Fasting is patient safety, not optional.
ISFM guidelines recommend a 4 to 6 hour food fast before anesthesia for most healthy adult Cats, not overnight fasting as was classically recommended. Your care team will provide specific fasting instructions based on your Cat’s age, health status, and procedure. Follow the instructions they provide over any general guidelines.
Under anesthesia, the protective reflexes that prevent inhalation of stomach contents are suppressed. Vomiting while sedated can cause aspiration pneumonia, a serious and potentially life-threatening complication.
Designed around the feline patient.
Pre-anesthetic sedation is standard at CatsOnly, not reserved for difficult Cats. A calm induction requires less total anesthetic agent and results in better recovery.
Warm IV fluids, heated tables, and warm recovery spaces. Temperature monitoring is continuous throughout every procedure.
Every anesthetized Cat has a dedicated credentialed veterinary technician to monitor them, checking ECG, pulse oximetry, capnography, blood pressure, and temperature continuously.
Anticipatory, multimodal pain management. We address pain before it begins, including regional nerve blocks for all surgical cases.
Drop-off, updates, and discharge.
Call our Feline Experience Specialists during clinic hours if anything seems off. For after-hours concerns, your call is automatically connected to our licensed RVT triage team.
Home Recovery Setup
- Prepare a quiet, warm, enclosed space before you leave for pickup
- Keep away from stairs and high surfaces for 12 to 24 hours
- Separate from other household pets until fully recovered
- Monitor for prolonged grogginess, bleeding, vomiting, or straining
- Keep cone or recovery collar on as instructed, even when you are home
- Follow the recheck schedule provided