@plantmoretrees@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 1 month agoThis woman must have a really bad doglemm.eeimagemessage-square32arrow-up1267
arrow-up1267imageThis woman must have a really bad doglemm.ee@plantmoretrees@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 1 month agomessage-square32
minus-square@EtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•1 month agoThat’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.
minus-square@kbotc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoAre you supposed to be injecting pentobarbital subcutaneously? Pretty sure I remember it being administered as an IV
minus-square@EtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•1 month agoThe 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)
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.
Are you supposed to be injecting pentobarbital subcutaneously? Pretty sure I remember it being administered as an IV
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)