There have been several posts about the terrible and painful ways that ferrets are euthanized. Our vet has euthanized several of ours over the years and it appears to be gentle and painless. He injects a Phenobarbital solution into there abdomen. Other that the initial sting of the needle, I don't believe there is any pain. They relax and drift off to sleep and eventually head for the bridge and peace. It takes a little longer this way but I believe it's more humane. I would never let anyone inject directly into the chest cavity unless they were already unconscious. If our vet can do this, I don't know why others can't learn the procedure. Please spare the little ones the pain as the last thing they go through before death. Win and my geriatrics [Posted in FML issue 3824]