I just dropped my cats off at the vet to be spayed and neutered. One thing the vet mentioned was pre-operative blood work to check for any liver or kidney problems that most people never even know about until their cat has surgery...and never wakes up from anesthesia. He said 1 out of every 100 cats!! So, we decided to do that.
But there's another thing, and I'm really hoping someone here can explain it to me better! A month ago we went on vacation and came home to a VERY sick kitty. She was literally on the verge of death. After 2 days in the hospital with IV fluids she was fine. The hospital she was at faxed her records to the current vet she's at and he was looking at the blood work results. He pointed that something... BDU? it was 3 letters and there was a B in it, had something to do with the kidneys anyways. The level was 85, and that they never like seeing that level over 35. At 85 she could have (or should have) died. She is now completely back to normal, been completely herself, eating good, drinking, playing, but the vet mentioned the possibility of permanent damage from that.. and that basically the pre-operative bloodwork could come back bad.
And if it does... then what? She can't go under general anesthesia? What would some of my options be if that were the case? Just trying to learn as much as I can about this possibility in case they call back and I have a decision to make.
But there's another thing, and I'm really hoping someone here can explain it to me better! A month ago we went on vacation and came home to a VERY sick kitty. She was literally on the verge of death. After 2 days in the hospital with IV fluids she was fine. The hospital she was at faxed her records to the current vet she's at and he was looking at the blood work results. He pointed that something... BDU? it was 3 letters and there was a B in it, had something to do with the kidneys anyways. The level was 85, and that they never like seeing that level over 35. At 85 she could have (or should have) died. She is now completely back to normal, been completely herself, eating good, drinking, playing, but the vet mentioned the possibility of permanent damage from that.. and that basically the pre-operative bloodwork could come back bad.
And if it does... then what? She can't go under general anesthesia? What would some of my options be if that were the case? Just trying to learn as much as I can about this possibility in case they call back and I have a decision to make.