffer from it.
Again, I guess we need to let the facts come out and remember the media is the media after all.
Again I must've misunderstood. You are correct in that some cases a tranquilizer is given and then the Euthasol is administered directly into the heart. But I can say that in those cases, well with my experience, we knock the animal so far out that it doesn't flinch or make a sound when we do the other injection. It's gruesome to watch, sure, but I've never seen an animal awake to suffer from it.
Again, I guess we need to let the facts come out and remember the media is the media after all.
B
Pet Heaven - News
This is their site. It says:
So supposedly they arrange for a vet to come to your home but the article said she and her husband came, didn't it? She and her husband are NOT vets. Now I'm confused.
This is their site. It says:
So supposedly they arrange for a vet to come to your home but the article said she and her husband came, didn't it? She and her husband are NOT vets. Now I'm confused.
She had used them before with no issues but it doesn't say what was different this time.
The only thing the article says about dress is...
It never said shabbily or how the vet was dressed.
She never says whether the last times she used that service if the vet had 'proved' he was a vet. If she was worried why didn't she ask?
The article is written in such away that it casts doubt and infers much.
It might have been a horrible experience.. but I find the article too vague and leading.
B
No, the people that used the service this time had NEVER used the service before.
Then they talked to a lady who HAD used the service before.
Hopefully more information will be put up that will clear up the confusion. I've had pets euthanized and they should NOT make a sound, except for the initial needle insertion. They certainly shouldn't make any more sounds or sound like they're suffering.
Then they talked to a lady who HAD used the service before.
Hopefully more information will be put up that will clear up the confusion. I've had pets euthanized and they should NOT make a sound, except for the initial needle insertion. They certainly shouldn't make any more sounds or sound like they're suffering.
This is true..and they will likely get stopped as you can't run a vet practise unless you are a vet (even if you never touch the animals) A euthanasia clinic is considered a vet clinic under the law.
See this makes it look bad. Soo all the companies that make urns and commemorative stones are doing something shady? The fact that they have been doing this for 1/2 a decade and seem to have high customer satisfaction (at least till now)
Knowing the media if there are other people who had bad experiences the will be coming out of the woodwork anytime now.
See this makes it look bad. Soo all the companies that make urns and commemorative stones are doing something shady? The fact that they have been doing this for 1/2 a decade and seem to have high customer satisfaction (at least till now)
Knowing the media if there are other people who had bad experiences the will be coming out of the woodwork anytime now.
B
I don't think pet memorabelia like urns, etc., is a problem - just if you provide the euthanasia service.
The vet doesn't sound all that competent. Why he would deny what he did is a bit strange but maybe his English is really, really poor.
Hopefully they can work something out whereby the VET is the one responsible and these people were just helping people with their pets. I don't think they did anything wrong, actually, but that vet sounds a bit suspicious.
The vet doesn't sound all that competent. Why he would deny what he did is a bit strange but maybe his English is really, really poor.
Hopefully they can work something out whereby the VET is the one responsible and these people were just helping people with their pets. I don't think they did anything wrong, actually, but that vet sounds a bit suspicious.
Its pretty insulting to the owners too. When I had Bago put down, I had it done at home, because he was so afraid of vets. It went well . . . and because I didn't own the house I had him cremated and returned in a little wooden box. Yes, I paid to have him put down at home, and transported to the crematorium (that part because I had to get to my bar class), and yes I paid for an individual cremation, though I took the default box because it was attractive enough. But I don't think I was being especially sentimental for a companion of 11 years who had died young (Bago was a cat).
I did find the pet funeral home (where I picked up his box) a little creepy/amusing, but if people want that sort of full blown service, who is the press to critize either those who want it or those who provide it? Unless of course they are impersonating vets.
I did find the pet funeral home (where I picked up his box) a little creepy/amusing, but if people want that sort of full blown service, who is the press to critize either those who want it or those who provide it? Unless of course they are impersonating vets.
I don't know what I would have done without my Vets. coming to my home. I was able to sedate her on my own before they even arrived, she was so afraid of going to the Vets and HATED anything remotely resembling a needle.
When they got to my home, they allowed me time to talk, cry and prepare myself and then they gave another sedative with a very tiny needle between her shoulder blades. Once she was not responding almost at all and they were sure that I was ready to say goodbye, the gave the final injection in her tiny forearm.
I was then encouraged to take my time with her for our final goodbye before they took her with them for private cremation.
There is no way to make that last act wonderful, but I would never have done this any other way. I don't know what I could possibly have done to make it less stressful for Tia and still I agonized over her last moments...and still do. I can only imagine what those poor people endured having such a violent end, one that they chose with compassion in mind, for their dear dog.
Just horrible.
When they got to my home, they allowed me time to talk, cry and prepare myself and then they gave another sedative with a very tiny needle between her shoulder blades. Once she was not responding almost at all and they were sure that I was ready to say goodbye, the gave the final injection in her tiny forearm.
I was then encouraged to take my time with her for our final goodbye before they took her with them for private cremation.
There is no way to make that last act wonderful, but I would never have done this any other way. I don't know what I could possibly have done to make it less stressful for Tia and still I agonized over her last moments...and still do. I can only imagine what those poor people endured having such a violent end, one that they chose with compassion in mind, for their dear dog.
Just horrible.