Re: now you've got me worried!

[Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Ping-pong balls up the nose are absolutely NOT a humane way to die.  Not
to bring up ancient history, but I was once in an accident where I
suffocated and came close to dying and I can tell you first-hand that it
is an excruciatingly painful and horrifying way to go out.  Close to 20
years later, I still wake up screaming if I get my pillow over my head
at night.  If you are in the position of having to put down a horse and
a gun is not available, I would think slitting the jugular vein with a
knife would be much preferable (messier but less painful), but I'll
leave the final say-so up to Heidi or one of the other DVMs on the
list.  But ping pong balls aint it.

Susan



> Is tere a humane way to put an injured horse down?  One old horseman told me that pingpong balls are often used for horses that die from over-insurance.   I don't now if that would really owrk or not....vets??? anyone know????  I'd rather pack acouple of ping-pong balls for an emergency than a 357.   Thanks. jan