A Case Report on Euthanasia of a Rescued Horse Using Xylazine Hydrochloride and Thiopental Sodium

Veterinary professionals are still looking for a suitable method of euthanasia that causes an easy death animals with minimum pain, fear, and suffering. The present study describes in rescued horses using xylazine hydrochloride thiopental sodium. was conducted at Teaching Hospital, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Bangladesh. Xylazine (0.1 mg/kg; 20mg/ml) sodium (10 25% solution) administered intravenously to the horse. horse rapidly became unconscious died within 4 minutes without any signs excitement. This can be practiced as convenient horses.
 Vol. 9, No. 2, August 2022: 213-219