Poor sweet Chester. :( *UPDATE ON POST 22*

[rg_girlca]

((((((((((((((((Chester)))))))))))))))))))
Thanks for taking such good care of all the Montreal kittens. You have such a big heart.

Thanks SAS for your nice comment.

Yup, it was scary for sure, because all I could think of at the moment was my Katie and thought, "Oh dear God, not again." He looked just like Katie did when she had a stroke from being put under, when she was crawling out from under the bed.

I can't wait to go and get him tomorrow morning. I've mentioned this before, but I m so grateful that my vet is open on the weekend.

Thanks everyone, for your nice replies.

[krazyaboutkatz]

How scary. I'm so glad that you noticed he wasn't doing well so quickly and that you brought him to your vet asap. I'm also glad to hear that he's doing well and that he'll be able to come home soon. Please get well soon Chester.

[Freedom]

He looked just like Katie did when she had a stroke from being put under, when she was crawling out from under the bed.

Um, is this the SAME vet? Maybe time to consider using a different one?

I am so glad to hear Chester is recovering!

[sasvermont]

My neighbor's cat was sedated for her spaying and had a really difficult time coming out of it. It left her with a tilt to her head. She looks cute with the tilt but at the same time, she has trouble keeping her balance on things. From this point forward, they are being very selective with injections of any kind. She gets only the absolutely necessary shots and tests. My little, well, now big black barn cat is related to my neighbor's cat so my vet used a different method to knock out Lucy, my cat, when she was spayed. My vet was afraid Lucy would have a similar reaction to the meds, since they are half sisters........same barn, same Mom, different Dad and different litter.......

I know that humans have reactions tooooo...going from one extreme to the other......It is a real crap shoot from what I understand. I have never experienced any problems with anesthetics myself, or with my pets. I think sometimes the vets return the pets a little too quickly, when in fact they could keep them over night. I am not sure these buddies of ours have attendents at night when they stay over. I guess the bigger operations could afford to staff at night, but my vet leaves the pets alone most of the time.

When my cat Miley had her colonoscopy a few months ago, she was in horrible shape for three days afterwards. I was horrified. It was a really difficult test for her. She never really bounced back from that test. I had to keep her in her container for a couple of days because she could not walk without falling down and over. It broke my heart to see her walking like that so I kept her confined. She started walking better after she started eating again.

I am always expecting some sort of reaction and have been so lucky so far.

JuniRose aka JuniGetDown, is horrible to give pills to and to clip nails....or just to hold.......so her behavior is weird before a proceedure......can you imagine what she would be like afterward. She was spayed and I think it ran smoothly......She tolerated the Ecollar nicely and was out running around in a couple of days. If she ever gets really ill, I just don't know what I would do, since she cannot be pilled. Really. She is like a wild cat when you grab her to pill her. Then you can never get her again. She is my wild child, for sure.
Miley was easy to pill. Lucy is easy to pill, clip nails etc. Chloe is easy too, if you can catch her.

[Anikaca77]

I'm so glad everything work out well for Chester after that scare. I will have to keep that in mind once I get Fiona fixed.

[Taz_Zoee]

This is great that you were able to catch the reaction and help Chester.
My sisters cat (YEARS ago) went in for the "routine" surgery, woke up just fine then died later that day.
I am so glad to hear Chester will be okay.

[rg_girlca]

OMG Taz, I am so sorry to hear about your sister's cat. How horrible. Did she ever find out what caused her cats death.
You just never know when things can go wrong, can you.

[Taz_Zoee]

No, they just said it was a reaction to the knock out drugs (sorry couldn't spell the real word LOL). Yeah, you never know, because he woke up and was fine. He did pass at the vets, not at home. Which now I think was probably a good thing.

[rg_girlca]

Um, is this the SAME vet? Maybe time to consider using a different one?

No Freedom, this is not the same vet that Katie had. I have never gone back to that vet since and never will again.

I know what you mean SAS, I myself do not do well at all when I am put under for surgery. It takes me well into the next day to come out of it.

Thank you all for your replies and I will update you tomorrow when I bring Chester back home.