Los dientes de mi gata

[evitavalenciana]

This morning we dropped off Zora (see icon) at the vet to get her teeth cleaned. I wish I could watch them do it. I think I would find that kind of thing interesting. I wonder how doped up she will be when she gets home. Even though the chances are very slim that anything will happen, I loved on my cat a lot this morning in case something bad

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[kwanboa]

You ought to transfer Zora to MY work *grin

[evitavalenciana]

The vet tech explained that they give the cat a mild sedative at first to relax her and then they give her "gas." What knd of gas do they use? Is it chloroform?

[kwanboa]

No ma'am, that's rather dangerous as chloroform is carcinogenic and as lucrative as surgery is, no one really, REALLY likes to operate on cancer. Isoflurane is what we use. Here's a list of some drugs commonly used: http://www.ahc.umn.edu/rar/anesthesia.html

http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=168 for some stuffs about dentals in general.

[evitavalenciana]

Cool. My "you learn something new every day" moment. :)

[tisoi]

I rarely see "gata" used in Spanish. So I read it as a Tagalog word. Gata means "coconut milk." hehe.

[evitavalenciana]

Ha ha. Would it be ok to refer to a female cat as "gato"?

My cat is a nut, but not really a coconut. :D

[hege]

Aw, poor Zora :) Nicko had his teeth cleanes this summer, and it was pretty much over in 30 minutes. Zora will probably be just fine. Cats are only given sedation during a standard procedure like that over here, so I didn't have to worry about anestetichs. I brought Nicko home with me, and let him wake up at home. I had to keep him in the cage for a couple of hours until he was able to walk straigt and don't fall over and hurt himself. Just keep her nice and warm when you get her home, and make sure to put her in a position where she can breath easily :)

[evitavalenciana]

It might be just sedation for this. I sometimes use the words sedation and anaesthetics interchangeably, but they are not really the same thing, are they? :D The vet tech said they will give a mild sedative first just to relax her and then they will use gas, which I assume is chloroform or something.

We'll take good care of her when she gets home. Probably keep her off the stairs!

[kwanboa]

Yes, they will knock her out in all likelihood. *MY* bosses would not dare to merely "sedate" a cat during a dental. Even the most mild-mannered cat may have a freakout in the middle of surgery, hurting both themselves, the person operating, and support personnel. Too dangerous all around and I'm quite frankly shocked any DVM worth their degree would operate that way.

[evitavalenciana]

Hege lives in Norway, and I am not sure how things work with vets there.

[bluesgirly]

Oh dear- cat maintenance. I worry about putting my dogs under for the same reasons - but it'll be fine and I know you both will be happy tonight!!

[evitavalenciana]

Nice icon. :D

The vet called before lunch and Zora is well so aside of some stumbling about she will be just fine tonight!