Death of an emu

[Tony Russell <>]

Yes Denise, my thought is:- do the same thing to the "vet".
T.


At 04:45  7/10/00 +0000, you wrote:
> Hello All
> A friend's emu died a few weeks ago.  He was to be moved, and a couple of
> park rangers and a vet turned up to do the job.  My friend thought the
> plan was to sedate him, but the vet decided that wasn't necessary, that
> they'd simply grab him, and while sitting on his back, tie a bag on his
> head, tape his legs and that would be that.
>
> But the bird was thrown on his side.  He was then sat on while a thick
> bag was placed over his head and taped into place.  M.  was then asked to
> hold his head, whereupon she discovered it was 'floppy'.  She says she
> tried to tell the vet but she disregarded her and kept taping his legs.
> Unfortunately by the time they took M. seriously the bird was dead.
>
> The vet said 'stress' killed the bird.  M thinks he suffocated.
> Recounting this tale to another vet later she was told that his usual
> procedure was to place the bird's head in a trouser leg or coat sleeve,
> so it could breathe, but not see.  She was also told that leg taping was
> not necessary.
>
> It seems to me that sitting on the bird's side would have compromised the
> ability of the air sacs to expand, and that along with the bag could have
> played a part in the bird's demise.  Does anyone have any thoughts on
> this?
>
> Thanks
> Denise
>
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