November and December are months when many horse owners decide old Trigger will not survive the winter. Tim called me to put down his 30-year-old paint gelding, Reno, and said the horse would be across the pasture in the usual place. Tim chose to not attend. I stepped Reno away from the trailer, slipped a large gauge needle into his jugular vein and began to administer the euthanasia solution. We try to rapidly bolus all 60 ccs and occasionally need to reposition the needle if the patient moves. Reno took a sidestep after I injected 10 ccs, but before I...

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