My cat is getting fixed tomorrow. He's a male cat. The vet left a message on our answering machine that the cat can't eat afer midnight tonight. Does this mean he can't have water either or is he allowed to have water tonight?
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As a Humane Society director I have worked with several different vets over the years and, as you can see from the answers already posted, they differ in their opinions of what is best. If the vet's message said "no food" then I would assume that he meant water is okay. I think the best action - because it is a compromise of sorts - is to pull food at midnight and pull water as soon as you get up in the morning or by 7am, whichever comes first.
At our hospital we allow the pets to have water all night so they don't become dehydrated. Pick up the water first thing in the morning. If the pet vomits, water won't hurt the lungs if aspirated, but food aspirated can be deadly.
He shouldn't have anything to eat or drink. It is just better for him to not have anything on his stomach when being put to sleep for the surgery.Fasting before general anaesthesia aims to reduce the volume and acidity of stomach contents during surgery, thus reducing the risk of regurgitation/aspiration. He won't dehydrate in just a few hours. There will be water available for him when he is good and awake. Its a very simple operation.
No water after midnight. (Put the toilet lids in your house down.) The vet wants the cat to have an empty stomach so there's no chance of him vomiting and choking while he's under anesthesia. The cat shouldn't be offered anything to eat or drink on the day you bring him home after his surgery until he's awake and alert.being drugged raises the animal's risk of choking.
He can have as much water as he wants, just no food. And after he comes back he will be very sluggish, just leave him be and let him sleep. He will also smell horrible, but you CANNOT give him a bath until after he heals. You could end up washing away the glue they use to seal the cut. You should also have paper litter pellets until he heals so he doesn't get any clay(or silica, if that's what you use) in the cuts.
NO WATER. Could be fatal once cat undergoes anethesia.
no food no water until after the surgery. good luck to kitty and thanks for neutering!
Hi there. Most veterinarians recommend no food or water after midnight--toilet seat lid down too. This is very important. If your pet eats or drinks right before surgery, make sure you tell your veterinarian. It doesn鈥檛 necessarily mean the surgery will be delayed; it just warns your vet that if your pet becomes nauseous when the anesthetic is given, he needs to watch for vomiting.
For further reference about presurgery requirements see the following web article: http://www.petplace.com/cats/preparing-f.
the cat needs water..
I don't think he should have water either, thats what we did with our cats
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