Nembutal
Glossary term
/ˈnem.bjʊ.tɒl/
Pentobarbital. Short-acting barbiturate employed to ease an animal’s passage out of this world.
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From the books (3 passages)
…The alternative, of course, is that you leave her with us. We use Nembutal. It’s a short-acting barbiturate. Depresses the central nervous system. Works a bird off very quick, does Nembutal, but does cost an amount which I shall of course specify.”
…The doctors there worked them off. Both of them. With Nembutal, a poison. And so they are both dead.”
…The alternative, of course, is that you leave her with me. We use Nembutal, as I think I may have indicated previously. In case you need reminding, it’s a short-acting barbiturate. Depresses the central nervous system. Works a bird off very quick, does Nembutal, but does cost an amount which perhaps you may be able to have reimbursed if the insurance happens to be adequate.”