From:
Celia Clinkinbeard
Date: 2002-02-21 16:07:00 UTC
Subject: Re: euthanasia
I'm so sorry you've had this bad experience!! It is
traumatizing enough without that!!
I've seen something similar happen to a dog being euthanised.
I was told that it wasn't pain--if the shot is not delivered
entirely in the vein (i.e. the needle slips or is not inserted
correctly), then the vocal centers in the brain are stimulated
and the crying is just like a reflex. (I don't know for sure
if this is true, or, if so, why.) So, possibly your baby
wasn't crying in pain... It's still a horrible thing to
happen!!!
It would be great if someone more knowledgable would address
this. I hope I haven't been irresponsible in posting this
since I don't know for sure if it's true!
Celia
they
injected the first time and nothing happened, they did it
again and
she was crying finally the third time she left this world
Thanks
Chrissy Pupper, Aj, and Snowball