Veterinary euthanasia techniques : a practical guide /
Kathleen A. Cooney [and others].
- Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
- 1 online resource (213 pages)
Web ReferencesIndex.
Veterinary Euthanasia Techniques A Practical Guide; Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Client Considerations; Companion animals; Species-specific considerations; Dogs and cats; Exotics; Horses; Companion Livestock; Production animals; Chapter 2 Equipment; Technique-specific equipment; Inhalant techniques; Noninhalant pharmaceutical agent injections; Physical methods; Miscellaneous; Euthanasia area equipment; Drugs; Inhalant agents; Noninhalant pharmaceutical agents; Pre-euthanasia drugs; Species-specific considerations; Dogs and cats; Exotics; Horses. LivestockChapter 3 Positioning and Restraint; Positioning; Restraint; Species-specific considerations; Dogs and cats; Exotics; Horses; Livestock; Chapter 4 Pre-euthanasia Sedation and Anesthesia; Anesthesia; Sedation; Drugs and routes of administration; Assessing unconsciousness and sedation; Specific-species considerations; Dogs and cats; Exotics; Horses; Livestock; Chapter 5 Euthanasia Techniques; How death is achieved; Direct depression of neurons necessary for life; Hypoxia; Physical disruption of brain activity; Choosing an appropriate method; Comfort with the technique; Supplies. The presence of onlookersThe type and amount of euthanasia solution available; The signalment and physical condition of the animal; The need for a postmortem examination; Inhalant methods; Injectable methods; Physical methods; Species-specific techniques; Dogs and cats; Exotics; Horses; Livestock; Noninhalant pharmaceutical agents; Unacceptable methods for domestic animals; Death and associated signs; Chapter 6 Body Aftercare; Burial; Composting; Cremation/incineration; Rendering; Species-specific considerations; Dogs and cats; Exotics; Horses; Livestock; Conclusion; Bibliography.
Veterinary Euthanasia Techniques: A Practical Guide provides detailed guidance on euthanasia procedures in a wide variety of species, including dogs, cats, exotics, horses, and production animals. Based on the current AVMA guidelines, the book offers step-by-step descriptions of the recommended methods of euthanasia, giving all the information needed to perform these techniques with confidence. Veterinary Euthanasia Techniques helps practitioners, students, and technicians expand their knowledge base and provide competent, compassionate euthanasia services. Including information on client cons.
9781118335468 1118335465 9781118704585 1118704584
Euthanasia of animals--Technique--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Veterinary anesthesia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Animals, Domestic.
Euthanasia of animals--Technique.
Euthanasia, Animal--methods.
Veterinary anesthesia.
Agriculture.
MEDICAL--Veterinary Medicine--Food Animal.
MEDICAL--Veterinary Medicine--Small Animal.
Electronic books.
SF756.394 .V48 2012
636.089 636.089/796 636.089796
Web ReferencesIndex.
Veterinary Euthanasia Techniques A Practical Guide; Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Client Considerations; Companion animals; Species-specific considerations; Dogs and cats; Exotics; Horses; Companion Livestock; Production animals; Chapter 2 Equipment; Technique-specific equipment; Inhalant techniques; Noninhalant pharmaceutical agent injections; Physical methods; Miscellaneous; Euthanasia area equipment; Drugs; Inhalant agents; Noninhalant pharmaceutical agents; Pre-euthanasia drugs; Species-specific considerations; Dogs and cats; Exotics; Horses. LivestockChapter 3 Positioning and Restraint; Positioning; Restraint; Species-specific considerations; Dogs and cats; Exotics; Horses; Livestock; Chapter 4 Pre-euthanasia Sedation and Anesthesia; Anesthesia; Sedation; Drugs and routes of administration; Assessing unconsciousness and sedation; Specific-species considerations; Dogs and cats; Exotics; Horses; Livestock; Chapter 5 Euthanasia Techniques; How death is achieved; Direct depression of neurons necessary for life; Hypoxia; Physical disruption of brain activity; Choosing an appropriate method; Comfort with the technique; Supplies. The presence of onlookersThe type and amount of euthanasia solution available; The signalment and physical condition of the animal; The need for a postmortem examination; Inhalant methods; Injectable methods; Physical methods; Species-specific techniques; Dogs and cats; Exotics; Horses; Livestock; Noninhalant pharmaceutical agents; Unacceptable methods for domestic animals; Death and associated signs; Chapter 6 Body Aftercare; Burial; Composting; Cremation/incineration; Rendering; Species-specific considerations; Dogs and cats; Exotics; Horses; Livestock; Conclusion; Bibliography.
Veterinary Euthanasia Techniques: A Practical Guide provides detailed guidance on euthanasia procedures in a wide variety of species, including dogs, cats, exotics, horses, and production animals. Based on the current AVMA guidelines, the book offers step-by-step descriptions of the recommended methods of euthanasia, giving all the information needed to perform these techniques with confidence. Veterinary Euthanasia Techniques helps practitioners, students, and technicians expand their knowledge base and provide competent, compassionate euthanasia services. Including information on client cons.
9781118335468 1118335465 9781118704585 1118704584
Euthanasia of animals--Technique--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Veterinary anesthesia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Animals, Domestic.
Euthanasia of animals--Technique.
Euthanasia, Animal--methods.
Veterinary anesthesia.
Agriculture.
MEDICAL--Veterinary Medicine--Food Animal.
MEDICAL--Veterinary Medicine--Small Animal.
Electronic books.
SF756.394 .V48 2012
636.089 636.089/796 636.089796