Putting down ewes

AnFeirmeoir

If ye come across an impossible situation, how do people here put down a sheep in pain with no chance of recovery ,
Some kind of overdose? What's permitted ? I can imagine there are aome stupid regulations here that should be ignored.

razor8

bullet would be my answer, any overdose has to be administered by a vet

J.O. Farmer

The vet can do it humanely with an injection.
As you suggest a large overdose will also do it. I don't think we can name any here due to the possible legality of it.
That said read between the lines of other recent threads. Certain doses were implicated in killing unborn lambs at therapeutic levels. What do you think might happen at higher doses.

rancher

J.O. Farmer wrote: »

The vet can do it humanely with an injection.
As you suggest a large overdose will also do it. I don't think we can name any here due to the possible legality of it.
That said read between the lines of other recent threads. Certain doses were implicated in killing unborn lambs at therapeutic levels. What do you think might happen at higher doses.

Shotgun to the forehead, die instantly, inn the case of those intestinal prolapse when they are in huge pain is the only time I'd do it, you couldn't drag them into a trailer to a vet or wait an hour for him to come out

ganmo

There are 'human' killers out there, basicly a bolt gun they require a type bullet.
Most knackers will put down an animal

jt65

I live near an abbatoir so into the trailer and one of the lads would do the necessary ... might be over a day waiting for the knackery lorry


if it's night time or weekend I use the shot gun , don't like doing it , but I would'nt let an animal suffer

Conmaicne Mara

If a ewe needs putting down I figure she's in some kind of pain, so quickest way is the gun.

AnFeirmeoir

Thanks all

jmrc

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