My 6 month old kitty, Patches, goes in for her spaying in the morning. The vet said we can’t give her any food or water past 6 pm. That seems a really long time to go without water. Tonight is going to be a long night. I wish it was tomorrow already and it was all over.
I have an anxiety disorder so everything about this situation freaks me out. I’m worried she’s going to die of dehydration before the surgery. And I’m worried that after the surgery once we let her go outside for the first time that she’s going to run away and never come back.
But mostly I’m just worried because that’s my job and it’s what I do best. It’s only 7:23 pm. I really wish it was tomorrow…
It will all be well, I am sure. Try not to worry. Keep in mind a spayed cat generally lives a longer life. You will have her longer, and that’s always better. Good luck tonight.
Actually, a spayed animal is less likely to wander, IIRC. Although if you’re that worried, you might want to think about keeping her indoors. In fact, I personally think cats SHOULD be kept inside.
She’s just sitting up high on a shelf looking forlornly down at me, right now. I do like the idea of her living longer. Wonder what will happen if she finds and eats a bug while we’re sleeping/not looking? She’s a really smart cat.
One time I was neglectful and didn’t realize her water dish was empty. She kept meowing at me all morning but I didn’t get what was wrong, so finally she slides her empty water dish into the middle of the room, so I can’t miss it when I get up to leave.
It’s now 4 am, and she hasn’t been meowing at me at all. I found her just now sleeping on her favorite chair. It definitely makes me thing maybe she’s been chowing down on bugs. But we don’t know that she has, maybe she’s just the sweetest kitty in the world? I am really going to miss her if she dies. ;(
I feel ya. I’d tell you she’d be fine, but I have an anxiety disorder myself, and I know all the logic in the world doesn’t help when you have an episode. So here, have some internet hugs: {{{{hugs}}}
Patches is home safely!!! She made it through the surgery and was meowing in annoyance at being shoved back into her too-small carrier. She’s kinda aimless, right now. Wandering around sniffing everything. We had to move her food and water because I kept it up on my desk but we don’t want her jumping, so it’s on the floor. She found it but isn’t interested in it yet. But she did just get home. From reading others experiences on here I wasn’t expecting her to be hungry right away. I hope she eats or at least drinks something by bedtime though.
What do they administer for that sort of procedure? Medetomidine ? That has a half-life of about an hour, so it should completely wear off after a few hours.
It’s 7:30 and she’s still sleeping. She fell asleep on the guest bed. So adorable. I’m going to trust that she’ll eat and drink when she’s ready. It would make me feel better if I thought the vet gave her something to hydrate her while she was there. I don’t know if they did. They didn’t send her home with any pain meds, but they did give her a dewormer.
I am very glad she is home safely and that I don’t have to dread this anymore. The vet said not to touch her or pick her up and that she should be back to her old self tomorrow, so we shall see. everything crossed
Does she have a shaved arm? She should; that’s where they put her IV, which was probably removed shortly before you picked her up.
Pets are rarely sent home with pain meds, because if they’re stable enough to go home, they’re feeling good enough to be active, and TOO active if they’re not having pain. The vet probably gave her a long-acting local anesthetic, and this is usually adequate.
Nope, her arm isn’t shaved and she is definitely in pain. She isn’t being as still as she should be. She likes to claw her way up on her bed to sleep, then she keeps jumping down to go see what we’re doing. Just now she jumped up on my mom’s lap. She’s having a really hard time getting comfortable, poor thing. If she’d quit moving around so much that would help. She was in heat so the vet said she would be cranky, and she definitely is cranky. Still hasn’t wanted to eat or drink. But she wants affection, just a little bit, then she gets up and leaves.
DO NOT give her any OTC pain medications, because they can kill a cat. If you’re still worried in the morning, don’t hesitate to give the vet a call. They’ve heard everything, many times before.
