Neutering and Anesthesia

I have a 6 month old male kitten who is going in to be neutered Wednesday. I was wondering what anyone might know about the "test" you can have done to see if the cat will be able to stand the anesthesia? I think it's about $50. My cats have mostly come pre-neutered, so I've only run up against this one other time. Does anyone know if this is a useful test? Thanks!

The test is very useful since it shows how well his organs are functioning. It is essential for elective surgery in older animals. For a 6 month old, I would consider it a personal choice. There is always a risk that he could have something going on that the test would reveal, but the odds are pretty minimal. So it's your decision if you want to spend the $50 and know for sure or trust the odds and keep the money in the bank.

a) many birma cats are sensitive to anesthezia. If he not birma - the risks are lesser.

b) the anesthezia on males is not at all so deep as needed for female neutering.

c) he is young and othervise healthy I believe?

So I second semiferals words.

You decide.

Im not a vet.

Thanks! I was under some impression from a personal friend that the test was to see if they were "allergic" to the anethestic, but that's not what I had originally thought it was for, so that's the reason for the confusion. Organ function panel makes more sense to me. (P.S. he's just a mutt kitty - the one on my sig. And he's healthy & young.) I have a couple days to mull it over.

Smudge may be a mutt kitty, but certainly a beautiful kitty.

I'm betting all will go well.

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Smudge may be a mutt kitty, but certainly a beautiful kitty.

I'm betting all will go well.

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Aw, thanks! I am going to have to get a photo of Smudge in the "meatloaf" position. His face looks just like Bijou and Mika's sissy, Tia. You would swear he's just her albino brother!

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Aw, thanks! I am going to have to get a photo of Smudge in the "meatloaf" position. His face looks just like Bijou and Mika's sissy, Tia. You would swear he's just her albino brother!

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Funny you should say that. My husband thinks Tia looks more like Bijou than Mika. I guess I thought she looked like Mika because she is tiny like Mika.

I'll be waiting to see pictures of Smudge. I have a definite softspot for him.

Oh, I'll have to take some more, but here are a couple.http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...8&page=1&pp=12 (Sorry for hijacking my own thread!)

A pre-screen looks at your cats liver and kidney functions. If their liver or kidneys [[which filter the anesthetic]] aren't working properly, your cat could die under certain anesthetics. In our neuter/spays we include the pre-screen. I would say it is worth it, paying $50 rather than having a dead cat. If this were just a $10 neuter I'd say who cares, but I would spend the extra cash.

We actually have two pomeranians who came in for prophys. The 12 year old's liver and kidney functions were fine, the 2 year old's were high. Don't let age fool you.

We do PreGA bloods if a cat or dog are over 8 or have had problems with anesthetic in the past.
The reality of it is that a desexing for a male cat takes about 5 mins from start to finish so really it's a personal choice.
We also use Isoflurane insted of Halathane so it's a bit safer.

Yep, Iso is one of the safest