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Dr. Roth
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Pet parents put a lot of effort into ensuring their cats are healthy and happy, but sometimes surgeries are unavoidable in a cat’s life. There are several standard surgical procedures a cat may experience throughout their life.
Undergoing a surgical procedure is stressful for both the cat and their pet parent. However, the following cat health advice will help pet parents prepare for their cat’s surgery, making the process less stressful.
For most scheduled pet surgeries, the pet parent will drop their pet off in the morning and pick them up at the end of the day. The staff at the vet hospital will review the post-surgical information with the pet parent when they come to pick up their cat. Pet parents can request the post-surgical care information early so they can prepare their home before the cat’s surgery.
To prepare the home for the cat’s post-surgical care, pet parents should:
Also, pet parents need to monitor their pet for at least 24 hours after the surgery to ensure their cat doesn’t have any post-surgical health complications.
Spay or neuter is when the vet removes the reproductive organs. With these surgeries, the area where the surgery takes place is shaved, and there’s a wound — the incision site. The incision site needs to be cared for and monitored.
Pet parents can expect the following when they bring home their cat after surgery:
The most common dental surgery cats undergo is dental extractions. This surgery is common for senior cats because their teeth decay over time. The post-surgical care for dental extractions is similar to the previous instructions with a few differences:
Pet parents should contact a vet if the cat is not eating or drinking 24 hours after surgery or is lethargic after 48 hours.
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