Dog Euthanasia

[mystiklady]

Hello:

I am new here. I have 3 dogs, a female 12 year old Shih Tzu/Pomeranian and a male rescue from California that is Shepherd/Golden Retriever/Corgi and a male rescue from N.W.T. that is a Malamute/Collie/Wolf X.

My question is . . . I live on a remote Island that is completely off the grid, on a mountain in the woods. Recently a friend that live on the same Island faced a dilemma when her aging dog collapsed and they knew it was time for him to cross over. On Lasqueti Island where I live, there is no ferry service on Tuesday or Wednesday. My friend's dog collapsed on Monday evening. Faced with having to wait 2 days to get to Vancouver Island where she could take her dog to the vet to be humanely euthanized, she was completely distraught.

This got me to thinking . . . if you live in a remote area where you have no access to a vet for possibly days, can a vet give you a dose of the euthanasia drug to administer yourself, to your pet. Or, do we really have to go the route of "old school" and shoot it ourselves?

My husband and I have already had the discussion that if something horrific happened to one of our dogs and it is apparent it is in extreme pain and dying a slow death we would do what we have to. But, now I wonder, what if one of our beloved pets was just "near the end" and, to help ease it's pain, to give it a quiet goodbye with a simple shot.

I Googled this but got no answers. Any help in this would be much appreciated.

Dianna

[hazelrunpack]

Hi, mystiklady, and welcome!

I think the issue is that anything a vet could give you to euthanize your dog would also be lethal to humans, so those substances are very controlled. It's not lawful for you to use them without veterinary supervision. Unfortunate, but most likely the case.

Is there anyone with a small engine airplane on the island that might be willing to undertake an agreement to fly owners with ailing pets to Vancouver?