plantmoretrees@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agoThis woman must have a really bad doglemm.eeimagemessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1262arrow-down124
arrow-up1238arrow-down1imageThis woman must have a really bad doglemm.eeplantmoretrees@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square33linkfedilink
minus-squarekbotc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoYea, the vet tech pointing the sharp end of the murder drug at his hand while he injects… esh.
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoThat’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.
minus-squarekbotc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 hours agoAre you supposed to be injecting pentobarbital subcutaneously? Pretty sure I remember it being administered as an IV
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·23 hours agoThe 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)
Yea, the vet tech pointing the sharp end of the murder drug at his hand while he injects… esh.
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.
Are you supposed to be injecting pentobarbital subcutaneously? Pretty sure I remember it being administered as an IV
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)