https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/6703/pts What is the legal standing for RVNs doing PTS? Ta en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/126646?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:48:02 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:70fc45fb-c04b-4826-8e9c-5f622acf1ee2denise laughlin<p>Sorry to re touch on a very old post but does anyone have any actual facts (links or documents) that state the legalities of euthansia of animals by non-vets?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/66215?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:47:57 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:abb8210f-313d-46fb-a20a-3f20f7d6b1b2Claire Cameron<p>[quote user=&quot;hissycat&quot;] <p>I think its ok for nurses to do it as long as the actual drug has been prescribed by a veterinary surgeon with the animal examined by them and&nbsp;under their care, and the nurse is employed and acting under their direction, as with other POMV meds. I have euthanised animals left at the practice by the owners (for euth, obv) or left by charities for euthanasia. Never done it in front of the owner but I think I might like one of my old nursing colleagues to help euthanise any of mine when the time comes. Anybody can humanely euth an animal, it is the drug that is the issue, I believe. </p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote]</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Ta <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Thumbs_up.png" alt="Thumbs up" /></p> <p>Thought this was the case but wasn&#39;t sure <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Happy_smiley.png" alt="Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/66214?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:42:36 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:2751e875-8c00-4f6e-af23-079be7df3b30hissycat<p>I think its ok for nurses to do it as long as the actual drug has been prescribed by a veterinary surgeon with the animal examined by them and&nbsp;under their care, and the nurse is employed and acting under their direction, as with other POMV meds. I have euthanised animals left at the practice by the owners (for euth, obv) or left by charities for euthanasia. Never done it in front of the owner but I think I might like one of my old nursing colleagues to help euthanise any of mine when the time comes. Anybody can humanely euth an animal, it is the drug that is the issue, I believe. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>