Hi
I have a 3 or so year old FIV kitty that has a lot of tarter on his back teeth. (I never realized & I feel very guilty about it but that's a side issue). So I emailed the vet (& I'm new to her, we saw her once so far 2 weeks ago for a check up. She seeeems okay but I am always on edge/alert about most vets due to experiences. I was watching her pretty closely and how she responded to questions and felt at least reasonable about her. My cat really does need this stuff off his teeth and please add a prayer or wish for me that he doesn't need any extractions and that all goes well. I'm terrified. )
So anyway I asked about which meds they give and also my concerns about antibiotics and this is what she wrote back.
"Due to his FIV + status I highly recommend antibiotics if any extractions are needed. If there are no extractions and his oral health is fair then at minimum a three day course of antibiotics.
Pi will receive Oxymorpohone and Midazolam as a premedication, Propofol for induction and Isoflourane gas for maintenance. We have already done his presurgical blood work."
I am going to look all of these up but in the mean time if anyone on here knows anything about any of this please please let me know. I'm going to eat dinner and have a bath to wind down and then look these meds up and search this site. They do seem nice including the front desk staff so so far that is well. Pi is pretty strong and healthy but he's sensitive to things, dust, foods, insect bites. He always recovers very well but at the same time he's quite touchy. We're honestly a match made in heaven.
The vet was fist talking about a very strong antibiotic shot? that would last like 10 days so I'm really glad she's at least saying now that it could be a 3 day course and only if he needs an extraction. She also told me she would phone me if he needed an extraction before she did anything which I think is good.
I also don't know what she means about "premedication" or why they are needed and what is "induction" and I guess I understand the gas for maintenance. I will look these up but any insight from anyone on here would be immensely appreciated. [emoji]9829[/emoji]
I have a 3 or so year old FIV kitty that has a lot of tarter on his back teeth. (I never realized & I feel very guilty about it but that's a side issue). So I emailed the vet (& I'm new to her, we saw her once so far 2 weeks ago for a check up. She seeeems okay but I am always on edge/alert about most vets due to experiences. I was watching her pretty closely and how she responded to questions and felt at least reasonable about her. My cat really does need this stuff off his teeth and please add a prayer or wish for me that he doesn't need any extractions and that all goes well. I'm terrified. )
So anyway I asked about which meds they give and also my concerns about antibiotics and this is what she wrote back.
"Due to his FIV + status I highly recommend antibiotics if any extractions are needed. If there are no extractions and his oral health is fair then at minimum a three day course of antibiotics.
Pi will receive Oxymorpohone and Midazolam as a premedication, Propofol for induction and Isoflourane gas for maintenance. We have already done his presurgical blood work."
I am going to look all of these up but in the mean time if anyone on here knows anything about any of this please please let me know. I'm going to eat dinner and have a bath to wind down and then look these meds up and search this site. They do seem nice including the front desk staff so so far that is well. Pi is pretty strong and healthy but he's sensitive to things, dust, foods, insect bites. He always recovers very well but at the same time he's quite touchy. We're honestly a match made in heaven.
The vet was fist talking about a very strong antibiotic shot? that would last like 10 days so I'm really glad she's at least saying now that it could be a 3 day course and only if he needs an extraction. She also told me she would phone me if he needed an extraction before she did anything which I think is good.
I also don't know what she means about "premedication" or why they are needed and what is "induction" and I guess I understand the gas for maintenance. I will look these up but any insight from anyone on here would be immensely appreciated. [emoji]9829[/emoji]