Euthanasia

when is a vet not allowed to choose whom and when to serve

in emergincies

what are the two broad categories of euthanasia

• voluntary active euthanasia

• physician assisted death

what is the ideal animal for euthanasia

• poor welfare

• poor grave prognosis

• poor response to treatment

what are the two types of medical futility

• quantitative futility

• qualitative futility

the likelihood that intervention will benefit the patient is very low is what type of futility

quantitative futility

the benefit from a treatment is extremely small is what type of futility

qualitative futility

what makes euthanasia more common in large animals

• cant control pain

• dangers of being recumbent

• cant fix orthopedic injuries

what does our social contract with animal entail that we provide

euthanasia when indicated

what type of euthanasia methods are there

• acceptable

• acceptable with conditions

• unacceptable

what are the 3 general types of euthanasia

1. inhaled agents

2. non inhaled agents

3. physical

what is the role of veterinarian in small animal, shelter, and large animal euthanasia

• performer

• supervisor

• team members

what are the three acceptable types of euthanasia in small animals

• intravenous

• intraperitoneal

• oral

what small animal euthanasia methods are acceptable with anesthesia

• intrarenal

• intracardiac

what large animal euthanasia method requires a second form for insurance

captive bolt gun

injections for equine are acceptable only when?

deep anesthesia

what is the ideal form of aquatic euthanasia

MS 222

what is death

loss of consciousness followed by cardiac or respiratory arrest and ultimately loss of brain function

in production/agriculture we should try to minimize

death and euthanasia

when is it easy to know when to euthanize

• emergency with poor prognosis

• end stage chronic illness

do kill shelters exist

no

what is the top cause of euthanasia in dogs

behavior

what is a top reason for relinquishment and rehoming

behavior

what gender has the most interspecies aggression

female dogs

when you broach the topic of euthanasia what should you do

discuss welfare of all involved