Euthanasia in Animal Hospice

Cooney, Kathleen A.

doi:10.1002/9781119036722.ch23

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“…When analysing both non-emergency and emergency euthanasia, "year since graduation" was not associated with an increased likelihood for the administration of a premedication or sedation. This was an unexpected finding as the more recent guidelines on euthanasia of companion animals recommend pre-euthanasia premedication or sedation, and it has recently been referred to as best practice [1,19,49,50]. Therefore, we anticipated that more recent graduates (those with fewer years of experience) would be more likely to be exposed to recent guidelines and, therefore, more likely to administer premedication or sedation compared to earlier graduates (with greater years of experience).…”

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Euthanasia of Dogs by Australian Veterinarians: A Survey of Current Practices

Pepper

Chan

Ward

et al. 2023

Veterinary Sciences

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Euthanasia techniques utilised by veterinarians impact the welfare of many dogs in their final moments. Despite euthanasia guidelines, little is known about euthanasia techniques used in practice. We administered an online survey of Australian veterinarians who had euthanised at least one dog in the previous 12 months. We found that 668 (96.8%) had euthanised a dog in the previous 12 months, almost all using intravenous pentobarbitone sodium (n = 651, 99.7%). For non-emergency euthanasia (n = 653), the majority (n = 442, 67.7%) administered a premedication or sedation prior to euthanasia versus less than half for emergency euthanasia (n = 286, 46.4%). Practices and views about euthanasia varied. Female veterinarians and veterinarians located in metropolitan regions were more likely to administer a premedication or sedation prior to non-emergency euthanasia (p < 0.05). Veterinarians in private mixed animal practices were less likely to administer a premedication or sedation prior to a non-emergency euthanasia (p < 0.05). For non-emergency and emergency euthanasia, veterinarians who worked in “other” practice types were more likely to administer a premedication or sedation than private companion animal practices (p < 0.05). The possible reasons for differences in euthanasia practices are explored, and scope for refinement is identified.

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