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senior cat and anesthesia
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hi. i have a 17 year old cat who is going to the vet today. his teeth are jacked and a few probably need to be extracted. i have read that senior cats dont do good when being put under. anyone been through this with?
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Re: senior cat and anesthesia
Age is not a disease but severe dental issues is. With a good physical exam, preanesthetic blood work and a good anesthesia protocol with monitoring there is no reason he couldn't go through anesthesia safely.
There is, of course, always a risk with anesthesia young or old that can never be completely eliminated.