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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2006Reactions to anasthetic.
"Fluff" is kind of my step-cat - she's about 14 now, recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and a couple of infected teeth. After a week on antibiotics she had the teeth removed on Monday. She took quite a long time coming round from the anasthetic, and was quite unsteady on her feet at first. The vet checked her out yesterday (Tuesday) and everything seemed OK - he did say that all cats respond differently to anasthesia (and that the same cat can respond differently to the same anasthesia on different occasions) Since then she's been subdues and quiet, and "not really herself". She seems to be eating and drinking normally and reacting to movement and sound. She's also walking around at floor level, but slowly, and not jumping up on chairs as she normally does, and she's far less vocal than usual. On the plus side, though, she has just climbed the stairs for the first time in two days, so she does seem to be gradually improving. I'm aware that we might be expecting too much of poor Fluff - after all, if I'd just been knocked out and had two molars pulled, I doubt that I'd be either active or talkative, but it's a bit of a worry all the same. Does anyone here have similar experiences that might suggest whether this is within the normal range?  SignatureFor email, cut the wossname, and not-me should read djw401. >She took quite a long time coming round from the anasthetic, and was quite >unsteady on her feet at first. The vet checked her out yesterday (Tuesday) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >seems to be eating and drinking normally and reacting to movement and sound. >She's also walking around at floor level, but slowly, and not jumping up on Two of mine got their teeth done a couple years ago - they were 11 1/2 and 12 at the time. One was fine at the end of the day although still a bit loopy of course. The other was *very* wobbly (she is half the size of the other - not sure if that has anything to do with it) and she also has early kidney disease. They did not have any teeth pulled though. I imagine your cat's mouth is probably sore; perhaps they do all react differently to the anesthesia. I gather your cat's kidneys are okay? Also, antibiotics can make them not feel good too. When one of mine was on them, he got diarreah as not only do they kill the bad bacteria in the body, but also the good. So between the antibiotics, the anesthesia, the sore mouth and the fact that she is a senior, she may just need extra time to recover. Anna > "Fluff" is kind of my step-cat - she's about 14 now, recently diagnosed with > hyperthyroidism and a couple of infected teeth. After a week on antibiotics [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Does anyone here have similar experiences that might suggest whether this is > within the normal range? Seeing how the cat has been "approved" by the vet, I wouldn't worry too much. I used to work as a vet tech. Older cats often have a harder time clearing anesthesia. Since she is eating and drinking I wouldn't worry too much, though. Did the vet do pre-anesthesia geriatic blood panel to make sure her organ function was ok prior to doing the surgery? FWIW, in an older cat (12 and above, or 10 and above for a cat with a history of illness) a pre-sed blood panel is almost a requirement. -L. > Seeing how the cat has been "approved" by the vet, I wouldn't worry too > much. I used to work as a vet tech. Older cats often have a harder > time clearing anesthesia. Since she is eating and drinking I > wouldn't worry too much, though. Did the vet do pre-anesthesia > geriatic blood panel to make sure her organ function was ok prior to > doing the surgery? Yes, she had a full check-up before surgury, and the only problem was the thyroid (which the vet had picked up in the initial exam anyway - what prompted the visit was when she stopped eating, presumably because chewing was too painful. Thanks to everyone who replied - it was reassuring, and borne out by events. Fluff is steadily improving, and has just started jumping up on things. We now think that it's because she was unsteady on her feet when she first came round and has taken this while to regain her belief that she can do these things after all. SignatureTerraCanis For email, cut the wossname, and not-me should be djw401 > She took quite a long time coming round from the anasthetic, and was quite > unsteady on her feet at first. The vet checked her out yesterday (Tuesday) > and everything seemed OK - he did say that all cats respond differently to > anasthesia (and that the same cat can respond differently to the same > anasthesia on different occasions) When we had Fugazi and Isis (Both RB) spayed, Isis was fine within half an hour of anaesthesia as soon as we got home her big consideration was food! Fugazi took almost 2 days to get back to normal, the first night she tried to eat and was sick and spent the night shivering .The next day she could eat but didn't seem to know where she was some of the time for example she wandered to her litter tray used it perfectly and then just sat there half asleep until someone woke her up. She managed to fall asleep face down in her food dish. By the second day she was back to normal through. I'm not sure whether that was an anaesthetic reaction or the fact that according to the vet they had to give her a double dose of anaesthetic because she was more trouble than some feral toms Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >then just sat there half asleep until someone woke her up. She managed >to fall asleep face down in her food dish. Awwwww. Poor little thing. It is funny to see the things they do when they're drugged up but I also feel bad at the same time when I see them all messed from anesthesia. One of mine couldn't see where the water was in her bowl and kept touching it with her paw and then dumping the bowl over. We had to refill bowl a few times before we finally figured out to just put a bit in and hold it for her. Too bad they need anesthesia to get their teeth done. Anna |
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