Fister is going to have a few teeth pulled... Update with pics!

[Barbara]

Filou has to get his teeth cleaned- and with his kidney situation he can only have the slightest possible anesthesia- he is only gone like an hour or so.
I hope they can make it that easily with Fister.
We keep the paws crossed for him!

[lvpets2002]

Oh I am sure all will go good.. I know we worry so much about our babies at the Vets with surgury.. Get well soon wittle one.. Sending Prayers & Lots of Huggss..

[Randi]

Medusa, it's comforting to know that Pidge handled it so well. I wonder if there are different kinds of anesthesia.

Barbara, thank you, and I hope so too! Filou is about the same age as Fister, as far as I remember.

Should I let him drink during the night?

[lvpets2002]

I dont think they are too drink water after midnight.. Thats what my Vet said with each of my babies getting fixed thru surgery..

[Randi]

Thanks for your reply, lvpets2002. I'm going to bed very soon, although it's only just after 22.00. I'll leave the glass of water for now, as I know he likes a sip after reading in bed. Then I'll remove it when I go to the bathroom later.

He's just had a bit of dry food - and then I removed it.

[Pam]

Fingers and paws crossed for our pal Fister. Please check in when it is all over. My Ripley just had some teeth removed at his last dental as well. He did fine and I am sure Fister will too. Ripley had to take an antibiotic afterward as a precaution.

I'll leave the glass of water for now, as I know he likes a sip after reading in bed.

I am so impressed that Fister reads in bed! LOL! (haha! I know what you meant, but it just struck my silly bone! )

[Randi]

Thanks Pam! what is your opinion on whether he can drink during the night? I'll leave this open another 10 min. to see if anyone can tell me.

[Moesha]

Can my cat eat the morning before the surgery?

Your cat will need to be fasting after midnight the night before the surgery. It is okay to leave water available.

That is a quote from this website: http://www.catsexclusive.com/q&aupcomingsurgery.php

This is the title of the article:
Q & A About Your Cat's Upcoming Surgery

Hope Fister does well. Will be waiting to hear an update.

[Bengalz]

Randi,

I'm not sure you'll see this post because I'm rather late responding however, Eve too had anesthesia for her dental procedure and she was fine I can't see that leaving water for Fister would be a problem as hydration is very important to the process.

Your concerns are valid and I don't blame you a bit for fretting - in fact I'm fretting with you Fister is a doll baby and we all want him to be good as new when he comes home

We'll be thinking of you and your little man and sending lots of healing thoughts for a successful day tomorrow.

Hugs, Betty

[kimlovescats]

Medusa, it's comforting to know that Pidge handled it so well. I wonder if there are different kinds of anesthesia.

Barbara, thank you, and I hope so too! Filou is about the same age as Fister, as far as I remember.

Should I let him drink during the night?

NO FOOD OR WATER!!! I'm sure the vet will use the least amount of anesthesia needed to get the teeth out!

HUGS,
Kim

OOPS! I just saw that Fister is out and doing well! YAY!!!

[Medusa]

Medusa, it's comforting to know that Pidge handled it so well. I wonder if there are different kinds of anesthesia.

Y'know, I'm not sure about that but what I like about my vet is that he has an anesthesiologist so that he can focus on just performing the surgery. So maybe the anesthesiologist can adjust the anesthesia as necessary. Just an assumption on my part.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Randi, I'm so glad to hear that everything went well and that Fister is now home. Please give him some extra loving for me.

[pitc9]

I'm glad he's home!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I'm sorry I didn't see this until just now but am so very glad that Fister is home and on the mend!!! When he feels better please give him a head kiss from me!

[Randi]

Thank you all!

He crawled from the under the bed to under the cupboard a few hours ago, but when I came with some yummy Gourmet wet food I had bought in England, he wiggled himself out and ate it all - OK, it was just half a small can, but I bet he must be hungry.

An hour later, I put a few dry treats for him, very small ones, and I stayed to watch him eat them. It's now 8.30 PM and he still hasn't been drinking. A little while ago, he managed to walk a little bit, in a fairly straight line. He stopped every two meters to rest. One time I carried him to his litterbox, but he was not interested, he walked away. When I did the dishes, he came wandering into the kitchen and miawed for the first time - he even looked at the door! I have now lifted him onto my bed again, so I'll go back and shower him with more kisses.

I feel pretty exhausted, so the pics or video will have to wait untl tomorrow.