Unit Fourteen: Euthanasia

What document must research methods of euthanasia follow?

AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals

What should be done right after an animal has been euthanized?

The animal should be checked to make sure it is dead before placing it in a bag

Any methods of euthanasia must be approved by ____ prior to use at an institution?

IACUC

Inhalant anesthetics are generally not used for euthanasia of which species because they can hold their breath for long periods of time?

Amphibians and reptiles

Cervical dislocation is acceptable only for rats weighing less than:

200g

The removal of waste anesthetic gases from an anesthesia chamber or from an anesthesia system with activated charcoal cylinders is called:

Passive scavenging

What kinds of animals are resistant to CO2 as a euthanasia method?

Neonatal rodents

The anesthetic concentration and exposure time required for euthanasia will be specified in which document?

The institutional SOPs

Why should a low pressure regulator be used when introducing CO2 gas into a euthanasia chamber?

So the animals are not distressed by the effects of high CO2 concentrations

What term refers to reduced oxygen levels in the body?

Hypoxia