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Hi All
 
   I have not been in touch for a while, however I feel this is  important to 
mention to all who put any animals to sleep.
   As some of you may know I put my last cougar to sleep a while  back. Its 
been hard to live without them after almost 30 years always having at  least 3 
or more living with me. I have had to fight some real urges to get  another 
kitten but I don't think I could stand the thought of 25 more years  worrying, 
if they would out live me! 
  Here goes.....when I put my last one to sleep she was mentally  healthy 
however her kidneys were failing and she was having trouble with weight.  I made 
3 appointments with the vet and canceled, but finally I knew I could not  let 
her suffer any so   I had the vet come to my farm and  wait out front, out of 
sight and sound so as to not upset her in anyway. He  gave me the tranq and I 
went to her and let her out into the yard, she was  loving and purring I gave 
her the shot she never flinched (small needle), just  got groggy and lay down 
as if to sleep climbing in my lap. I called to the vet  and he came out back 
and checked her, he said she was out she lay very limp. He  prepared the pink 
solution and started putting it in her vein, half was  injected as her head lay 
in my lap she started terribly gnashing her teeth and  made sounds,but the 
rest of her body was completely limp.  I was so  upset at this and  the vet 
never charged me for the farm call or  anything else. I have since found out some 
tranqs only paralyze the body,  but the mind can be fully awake. I am still 
shaken by this incident. 
 Please people make sure the tranqs you are using have been tested on  people 
and they make the animal lose consciousness, not just paralyze them as  well 
as they are given the right dosage for their weight!  I have read  where 
people have even been given the wrong anesthesia have been fully awake  during 
surgical procedures feeling everything that's being done to them. The vet  did not 
even try to say it was a normal reaction, muscle twitches or  some such 
nonsense, we both knew it was not normal. 
  I loved my cats dearly and all lived to be around 25 years  old and I miss 
them very much, but this has haunted me for a while now and  I want to share 
so others will be aware that this type of thing can  possibly happen. I still 
have my servals and one is close to 15 so I am soon  again to be faced with a 
sorrowful decision, however this time I will be more  informed as I hope all 
that read this post will try to be also when faced with  putting any animal to 
sleep.
Love to all my baby's here and wherever else they may be now.
Lynn
   
 
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