FW: [RC] guns to euthanize--OT a bit - Mike Sherrell
A previous vet of ours once told me that if you put
your hand with a knife in it into one of the rear orifices of a horse there
was a big artery you could feel pulsing that you could cut and the horse would
bleed painlessly to death. This was quite a few years ago, and we had only
mares, so I don't remember whether it was only with mares and had to be done via
the vagina, or whether it was rectal and could be done with any
horse.
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ll
cole Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 5:20 AM To:
desertrydr1@xxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [RC] guns to
euthanize--OT a bit
Our veterinarian in Arkansas carried a .22 rifle to euthanize horses.
We had a mare colic and he put her down with one well placed shot. I asked
about his choice and he stated, in his opinion, that it was less traumatic for
the animal and that the size of the gun was not nearly as important as was the
placement of the shot.
Barry Cole, Kansas
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] guns to euthanize--OT a
bit Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:26:41 -0400 From:
desertrydr1@xxxxxxx
Last Friday night I had a horrible experience where
two stray dogs came onto my property and chased horses, chickens, cats and
finally, my beautiful little 6 month old kitten, Simba. He was
best friends with my dog, and never really understood that not all dogs are
freindly. They managed to maul him severely, broke his back, probably
punctured a lung, and obviously other injuries. I had no way to put him
down, and finally, after an hour, he died. I had to wait for the
sheriff to come pick up the dogs, so I couldn't leave. I called everyone I
knew looking for a gun to take care of my sweet little Simba.
A
week or so before that, a friend lost her foundation broodmare to colic.
It was pretty obvious to her before the vet came that it was serious, and it
might have been easier to put the mare down herself. All this tragedy got
me to thinking, maybe I need a gun for such emergencies. If I had had one,
I could have saved the sheriff a trip too, because those dogs would have met a
quick and merciful end instead of being impounded.
So the question is, is
a .22 pistol big enough to kill a horse? Or do I need something
bigger? I really hate guns, hate the thought of having one around.
But I NEVER want to be in a situation again where an animal needs to be put out
of it's suffering and not have the means to do so. I am just sick that I
had no way to lovingly put Simba out of his suffering, and I don't know if I
could live with myself if it happened again to one of my animals.
If not
a gun, what other suggestions do you all have for euthanizing an animal?
jeri
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