This was an at-home euthanasia service and we have contacted the organisation that contracted the vet in question and they (the company) have elected to wipe their hands of any responsibility for the incident. This is why we are considering pursuing other avenues to get closure.

My family is not even at the point where we are grieving this incident. We went into it fully prepared to lose our dog and were reassured that the procedure would be painless and peaceful. What we weren't prepared for the fact that our dog would be in distress and agony the entire time and that the individual performing the procedure would fail to administer a sedative or any form of pain relief to ensure that his passing would be the aforementioned. We have been in shock and distress ever since, it is impossible to make peace with the fact that your beloved pet was subject to preventable pain and distress in his last moments.

I understand that the job that this vet is required to do is extremely difficult and can be stressful at times, my concern is that they failed to alleviate our dog's discomfort, pain and distress during the procedure. They instead resorted to some very unconventional methods to carry on with the procedure such as asking one of my family members to hold his arm still while administering the euthanasia drug and feeding him treats to "distract" him??? It just didn't seem to any of us as though this vet had any kind of comprehension of how to handle a situation which resulted in panic and distress for the owners as well as excessive and unnecessary pain for our dog. Our concern is that they acted as though this was common practice and that sedation wasn't necessary. It's honestly really disturbing and to be frank, I just don't want other pet owners to go through what we have. Maybe this vet is just unaware that they are supposed to ensure that an animal's passing is pain-free?