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Having to put your beloved feline through surgery is heartbreaking. For cats who undergo multiple tooth extractions andor have other health conditions recovery can take a couple of weeks.
Our vet actually asked us NOT to bring him back unless he is really sick not even for shots hes strictly indoor.
Cat acting really weird after dental surgery. Really helpful to read these posts. My cat Romeo just had dental surgery yesterday and is behaving so weird. Very similar to what Im reading.
When he first came home ate like a pig for the whole afternoon and evening. This morning totally different wouldnt eat. Gave him his pain med and about 30 minutes later he ate a bit but not as much.
Do NOT give your cat human pain medication such as Tylenol Advil or aspirinthese are highly toxic to cats. If your cat is still acting very lethargic or isnt eating much 48 hours after surgery contact your vet for advice. Finally keep an eye on your cats incision site.
I have a cat like that. Just a total teddy bear at home but mean as anything at the vet. Our vet actually asked us NOT to bring him back unless he is really sick not even for shots hes strictly indoor.
He was put under general anesthesia a few years ago for a dentaltooth extraction and it did take him a few days to get back to his usual self. The best post-op care you can give your cat is attentive nursing care. Recovery from a Salivary Mucocele After Dental Surgery.
Very rarely a kitty may need surgical correction of the swelling. In Reinas case she ate very well and the swelling disappeared in 1 week never to return again. Each cat and each dental surgery is unique.
Personality change after surgery by. Anonymous Our 12-year-old cat had a canine tooth removed more than 2 months ago. Before surgery he was full of life inquisitive out-going never fearful similar to a 5-year-old boy.
After surgery he is timid reserved unsure of himself clingy. I thought maybe he awoke during surgery and was terrified but Ill never know. If your cat is acting weird and meowing it might manifest itself in the following ways.
Shrill and prolonged vocalizations. Lying in odd postures. Excessive rubbing against objectspersons.
If your cat is exhibiting the above signs it is likely they are in their heat period. Having to put your beloved feline through surgery is heartbreaking. When you get her home shell be slightly woozy while shes recovering from anesthesia.
She may act a little weird and abnormal but rest assured after several hours shell be back to her old purring self. 2Your cat is acting weird because shes stressed She hates change more than the most neurotic person you know and since you moved shes been in. A colleague of mine brought their cat Benjaminin for surgery to remove some teeth that were rotted.
No problems detected before surgery but the cat apparently developed an infection and declined sharply in the week after. Because of his outward signs of pain verbal and behavioral they put him down. The good news is that anesthesia reactions are very rare with just 1 in every 100000 pets including both cats and dogs having a reaction.
Anesthesia reactions vary both in their type and severity. A reaction can be as minor as local site swelling or as serious as anaphylactic shock and death. Mine werent pulled mine was a large oral surgery where they had to cut open all of my gums and remove all four of them from halfway under my other teeth.
The surgeon had an easier time positioning my jaw and mouth with me unconscious and it would have been pretty traumatic for me too. Pain and discomfort in cats is hard to detect since many cats will hide it so well that they can act normal even after a major surgical procedure. Even if your cat appears normal after surgery and is acting like they usually do cats very much feel pain just like we do so it is very important that you continue to give them the pain-relief.
If your cat does not seem to make a show of either peeing or not peeing after surgery its likely that the cat will be fine after the operation. There may be some discomfort after surgery but usually it will subside within a few days of the surgery. Most cataract operations are fairly simple procedures.
However recovery depends on your cats overall health how their pain is managed after the extraction and how they handle anesthesia. For single extractions recovery typically takes about one week or less. For cats who undergo multiple tooth extractions andor have other health conditions recovery can take a couple of weeks.
Hide all chew toys as these are not recommended 1 week after the extraction. Cat Tooth Extraction Risks. There are a few risks that are associated with a feline tooth extraction.
Some of the most common risks include the fracture of the tooth the failure to remove the roots jaw fracture infection at the extraction site. Cats and dogs often cough for several days after surgery or anesthesia for dental work. This occurs for two reasons.
First to safely perform anesthesia a special breathing tube must be inserted. If your cat is acting weird after flea treatment application you will need to consider the possibility of flea treatment poisoning. It is possible the cat will have ingested a small amount and will react disgustedly.
However if they have ingested enough it can pose a serious risk to their health. For this reason it is important to look out. Answer 1 of 7.
Depends on the cat. It depends on the dose the weight etc. I had a horse gelded and the vet gave my mini horse enough to keep a full size horse asleep for a day.
When he finished with the procedure I asked the vet when the horse would wake up. According to the organization People for Animals anesthesia may trigger hallucinogenic effects in cats after surgery and therefore some behavior changes. If your cat is acting in an unusually hostile manner growling is a definite possibility along with hissing as well.
Your cat may behave in an uncharacteristically irritable manner. I have a Weimaraner that has gone under anesthesia in the past including other dental cleanings. Though the day of the surgery she showed some anxiety and dopiness coming out of the anesthesia she handled it well and was usually back to normal the next day.
Recently as of Monday 827 at 9 years old she underwent another dental cleaning.