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• EtherWhack@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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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