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zen_bohemian

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8. Have the vet do pre op blood work before anything else

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Tue Aug 21, 2012, 06:35 PM

Aug 2012

Not to scare you, but in my experience with my 15-year-old cat, she did not handle the anesthesia well...she was dizzy for 2 days and it took a whole lot longer for it to leave her system than it did our 2 year old.....when she was spade as a kitten she again had a little trouble recovering from the anesthesia, it depends on the cat, best to just ask the vet.

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My cat turned 14 in June. Is it safe to sedate an elderly cat to have her teeth cleaned? [View all] raccoon Aug 2012 OP

Depends on her health, and the vet. Daemonaquila Aug 2012 #1

They will probably want to do a kidney and liver screening to be sure she can tolerate the sedation. wildeyed Aug 2012 #2

Your vet will know best. Ednahilda Aug 2012 #3

Pretty much so. Age is taken into consideration in choosing what to use. sinkingfeeling Aug 2012 #4

Had that talk w/ my vet this morning. ceile Aug 2012 #5

I had it done for a 17 year old. ginnyinWI Aug 2012 #6

I have had cats older than that put under Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #7

Have the vet do pre op blood work before anything else zen_bohemian Aug 2012 #8