The in-home pet euthanasia involves giving an overdose of a highly concentrated anesthesia that has been specifically made for this purpose to your pet in a home environment. This makes your pet to have a relaxing, tired, sleepy feeling. First, a tiny needle is used to give the pet a sedative to help calm it. Within a period of 15 minutes, the pet is able to relax fully before falling unconscious. It is after this that the final vein injection is given. The euthanasia solution will overwhelm the brain causing it to shut off completely. Soon the breathing will increase due to no-brain activity. This will be followed by the heart slowing and stopping over a period of one to three minutes.
There is a big difference between the clinical and the home euthanasia. Some of the benefits of the in-home pet euthanasia include:
• A familiar setting for the pet’s last memories
• Less stress as a result of transporting the pet to the clinic
• You are at your friend’s side as she fall asleep
• You are able to grieve within the privacy of your home
• It is possible to choose when, where and who attends to the pet
Perhaps you may be wondering what you will do with the body after the in-home pet euthanasia. You can consider a burial at home or a pet cemetery or you can even transport it to a facility for pet cremation. Therefore, there is a good reason why you should consider an in-house pet euthanasia.
