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Richard - 26 Feb 2005 03:03 GMT

Hi,
My veterinarian told me that my 5 years old female cat has too much
tart and it needs to be removed at the clinic. They need to anesthetize the
cat for 90 minutes. My cat is healthy but I worry about the anesthesia. Is
there some people in the group who had that operation done? How did it go?
Thanks,
Richard

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CatNipped - 26 Feb 2005 03:59 GMT

> Hi,
> My veterinarian told me that my 5 years old female cat has too much
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> Thanks,
> Richard

I think you meant tartar (as on her teeth)? If so, I just had it done on my
15-year-old today. She came through just fine. Ask your vet if s/he uses
isoflurane anesthesia. This metabolizes very quickly and is the safest they
can use. Also, if your cat is older it might be a good idea to have a
physical and blood work-up before hand to see if there are any problems that
might be escalated by the anesthesia.

Hugs,

CatNipped

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Richard - 26 Feb 2005 04:13 GMT

>> Hi,
>> My veterinarian told me that my 5 years old female cat has too much
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>
> CatNipped

Hi,
You are right. I meant tartar (English is my second language...). I
am planning on having a blood test. Do you have data on isoflurane compared
to other anesthesia? I am frightened at the idea of having one of my cats
anesthetize but it reassures me to see that a 15 years old cat come out of
it well.
Bye,
Richard

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CatNipped - 26 Feb 2005 17:06 GMT

> Hi,
> You are right. I meant tartar (English is my second language...).

No problem - English is my *only* language and I don't always get it right!
;>

> I
> am planning on having a blood test. Do you have data on isoflurane compared
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> Bye,
> Richard

Here's a bit from this page of a Chicago vet:
http://www.cathospitalofchicago.com/library/anesthesia_and_use_of_anesthetic
_agents.htm

"At Cat Hospital of Chicago, we have chosen Isoflurane as our gas anesthetic
agent. It is considered to be the safest inhalant anesthetic available in
veterinary medicine (along with another gas anesthetic agent called
Sevoflurane). Induction and recovery are both rapid. Veterinary
anesthesiologists, both in academia and in private referral animal
hospitals, recommend use of Isoflurane in feline anesthesia maintenance, and
speak of it as an excellent gas anesthetic agent."

That's the easiest to read, but if you've a more technical bent there's:

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/abstract.asp?aid=36&iid=2&ref=1467-2987&v
id=30

And if you go to the Google search results page you'll find lots more:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c2coff=1&q=cats+%2B+veterinary+%2B+isoflu
rane+vs+other+anesthesia+for+cats&spell=1

Good luck!

Hugs,

CatNipped

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Richard - 26 Feb 2005 18:03 GMT

>> Hi,
>> You are right. I meant tartar (English is my second language...).
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>
> CatNipped

Thanks a lot! You really know about this stuff. Cats are very precious and
they are worth every effort to keep them well.
Bye,
Richard

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CatNipped - 26 Feb 2005 19:04 GMT

> Thanks a lot! You really know about this stuff. Cats are very precious and
> they are worth every effort to keep them well.
> Bye,
> Richard

This is true, it's too bad more people don't fee that way.

I'm not all that knowledgeable - I've just been owned by cats all my life
and I read about them a lot. So here's an English word that might be new to
you, you and I are "ailurophiles".

Function: noun
Etymology: Greek ailouros cat

: a cat fancier : a lover of cats

If you really want to access people who know a *LOT* more than I do about
cats health, go over to the rec.pets.cats.health+behav newsgroup. The only
problem with that group is they tend to have a lot of flame wars - but if
you can ignore that you'll find a lot of useful information there.

My 4 furbabies will be purring that all goes well for you and yours.

Hugs,

CatNipped

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