Message Number: SG1993 | New FHL Archives Search
From: AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2002-10-27 01:48:09 UTC
Subject: Re: Paying vets
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <138.16ac4fac.2aec9fd9@cs.com>

Hi Fuzzymom,
If you want to put your ferret to sleep, one
way is to use a gas anesthetic (such as Sevo or
Iso) and mask your ferret down. Once the ferret is
sleeping then an injection directly into the heart is
very fast and painless for the ferret. It will take just
a few seconds for the heart to stop. Giving the injection
into a lung lobe will not make a ferret bleed profusely
like you described. Some vets will charge you extra for
the gas anesthesia, but it is well worth it to make sure every-
thing goes smoothly and without any pain. If the thought of
watching euthanasia bothers you, then please do not stay with
the ferret during the procedure. Lets not let the other 2 ferrets
suffer needlessly if it is their time.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM