About the Authors vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
1 Client Considerations 1
Companion animals 3
Species-specific considerations 6
2 Equipment 19
Technique-specific equipment 19
Euthanasia area equipment 29
Drugs 30
Species-specific considerations 35
3 Positioning and Restraint 43
Positioning 43
Restraint 45
Species-specific considerations 45
4 Pre-euthanasia Sedation and Anesthesia 51
Anesthesia 52
Sedation 53
Drugs and routes of administration 55
Assessing unconsciousness and sedation 56
Specific-species considerations 57
5 Euthanasia Techniques 73
How death is achieved 73
Choosing an appropriate method 75
Inhalant methods 78
Injectable methods 79
Physical methods 79
Species-specific techniques 79
Unacceptable methods for domestic animals 164
Death and associated signs 165
6 Body Aftercare 169
Burial 170
Composting 172
Cremation/incineration 173
Rendering 174
Species-specific considerations 174
Conclusion 183
Bibliography 185
Index 191
Kathleen A. Cooney, DVM, MS, is founder and owner of Home to Heaven, P.C., a mobile veterinary hospice and euthanasia service based in northern Colorado. Jolynn R. Chapell, DVM, is in private practice, specializing in exotic medicine, at Aspenwing Bird and Animal Hospital in Loveland, CO. Robert J. Callan, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, is a professor at Colorado State University (CSU) in the Department of Clinical Sciences and service head of the Livestock Medicine and Surgery Service at the CSU James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Bruce A. Connally, DVM, MS, is a former assistant professor and faculty member in equine ambulatory services at CSU.
This is a book that you should purchase and not let siton the shelf. Use it to perfect a good death for yourown patients. (Australian Veterinary Journal, 1April 2013) So while this is not a perfect book, it definitely doeswhat they intend and I genuinely look forward to futureeditions. (Veterinary Practice News, 1 March2013) Overall, this is a wonderful resource for anypractitioner or technician. The information is logically organized,enabling quick and easy retrieval. No other resource covers thetopic of euthanasia as completely. (Doody s, 25 January 2013) The text would be useful both in an educational as wellas clinical setting for review and further study. (Vspn.org, 1 January 2013) Veterinary Euthanasia Techniques is very much apractical guide for veterinary surgeons and technicians on what isa difficult decision to make and to get right. (Veterinary Record, 15 December 2012) "The book can be used as a manual covering step-by-steptechniques or as a starting point for discussing options withclients. No vet's library should be without this manual!." (The Bookwatch, 1 November 2012) On balance, the authors of this new book have succeeded inproviding a practical guide to the euthanasia techniques for allspecies the practising veterinarian is likely toencounter. ( Animal Welfare, 1 November 2012)
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