Euthanising My Dwarf Gourami

[Biulu]

Hi!

I know it sounds very cruel, but I feel my sick dwarf gourami has gotten to the point where he is suffering too much, and know there is no hope for improvement.

He fell ill around 6 months ago with the famous gourami ulcer disease. He has responded until now very well to the treatment with acriflavine medicated foods, but since last week the situation has gotten worse. he has already lost eyesight in one eye, and now the second eye is almost popping out due to the ulcer having advanced all around it, pushing up the eyeball. He is still eating though...

I have heard about the clove oil method, but unfortunately nobody here has heard about it. Is there another (preferably homemade) substance or method which could do the trick?

Thanks in advance!

 

[AJGray]

they say alcohol works quite well so to speak anyways

 

[swack]

vodka, freezing it, or the quickets and surest method, a quick crack to the noggin

 

[Maximus]

IMO, a quick smack on the concrete does it quickest.

 

[xingumike]

take him out of the water and smash his head with a brick or other hard object.

 

[Dark Wolf]

sounds pretty harsh, but i believe the best way is to pick it up and throw it as hard as you can against the floor, preferably outside. It's quick and effective.

 

[Britesprite]

I always use freezing water if I have to put a fish down. I dont' have the heart to smash them against cement. Just put a container with water in the freezer, after a layer of ice has formed on the surface, break through it and dip the fish. The extreme cold is such a shock to their system that they just die within about 3-5 seconds.

 

[ronanphilip]

this may be of some help. topic from fishforums scientific section

click here

 

[CageUK]

In the absence of Clove Oil I used a small cup of neat Vodka on my balloon molly the other night. She died in about 8 seconds I guess and didn't struggle or seem to suffer. Her fins were moving but very gently!

I have now got Clove Oil (From Boots for those in the UK). Try the pharmacy counter at your local chemist for it. It is used for dentistry.

Good luck!

 

[Biulu]

Thanks very much for all the replies! I think I will either be using the Alka-Seltzer or freezing water method. Although a blow on the head is an instant death, I find it difficult to perform. It is already difficult enough that I will have to kill him.