Message Number: YG2707 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Mike Janke
Date: 2001-04-18 17:31:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Euthanasia

Many have reported the same reaction, but I have had three ferrets
put to sleep and I have not seen one bottle-brush their tail.
Perhaps it was because they were so heavily sedated before the final
injection.

-mike

--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Vicki Rummel" <vicki.rummel@u...>
wrote:
> We had Smokey put to sleep last night. He isn't suffering anymore,
> but we are. It was a fast procedure and there was no twitching or
> anything but his tail bottle-brushed. Why? Is this normal?