Home euthanization service was pet hell: trial

[george656]

I can't believe this.

CTV Toronto - Home euthanization service was pet hell: trial - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television

[Sweet72947]

That's really weird.

In the US if we want to PTS our dog at home, there are Mobile Veterinarians who will come and provide the service, and they certainly don't charge $600! That's a ripoff, IMO.

Always ask for credentials.

There are vets who will do it here. I know there are. I don't think they charge an extraordinary fee, either.

Those poor pet owners

And those jerks will probably get away with it because it's "only animals". Sigh..

[george656]

Yes I agree that $689 for the service is a ripoff. If convicted the couple could face a $100,000 fine. But I think jail time for them is better instead of paying a $100,000 fine. What do you think?

[bubbatd]

How horrible !!!!

[Miakoda]

Uhhh...one does not euthanize an animal by administering Euthasol in the muscle.

Not that I would ever call someone like that, but if I was ignorant to the cause and did call them and they showed up and did that to my dog, they would've been eating concrete.

[Dekka]

It is sad.. BUT there are lots of people out there who LOVED the service, on other pet boards there are people upset because this service may be discontinued. All the people putting the animals down are licensed vets. The owners just run the business.

In Toronto there are many clinics that will charge you nearly that cost and you have to go to them. Its sad these people had such an upsetting experience.. but if they had gone to that vet's clinic they would have likely received the same treatment. Some dogs react badly to anaesthetics.

[Dekka]

I don't think they did..

I have seen cats put down that way.. a trank in the muscle then a needle in the heart. Its not usually upsetting though.

When Sammy was put down his heart wouldn't stop with the normal dosages in the vein so they gave him a needle in the heart. My vet asked if I was ok with that or if I wanted to leave. I guess they normally don't do that is it is an upsetting thought for the owner (tho the pet is so far out of it they don't notice)

[Miakoda]

All the people putting the animals down are licensed vets.

Oh, I must've misread/misunderstood that. For some reason I got that they were doing it themselves.

I don't think they did..

Again I must've misunderstood. You are correct in that some cases a tranquilizer is given and then the Euthasol is administered directly into the heart. But I can say that in those cases, well with my experience, we knock the animal so far out that it doesn't flinch or make a sound when we do the other injection. It's gruesome to watch, sure, but I've never seen an animal awake to suffer from it.

Again, I guess we need to let the facts come out and remember the media is the media after all.

Pet Heaven - News

This is their site. It says:

Shelley, working together with her husband Eric will look after everything. They will come to your home or animal hospital to pick up your deceased pet and make the arrangements for the burial or cremation. They are compassionate, loving and understanding.

. . .

Blechman’s Veterinarian confided in her that many Vets feel a hospital is the last place in the world a person should have their pet "put to sleep". Generally, pets hate going to the Veterinarian.

While putting a pet out of its suffering can be very trying for the owner, Shelley Blechman can reduce that stress by helping you organize a mobile veterinarian to come to your home..

So supposedly they arrange for a vet to come to your home but the article said she and her husband came, didn't it? She and her husband are NOT vets. Now I'm confused.