Mary wrote:
wrote: "Mary" wrote: While my cat did not like getting the shots, afterward she really did seem to just fall asleep. I wonder if there is a dulled sense of panic between the heart stopping and the final cessation of brain activity. It must be similar to a heart attack. I am curious--and of course if this is too personal I apologize and retract--have you had a heart attack? I never have, and I wonder what it is like. One or both of you have "heart attack" (an uncomfortable to very painful event, usually due to blockages in blood vessels to the heart, and causing damage to the heart), confused with "cardiac arrest" (heart stopping). When not enough blood/oxygen is being pumped to the brain, one of the first things that happens is loss of consciousness. (This is why some people faint when they stand up quickly and blood pressure doesn't correct quickly enough. Consciousness is shut-off, because it's easier to get blood to the head when you're lying on the floor.) It is my understanding that animals are typically given a sedative and/or painkillers before the drug that stops their heart, so I frankly doubt there is any sense of panic, dulled or otherwise, except for the actual insertion of the needle. And since one typically euthanizes an animal *because* it is in significant discomfort, I suspect the last thing experienced by the animal is a sense of relief from that discomfort. -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
Mary wrote:
wrote: "Mary" wrote: While my cat did not like getting the shots, afterward she really did seem to just fall asleep. I wonder if there is a dulled sense of panic between the heart stopping and the final cessation of brain activity. It must be similar to a heart attack. I am curious--and of course if this is too personal I apologize and retract--have you had a heart attack? I never have, and I wonder what it is like. One or both of you have "heart attack" (an uncomfortable to very painful event, usually due to blockages in blood vessels to the heart, and causing damage to the heart), confused with "cardiac arrest" (heart stopping). When not enough blood/oxygen is being pumped to the brain, one of the first things that happens is loss of consciousness. (This is why some people faint when they stand up quickly and blood pressure doesn't correct quickly enough. Consciousness is shut-off, because it's easier to get blood to the head when you're lying on the floor.) It is my understanding that animals are typically given a sedative and/or painkillers before the drug that stops their heart, so I frankly doubt there is any sense of panic, dulled or otherwise, except for the actual insertion of the needle. And since one typically euthanizes an animal *because* it is in significant discomfort, I suspect the last thing experienced by the animal is a sense of relief from that discomfort. -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
P.S. My motto: they can have my cheese when they pry it from my cold dead
hands--so--I imagine I might be looking at some trouble one day. Yeah, cardiologists pretty much think cheese is The Devil. I have no problem living without red meat. It's the cheese, butter, and ice cream. Wah. Sherry My athletic friends have all gotten sports injuries and by the time they get osteo arthritis from using their joints too much I figure I will be going in for bypass. |
P.S. My motto: they can have my cheese when they pry it from my cold dead
hands--so--I imagine I might be looking at some trouble one day. Yeah, cardiologists pretty much think cheese is The Devil. I have no problem living without red meat. It's the cheese, butter, and ice cream. Wah. Sherry My athletic friends have all gotten sports injuries and by the time they get osteo arthritis from using their joints too much I figure I will be going in for bypass. |
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