• kbotc@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Yea, the vet tech pointing the sharp end of the murder drug at his hand while he injects… esh.

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      2 days ago

      That’s actually the correct technique for a subcutaneous injection. You have to tent the skin with 2-3 fingers so that the needle can get under the skin layer without going too deep.

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        24 hours ago

        Are you supposed to be injecting pentobarbital subcutaneously? Pretty sure I remember it being administered as an IV

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          23 hours ago

          The picture is of a vaccination though, not euthanasia. It’s a random stock image chosen by someone who doesn’t have any practical medical knowledge.

          This would be a more apt image…

          But, yeah barbituates are only IV or IC (intracardial; mainly for small animals like hamsters)