The decision about the euthanasia of your animal receives only the owner, a veterinarian offering this method of relief of suffering after been tested all treatment options cats.
As a euthanized cat?
Euthanasia of the animal may only be conducted in specialized facilities or veterinary clinics where this procedure is allowed by the parent services.
This procedure is performed by your veterinarian. If the decision of the owner about knocking out the cat firmly accepted, he signs the written consent. The document explains what euthanasia, describes the surgery itself and the fact that the owner agree to carry it out.
Euthanasia of cats can be assigned and old animals that refuse to make their own food due to exacerbation of chronic diseases.
If the owner of the animal has no opportunity to bring the cat to the clinic, you can call a specialist at home. The whole procedure of euthanasia will take place in the same sequence, only at home.
Procedure of slumber.
The procedure itself should take place in several stages. First put the injection, a muscle relaxant, in which the animal is completely relaxed. In a few minutes you can enter the primary anesthesia, while the cat will be a complete loss of sensitivity to the environment. However, she feels nothing and hears others.
Some older animals at this stage of deep sleep there is a cessation of heart and respiration. If the anesthesia is administered intravenously, the physician may exceed the dose, and the cat will die in anesthesia.
The next stage of slumber is the introduction into the heart muscle of the drug, which immediately stops the heart. The cat feels nothing.
After done all the procedures for euthanasia, the doctor listens to the heart with a stethoscope. After the introduction of the last injection in cats can be some reflexive movement.
Euthanasia of cats is a psychological trauma for a pet owner, you need to be prepared for the psychological changes, it is possible to bring relatives who will support and reassure the owner of the cat.
The method of euthanasia depends on the disease and the age of the cat and was appointed veterinary doctor on their own. At the request of the owners of the corpse of a cat are cremated or given to self-burial.
If the owner of a cat cannot pick up the corpse of an animal, he has the right to leave him in a veterinary clinic, disposal of the animal will be held at public expense.