Comment on This woman must have a really bad dog

• Venator@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Yeah the stock image was probably taken when the dog was getting a routine vaccine or something 😅

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  • EtherWhack@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It is. All anesthetics used for euthanasia (mostly barbituates), that I know and recall, are either given via IV (in a vein) or IC (directly into heart). Nothing other than certain vaccines or just fluid are given subcutaneously.

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• kbotc@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Yea, the vet tech pointing the sharp end of the murder drug at his hand while he injects… esh.

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  • EtherWhack@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That’s actually the correct technique for a subcutaneous injection. You have to tent the skin with 2-3 fingers so that the needle can get under the skin layer without going too deep.

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    • kbotc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Are you supposed to be injecting pentobarbital subcutaneously? Pretty sure I remember it being administered as an IV

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      • EtherWhack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        The picture is of a vaccination though, not euthanasia. It’s a random stock image chosen by someone who doesn’t have any practical medical knowledge.

        This would be a more apt image…

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        But, yeah barbituates are only IV or IC (intracardial; mainly for small animals like hamsters)

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