NR ZBYZ

AU Glen,J.B.; Scott,W.N.

TI CO2 Euthanasia of Cats

QU The Veterinary Record 1973; 95: 644

PT journal article

AB Eight unwanted adult cats and 18 kittens have been destroyed with this system. All animals became unconscious within 90 seconds. With concentrations of CO2 greater then 60 per cent, respiratory arrest occurred within five minutes. Cardiac arrest occurred very shortly after respiratory arrest. With lower initial concentrations respiration continued for up to twenty minutes and further gas had to be added. Although a few animals showed some excitement before consciousness was lost, in no case was this marked or prolonged. These preliminary results suggest that CO2 does have advantages over chloroform as an agent for euthanasia as loss of consciousness occurs more rapidly; no marked excitement has been noted and cardiac arrest can be produced rapidly by adding further gas to the cabinet after consciousness has been lost.

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