Hi everyone,
My 8 year old had her teeth cleaned at the vet on Tuesday (it's now Thursday). On Wednesday, she still didn't appear to have come out of it (she still seemed groggy and lethargic) so I brought her to the vet. She'd been eating normally but hadn't been drinking, so I was concerned that she may be dehydrated. They gave her some fluids with an IV and said it would help flush the anesthesia out of her system. He said if that didn't help then to bring her back today. Well, ever since I went to bed last night, she's been hiding under the bed and won't come out. She hasn't eaten since last night either.
Now I'm wondering if I should bring her back to the vet, or if I should give her more time. I'm wondering if she's just traumatized from the experience and if bringing her back to the vet everyday will just make her even more uncomfortable. I've only had her for 1.5 months (she spent her whole life with one owner before), and she hid under the bed a lot for the first week I had her since she was nervous. Is it possible that she just wants to be left alone because she's upset about her lengthy vet visit (she was there from 8am to 7pm).
I'm torn because I don't know if I should just leave her alone and let her recover, or if I should be concerned and bring her back to the vet again.
Does anyone have any experience with how your cats act after leaving them at the vet all day? I can't really tell if she's acting lethargic or not since she's under the bed, but she is definitely acting like she wants nothing to do with my boyfriend and me.
I want to do what's best for her, but it's hard to tell what that would be right now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much!
My 8 year old had her teeth cleaned at the vet on Tuesday (it's now Thursday). On Wednesday, she still didn't appear to have come out of it (she still seemed groggy and lethargic) so I brought her to the vet. She'd been eating normally but hadn't been drinking, so I was concerned that she may be dehydrated. They gave her some fluids with an IV and said it would help flush the anesthesia out of her system. He said if that didn't help then to bring her back today. Well, ever since I went to bed last night, she's been hiding under the bed and won't come out. She hasn't eaten since last night either.
Now I'm wondering if I should bring her back to the vet, or if I should give her more time. I'm wondering if she's just traumatized from the experience and if bringing her back to the vet everyday will just make her even more uncomfortable. I've only had her for 1.5 months (she spent her whole life with one owner before), and she hid under the bed a lot for the first week I had her since she was nervous. Is it possible that she just wants to be left alone because she's upset about her lengthy vet visit (she was there from 8am to 7pm).
I'm torn because I don't know if I should just leave her alone and let her recover, or if I should be concerned and bring her back to the vet again.
Does anyone have any experience with how your cats act after leaving them at the vet all day? I can't really tell if she's acting lethargic or not since she's under the bed, but she is definitely acting like she wants nothing to do with my boyfriend and me.
I want to do what's best for her, but it's hard to tell what that would be right now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much!