fish euthinazation?

to euthinize ot not

  • yes

    Votes: 42 79.2%

  • no

    Votes: 11 20.8%
  • Total voters
    53
I believe the oil they were talking about is clove oil and it is a sedative. Kinda makes them sleepy so the freezing isnt so painful. It is probably pretty cheap, but if it were me, i would have my boyfriend(as i am not capable of such things) wack the fish. That seems to be the quickest and most painless(as long as it is done correctly) method possible. IMO
 
You can read about the euthanization in
Daveedka's Article found here --> Euthanasia

The oil used is clove oil and can be found where you find toothache remedies. The stuff I got said it had 85% Eugenol (Clove Oil) and this is the stuff I used... Clove Oil...
 
When we have sick critters, for many of us we reach a crossroads where we have to make the decision: to live or not. It's so very hard, but we have to be unselfish and figure out if the quality of life is gone, beyond return, and euthanize before more suffering occurs. To allow a creature we've made dependent on us live on in agony is a horrible thing to do, yet so many do it to their dogs, cats, etc. I had to make the decision to put down my 2.5 month old filly 9 years ago; she would have been a cripple, and eventually collapse, the joint gone, by the time she reached mature weight. It almost destroyed me, yet I still know I made the right decision. IMO, a fish is just about as much a companion, and it's quality of life taken just as seriously.
Good fortune in making your decision; only you know if the little fella is beyond healing.
 
DD linked the article, which was my best stab at helpng folks with this difficult subject.


I do not mean to sound harsh when I say this, but IMNSHO euthanization is a decision that an individual has to make on their own and live with. Everyone has different perceptions, understanding and ability. And you are the only one who really can look at the fish and try to asses it's level of suffering and guess at it's ability to recover.

The Harsh part of making the decision is that we really never know if we make the right choice. I have kept fish and treated them and watched them die, and I have euthanized animals only to find out later I probably could have cured them.

It's a tough subject, and one you have to go alone on. And also remember that while you have to make the decesion yourself, No one else has any right to question your choice or criticise your decesion. People may try to question and criticise but they are not the one's responsible for your fish.

Good luck, and hopefully your fish will be O.K. but if you think you need to put him out of His misery, pick a humane method, do what you have to, and go on with other things. It is an unfortunate part of responsible animal husbandry.

HTH
Dave
 
red rainbow

so my red rainbow was fine this morning, and now tonight he is upside down on the bottom of my tank. his color is still bright red and i can't see any tumors. however, my ghost shrimps appear to have been chewing on him a bit so he is a bit hacked up. i never noticed any problems with his coat before but now he has a whitish coat on him that is a bit broken up...is this because he's been getting chewed up or is it a symptom and should I euthanize? i've never really seen such an immediate downgrade in health like this so i don't know if it is even worth trying to help him. i don't have a real hospital tank, but i could probably put him in a tiny little container with some air for the night to see if he is still living....

what should i do?
 
I've had to put down two fish in the last 6 months; Phred my first fishie (the Betta with the swollen belly) and Brownie one of my Parrots.

Both were not living a Good Life (in my opinion), so it was the only thing to do.

I would want the same thing for myself. My Dad died of cancer back in '81; he was wasted away and in a dream world on morphine (I was in England in the Air Force at the time, came back on emergency leave-hadn't seen him for a year-didn't recgonize him). It was a blessing that when he died.
 
I work part time at a vet clinic around here. The vet's advice always seems good to me. He very delicately says that "you will just know when it is time. When the quality of life has dropped, and they loose their personalities. Then they are truly no longer themselves and are suffering."

It is different for every situation, and we can not judge where your situation is. It sucks either way.

But, I would rather go out with dignity than suffering.

Good Luck
 
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