Why no Food?

So my Timine's is gone to get neutered. I got him to the vet this morning...Sending him good toughts...
I have a question about that...why can't the animal get any food before this kind of surgery? Is it because of the anestisia?

Oh! And I think I need to update on how Timine and Luna are going....after weeks and weeks of mysterious chronic diarrhea and lots of helps from people here...they are finally ok! They are now both eating the Low-Residue food and going extremely well! yay!

well I am not a vet so all this is human... no food or liquid to keep the gi tract clear so no voiding happens and it is easier to cut and so things can interact with anaestesia

for the boy

Originally Posted by sharky

well I am not a vet so all this is human... no food or liquid to keep the gi tract clear so no voiding happens and it is easier to cut and so things can interact with anaestesia

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Thats the same thing I was told too.. When an animal or human wakes up from anaestesia there is chances of being sick to their stomach as well. With an empty stomach less chance of getting sick which if you get sick more chance of stressing musles and even opening the cut ( it depends on where the cuts is)

Its a good question you asked and I am sure someone will be along with the right answer for sure

Yup...what the other two posters said and trust me, as someone who scrubbed in on a number of surgeries, you don't want to have a patient vomitting during surgery or after!

Very glad to hear your two are doing better with their current food!

I was also told that for humans, vomiting while one is still half "out-of-it" with the anesthetic risks getting the vomit in the lungs. Not a good thing! I assume it is the same for animals.

Originally Posted by twofatcats

I was also told that for humans, vomiting while one is still half "out-of-it" with the anesthetic risks getting the vomit in the lungs. Not a good thing! I assume it is the same for animals.

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Yup aspiration is a big concern.

my vet told me they could vomit on the table, and since they lay on their backs for the surgery, can inhale some of the vomit. this can cause pneunomia...(spelled horribly i know) and other complications after surgery. (chances of getting sick run higher after surgery as your defenses are already low.) my cats were MAD when i didn't feed them, but they came back healthy and in a few days they were zooming around the house again like nothing happened.