MimzMum
Wise Old Thumper
Can someone please explain to me why a vet would choose IP injection protocol for a rabbit instead of proper euthanasia? (As in what's used for cats or dogs?) My vets in Alaska said they'd do whatever they could to find a vein instead of pericardial injection when the time came. My current vets claim there's no way to do that. I feel like they're brushing me off because they just can't be bothered with bunnies. They're obviously considered livestock here.
I couldn't afford Mimzy's appointment back on the 8th because my paycheck wasn't large enough. I still need to find a way to gently let him go. I am not having him euthanised with a needle to the heart under any circumstances. It's barbaric. How do I help him without causing his last moments to be horrifying and stressful? Is there no way I can insist on his being handled the way other pets are done?
I am furious and frustrated. I fear my boy is suffering and it's hard enough having to make the decision to let him go without this folderol. Please, I don't want to start a bashing thread. I really need a compassionate, sensible answer. I feel like I'm just getting dismissive platitudes from the vets. If this is all any vet does, then I've got no choice. But somehow, I can't imagine that is how every vet would proceed in this situation.
Many thanks for all replies and I'm sorry to be bringing this up in such a short and cross manner, but I am at my wit's end, atm. Mimzy means the world to me, but I don't know how to make his journey to the Bridge a safe and kind one.
I couldn't afford Mimzy's appointment back on the 8th because my paycheck wasn't large enough. I still need to find a way to gently let him go. I am not having him euthanised with a needle to the heart under any circumstances. It's barbaric. How do I help him without causing his last moments to be horrifying and stressful? Is there no way I can insist on his being handled the way other pets are done?
I am furious and frustrated. I fear my boy is suffering and it's hard enough having to make the decision to let him go without this folderol. Please, I don't want to start a bashing thread. I really need a compassionate, sensible answer. I feel like I'm just getting dismissive platitudes from the vets. If this is all any vet does, then I've got no choice. But somehow, I can't imagine that is how every vet would proceed in this situation.
Many thanks for all replies and I'm sorry to be bringing this up in such a short and cross manner, but I am at my wit's end, atm. Mimzy means the world to me, but I don't know how to make his journey to the Bridge a safe and kind one.