humane injection for dog

We went thru this just this past October.

I wanter our Bayou Dog to be as comfortable as possible and at home.
I looked into DIY options and found out just as you have that there are no real options.

We had vet come to house for an extra fee based on distance/drive time. We paid $75 for the euthanisia and $100 for the travel - we are out in the boonies from where the vet was so the price was fair for their additional time.

We took care of forms and payment before the deed so the vet could just leave when finished and let us have our alone time to cry. I suggest this is a good idea.

3 injections - first is valium to relax dog. Dog was still sitting up relaxed, etc. After about a 10 min wait a ketamine injection follows. Dog laid down, tongue out, totally stoned and unable to move. Final injection stops the heart and ends the life.

Money was not a big issue for us on this. We just wanted the best way. Not totally satisfied with this. As noted dog was stoned and essentially gone to us at 2nd injection and i didn't like seeing the dog that way.

Google nitrogen euthanisia for one other possible option. This is used by some of the terminally ill, right to die people. I am not going to post any details - they are avilable if you look. I considered trying this but went with the vet.

Our Bayou Dog is buried back in the woods near a stream on our property. She will get some sort of formal marker and planting this spring.

My sons treestand hangs about 15 feet from where she rests. He got his first deer from that stand this year and knows it is Bayou that brought him that deer as she was a rescued Lousiana deer hunting hound.

It is some thing you do for them, not to them. I did it for my last dog. And i would do it again. They give you so much during their short life. Helping them to pass is very little when you think about it in comparison..

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Lethal injections aren't really a DIY endeavor because the drugs go directly into the vein. Most people can't do this. Our vet gives one shot to put the animal out, then a 2nd shot which stops the heart. I think he charged $45 the last time we needed this service.

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I think that this is like any responsibility in life. You plan, prepare and save for it and because this is a life you make sure that an expert is doing the job. If it happens before you have planned or saved for it then you make a sacrifice. I pawned my wedding diamond. Took a long time to get it back but even if I had not gotten it back I would have been content that I had done the right thing.

Euthanasia can be a calm and gentle death. If it is done incorrectly it is horrifying, painful and traumatic for the animal and the human. If you have ever witnessed one that has gone wrong - I have - you will never attempt to do it on your own. I think that it is the very least that can be done for an animal that has shared your life and done its duty towards you.

I put my dog to sleep myself. He had a very bad heart. One morning, he just couldn't catch his breath. Going to the vet would have been so stressful on him, so with tears pouring, I made him a very special doggie treat. I took about 30 mg of acepromazine ( a very common horse sedative and ground it up with some peanut butter. He loved peanut butter. He quietly died in his sleep 30 minutes after his special treat. He was a 10 pound dog, so you would have to adjust your dose. You could use any type of pain medication or strong sedative to put down an animal humanely. It is just a simple drug overdose and they go to sleep and stop breathing very peacefully without stress.

I would caution against trying to overdose an old dog with a tranquilizer. Many factors come into play, including proper uptake of the drug, etc. I have worked in vets offices and animal shelters, and I have personally had to euthanize many dogs. Acepromazine is sometimes used to knock them unconscious, but it has side effects. Once the dog is out, we would administer sodium pentobarbital IV. This shot was the one required to stop the heart and brain function.

I don't doubt Kim's experience, but she had a very small dog with heart problems, and horse-strength tranq's. Not a common combination.

I agree with everyoneelse here. Take your dog to your vet, they can do it while he's still in the car for you.

I'm very sorry about your situation. To this day nothing chokes me up more than the sorrow that comes from an old dog and owner having to part company.

exactly what happened with my chewie-dog. i still miss him. but, he didn't have to be scared in his last minutes, he just fell asleep whilst I held him. and lucky for me, it was a vet friend, so he came early and didn't charge me and profusly apologized. still was a heartbreaking time.

as a side note however, someone else I know gave their very sick old dog an overdose of sleeping pills in meat. worked.

I am sorry you are going thru this.

Euthanasia drugs are a schedule II controled substance. You have to have a DEA # to purchase. Vets are way expensive on this matter. The whole bottle is about $50 and it has 250 ml in it. You figure 1 ml or cc per 10 lbs of animal. The tranq is about the same price. They got less than $2-$3 wrapped up in to put down a dog, and charge crazy prices for it.

Thank you all for your kind words and advise.