Snake PTS?

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Fri, 07 May 2010 21:07:42 GMT

l use it is a sharp tool that destroys the brain stem and kills the animal there is no imboliization only death

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Phrin Vernon RVN — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:42:20 GMT

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If the snake was lively we would gas down, then inject intra-cardiac. If the snake is almost dead we just go intra-cardiac. We then use a CAT doppler to make sure its worked. Some vets I work with pith them afterwards, just to make sure it is dead, especially if the owner wants to take the body home.

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Ohhh -I just wiki'd 'pithing' - is that what it really means?

Quote wiki:

Pithing is a slaughtering technique in which the brain of the animal is scrambled with a tool inserted through the hole in the skull created by captive bolt stunning. Pithing further immobilizes the animal after stunning and before exsanguination'

Re: Snake PTS?

Phrin Vernon RVN — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:39:05 GMT

Interesting thread! Never considered the erm.. post procedure possibilities with reptiles before, but since they can lay dormant for months with barely a heart beat, it seems sensible to 'keep an eye on them' for a while afterwards!

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A Little TLC — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:22:16 GMT

Iso and then pento. Then laid upside down in a .... wiggle and checked after a while. Never seen one move after thank goodness!!

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Carrie Apps RVN A1 CertExVN GradDipVN CSQP — Fri, 07 May 2010 18:13:47 GMT

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Honeybadger — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:22:35 GMT

In my last practice we would keep reptiles for 48 hours in a cage after PTS. Put them on paper and draw round them and check regularly to make sure they hadn't moved.

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louise170388 — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:13:15 GMT

Iv only seen it done once. . . we gassed it on iso for a while and then injected pento.

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:16:23 GMT

Reason in uk not usually same as in africa what l meant was here it tends to be more ermmm neat?

Dad and neighbour killed BIG cobra by pouring petrol down all the holes they could find and setting fire to it. Still feel sorry for the poor snake

Re: Snake PTS?

Polly P — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:13:08 GMT

I realised when I posted the question that knowing the reason for the PTS would be helpful, but it wasn't mentioned.

Thanks for the replies!

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Polly P — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:13:07 GMT

I realised when I posted the question that knowing the reason for the PTS would be helpful, but it wasn't mentioned.

Thanks for the replies!

Re: Snake PTS?

Anonymous — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:00:01 GMT

Gas and or juice in the vein would be my guess depending on how upset it was or if it were dangerous!

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:59:51 GMT

Pithed it. Even if l used anything else the way reptiles can survive l would want to make sure and pithing is best.

Back home it was shoot it, crush it's head or run like hell depending on make and model or reason. Personally l like snakes poisonous or non. Friend of mine generally crushes them with biggest rocks she can. Though when you have a lot of puff adders and cobras in the neighbourhood and pet dogs then you need to be careful. Last time she tried to shoot one she killed the drainpipe hehehehe Eish and to think she used to be in the police and a good shot!.