I hade this posted on someone’s rainbow thread and realized it was inappropriate - those are for support and condolences.
But I put my beloved cat to sleep today and was over here in the crossing thread. I came across a euth at home gone wrong story and it triggered what happened to my my friend. Circumstances dictated that mine was done at the vets office, which turned out to be a blessing and I think I would do it that way again. Anyway here’s what I had posted:
I have to tell you all about a friends experience with at-home euthanasia. Probably is worth it’s own thread and/or we should start collecting these at-home-euthanasia gone wrong stories. Vet shows up alone, she gets him sedated, but somehow doesn’t get the needle into his vein properly. So they all sit there for 45 minutes and they cat’s heart won’t stop beating. As you an imagine, this is tortuous for my friend, who is watching her cat twitch and now has the hell of thinking his end was painful. Oh and he flinched when they put the sedative in so she worries about that burning. As far as I know there are no standard protocols for AH Euthanasia, no certifications or exploration as to why it is a different skill set.
So revisit some of these stories before you immediately reject an office visit for euthanasia. Below is my experience at the office:
I had my cat put to sleep at the vets this morning. First they took him for a minute or two and put a catheter in his arm. Then they brought him back to a an examining room that was solely for that purpose, couch, low light, etc., asked me how much time I wanted and then left me to hold him and talk to him. Then they came back and they had put a long tube onto the catheter so I could hold him while the vet stood a few feet away administering the drugs. It was peaceful and he died in my arms. It wasn’t home, but he was comfortable and safe on my lap as he could be.
But I put my beloved cat to sleep today and was over here in the crossing thread. I came across a euth at home gone wrong story and it triggered what happened to my my friend. Circumstances dictated that mine was done at the vets office, which turned out to be a blessing and I think I would do it that way again. Anyway here’s what I had posted:
I have to tell you all about a friends experience with at-home euthanasia. Probably is worth it’s own thread and/or we should start collecting these at-home-euthanasia gone wrong stories. Vet shows up alone, she gets him sedated, but somehow doesn’t get the needle into his vein properly. So they all sit there for 45 minutes and they cat’s heart won’t stop beating. As you an imagine, this is tortuous for my friend, who is watching her cat twitch and now has the hell of thinking his end was painful. Oh and he flinched when they put the sedative in so she worries about that burning. As far as I know there are no standard protocols for AH Euthanasia, no certifications or exploration as to why it is a different skill set.
So revisit some of these stories before you immediately reject an office visit for euthanasia. Below is my experience at the office:
I had my cat put to sleep at the vets this morning. First they took him for a minute or two and put a catheter in his arm. Then they brought him back to a an examining room that was solely for that purpose, couch, low light, etc., asked me how much time I wanted and then left me to hold him and talk to him. Then they came back and they had put a long tube onto the catheter so I could hold him while the vet stood a few feet away administering the drugs. It was peaceful and he died in my arms. It wasn’t home, but he was comfortable and safe on my lap as he could be.