Hi,
After 8 days refusing food and sulking at the bottom, my 8yr old Oscar's symptoms did not improve, and he began looking drastically worse in the past 36hrs. I finally decided to euthanize him in a 5g container with clove oil. I mixed the clove oil (2.5ml/gallon) with an immersion blender beforehand so it fully emulsied. He was unconscious almost immediately upon going in, zero gill movement. I waited 10min, then added 50ml of clove, and fully emulsified it. He's been in that for 1hr, still no gill movement, and his big eyes don't react to light at all. How long before I can be 100% sure he is dead, and not just deeply anesthetized? I plan to bury him, but I want to be positive, and would prefer not to decapitate him.
Thanks.
After 8 days refusing food and sulking at the bottom, my 8yr old Oscar's symptoms did not improve, and he began looking drastically worse in the past 36hrs. I finally decided to euthanize him in a 5g container with clove oil. I mixed the clove oil (2.5ml/gallon) with an immersion blender beforehand so it fully emulsied. He was unconscious almost immediately upon going in, zero gill movement. I waited 10min, then added 50ml of clove, and fully emulsified it. He's been in that for 1hr, still no gill movement, and his big eyes don't react to light at all. How long before I can be 100% sure he is dead, and not just deeply anesthetized? I plan to bury him, but I want to be positive, and would prefer not to decapitate him.
Thanks.
