Euthanized Animals
Posted on February 2nd, 2008 By scott at 1:44 pm (All, Four legs, Six Legs, Two legs, Wildlife)
BoingBoing points to this blog, whatikilledtoday, written by a vet tech that writes about the animals she has euthanized.
A sample–
A ferret with lymphoma, an adrenal tumor, and an insulinoma. She had no hair left and was covered in lymphatic lumps. She didn’t look like a mammal anymore. Nevertheless, her spirits were high and I fed her a hefty dose of Nutrical tasty goo before anesthetizing her.
I have long envied that euthanasia is an option for animals but not me (ignoring the option of sucide, of course). If I looked like that ferret, they would keep feeding fluids, waiting for ‘mother nature’ to end it. Horrible.
Kiley said,
February 3, 2008 at 10:51 pm
So, I went to the site…and cried like a baby. Thanks Scott…Now my nose is all stuffy.
Rebecca said,
February 6, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Only you could find and connect us to a blog about euthanizing animals written by a young vegan triathelete trapeze artist.
Robinson said,
February 8, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I find the website morbid. I know there’s another better word for what it makes me feel but I can’t think of it right now.
But look - she euthed a chicken!
“several weeks ago i euthanized an animal and didn’t make an entry. i was without net access for a few weeks and by the time i got it back i didn’t know if it was appropriate. i have not forgotten and it’s been gnawing at me ever since. it was the first animal (in private practice) that i had not eulogized here. so: a pet chicken that had been attacked by something. a cat? another chicken? the wound never healed and had grown very necrotic. the owner was self conscious about it and did not want to bring it in to the hospital for fear the smell would offend. i sat in the back of her station wagon in the parking lot and gave the injection.”