• @EtherWhack@lemmy.world
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    31 month ago

    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.

    • @kbotc@lemmy.world
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      11 month ago

      Are you supposed to be injecting pentobarbital subcutaneously? Pretty sure I remember it being administered as an IV

      • @EtherWhack@lemmy.world
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        11 month ago

        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)