Monthly Archives: August 2013

Lessons and Recommendations from a Pentobarbital Shortage: US and Canada 2021

Lessons and Recommendations from a Pentobarbital Shortage US and Canada 2021

Lessons and Recommendations from a Pentobarbital Shortage US and Canada 2021 Pentobarbital sodium is a common animal euthanasia drug in the United States and Canada, as well as in other countries with access to it. A shortage of the drug in 2021 created a dilemma for those needing to perform the euthanasia procedure in animals […]

The pentobarbital shortage you might not have known about

pentobarbital shortage

pentobarbital shortage Pentobarbital solution the go-to drug for companion-animal euthanasia has been in short supply for months. But Kathleen Cooney, DVM, MS, CHPV, CCFP, says there’s no reason you would have known that “unless you do a lot of euthanasias.” Founder and director of education at the Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy, past president of the […]