University California, San Diego San Diego, CA, United States
Pithing, drawing circles around bodies, freezing... Ever done one of these activities to ensure that your reptile patient is truly deceased after euthanasia? This 50 minute lecture will present simple methods for providing humane euthanasia to reptiles that will be pain free and rapid for your patients and more tolerable to your clients than some of those traditional methods.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the mechanism by which reptile hearts continue beating after cerebral death
Discuss rapid and pain free euthanasia protocols with clients prior to performing.
Utilize resources available to provide humane euthanasia for reptilian patients.
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