Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[Stefan-A]

Tough question.

Barbiturate overdose would do it, although shooting would do the job just as well. I wouldn't bother trying to freeze it.

[Lori P]

I have euthanasia solution here, but the question is, where does one inject a turtle? That's why mt vet didn't want to do it.

[crzy_kevo]

could try force feeding tylenol a couple pills hsould be enough and it problably wont feel a thing

[Stefan-A]

Overdose of barbiturate
o Intravenous route– injection into the venous sinus in the dorsal midline of the tail.
o Intraperitoneal route - enter the abdominal cavity anterior to a hind leg.
o May need prior sedation (eg. with an injection of Ketamine or Saffan into the quadriceps muscle, or in terrestrial species, by inhalation of an anaesthetic gas).

[crzy_kevo]

damn you know your stuff stefan

[Stefan-A]

No, I just have a large collection of PDF:s. Two of them are about euthanasia of animals, including reptiles.

[Lori P]

Thanks Stefan. I can do IP. We'll hit him with some ketamine first to sedate him. I really apreciate it... we were thinking we could go that route, but wanted to make sure. Never injected a reptile before.

[jitami]

Good info to have. We seem to need it frequently here.

Lori, if it were me I'd stop his suffering. It sounds like either injection site that Stefan mentioned would be relatively easy.

Remember, there's no wrong answer here, just listen to your heart, evaluate his suffering, and go from there. Sorry you're having to make this decision

[jitami]

Guess you already came to that conclusion... can you tell I was thinking long and hard as I wrote... I know it's not easy and I truly appreciate you giving your time and emotions to all of the critters you help. (((hugs)))

[Lori P]

Thanks Tami. And extra thanks to Stefan for confirming how to procede. It was actually a very easy procedure and he slipped into unconsciousness within a couple of minutes, and then passed away within 10 minutes. Very peaceful.

And now I know for future reference. THANK YOU!!!!!