jess496
Junior Guinea Pig
I have a question about putting guinea pigs to sleep.
What is the best way of doing it?.
My exotic vet said the best way of doing it is holding the Guinea pig while the vet injects the sedation first in the back so that the guinea pig goes sleepy and hold them for a while then the vet would inject the final injection into their stomach.
The vet said he does not agree with gassing animals because they are taken away from owners and they are put into the gas box all alone as no one can be in the same room while they gas them. The vet said often animals know something is happening because they can smell the gas so they get very stressed while they look for their owners. He said it's the wrong way of doing it.
The reason I ask on here because I had a discussion with my family last night about how my Guinea pig was put to sleep and the first injection really hurt him as he squeaked tried to run up on my shoulder so I'm wondering if this is the right way of doing it? I told the vet that he was in pain when he injected the injection but the vet said it happens in seconds but it isn't the point though as it still caused him pain before he died. I wanted a painless passing for him and I feel this was the wrong way of doing it as injections really hurt them.
If I have to go through this again, what's the best way of doing it? I'm guessing I can't tell the vet what to do? They have their own ways of doing it, am I right?.
What is the best way of doing it?.
My exotic vet said the best way of doing it is holding the Guinea pig while the vet injects the sedation first in the back so that the guinea pig goes sleepy and hold them for a while then the vet would inject the final injection into their stomach.
The vet said he does not agree with gassing animals because they are taken away from owners and they are put into the gas box all alone as no one can be in the same room while they gas them. The vet said often animals know something is happening because they can smell the gas so they get very stressed while they look for their owners. He said it's the wrong way of doing it.
The reason I ask on here because I had a discussion with my family last night about how my Guinea pig was put to sleep and the first injection really hurt him as he squeaked tried to run up on my shoulder so I'm wondering if this is the right way of doing it? I told the vet that he was in pain when he injected the injection but the vet said it happens in seconds but it isn't the point though as it still caused him pain before he died. I wanted a painless passing for him and I feel this was the wrong way of doing it as injections really hurt them.
If I have to go through this again, what's the best way of doing it? I'm guessing I can't tell the vet what to do? They have their own ways of doing it, am I right?.