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my pair of old men, Iden and Igor, are not doing well. I have been making the hard decision of perhaps letting Igor go but I am still in the deciding stage.
i've been calling vets to see what methods they do and i don't like the method all the vets are giving me. but maybe i'm wrong so i decided to place the question here.
they said he will be placed in a chamber with co2 until he is unconscious, then injected into the heart. i always heard that method was painful so i said that. the girl said no, there too out of it to feel it. but 'out of it' isn't the same as completely unconscious and not feeling pain. also i am not able to be present which was really important to me as he was my first rat and, obviously, very loved. i mean, i don't want to be sitting out in the waiting room and he's in pain with strangers somewhere.
so far three vet clinics have said the same method and will not let me present.
i'm calling the other ones tomorrow.
opinions?
i've been calling vets to see what methods they do and i don't like the method all the vets are giving me. but maybe i'm wrong so i decided to place the question here.
they said he will be placed in a chamber with co2 until he is unconscious, then injected into the heart. i always heard that method was painful so i said that. the girl said no, there too out of it to feel it. but 'out of it' isn't the same as completely unconscious and not feeling pain. also i am not able to be present which was really important to me as he was my first rat and, obviously, very loved. i mean, i don't want to be sitting out in the waiting room and he's in pain with strangers somewhere.
so far three vet clinics have said the same method and will not let me present.
i'm calling the other ones tomorrow.
opinions?