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Gracie's going for her first dental cleaning a couple of weeks, and the receptionist at the vet's office said she needs to fast from 8pm the night before. Drop-off time at the clinic is 8:30am.
First, does fasting her for 12+ hours seem like an unusually long time?
Some background: she's seven and in good health. She's already had her pre-cleaning blood work done, and it's all fine. The vet said she's got a fair bit of tartar on her back teeth that should be removed.
Second, does anyone have any suggestions on how to manage what I already know will be LOTS and LOTS of yowling from about 10pm onwards? Gracie normally gets a 10pm serving of overnight kibbles (right before I go to bed), and starts whining for it by 9:30pm... ceasing only once the kibbles are in the bowl. I am already anxious over what she'll do when she DOESN'T get those kibbles... and then keeps on gettin' nothing for another 10 hours thereafter.
I was planning on giving her a BIG serving of kibbles at 8pm, hoping that it might fill her up and tide her over... but I have no idea whether it'll work.
I'll be touching base with the vet next week to go over things (e.g., will there be X-rays? post-cleaning antibiotics, if needed? etc.), so I'm going to confirm the 8pm cutoff when I call and see if I could push it to 10pm. Gracie doesn't whine for food in the morning, so if she can get her 10pm kibbles, there will be no yowling at all.
Anyway...
In the meantime, I'm hoping for any tips from fellow cat parents who have had to fast their cats -- how do I make it as stress-free as possible for both of us?
Thanks in advance for any advice! :-)
p.s. I did have to fast her once before prior to an ultrasound, but that time the eating cutoff was midnight with an 9am drop-off, so it wasn't much of an issue. I fed her at 11:45pm and she was A-OK with not eating the next morning.
First, does fasting her for 12+ hours seem like an unusually long time?
Some background: she's seven and in good health. She's already had her pre-cleaning blood work done, and it's all fine. The vet said she's got a fair bit of tartar on her back teeth that should be removed.
Second, does anyone have any suggestions on how to manage what I already know will be LOTS and LOTS of yowling from about 10pm onwards? Gracie normally gets a 10pm serving of overnight kibbles (right before I go to bed), and starts whining for it by 9:30pm... ceasing only once the kibbles are in the bowl. I am already anxious over what she'll do when she DOESN'T get those kibbles... and then keeps on gettin' nothing for another 10 hours thereafter.
I was planning on giving her a BIG serving of kibbles at 8pm, hoping that it might fill her up and tide her over... but I have no idea whether it'll work.
I'll be touching base with the vet next week to go over things (e.g., will there be X-rays? post-cleaning antibiotics, if needed? etc.), so I'm going to confirm the 8pm cutoff when I call and see if I could push it to 10pm. Gracie doesn't whine for food in the morning, so if she can get her 10pm kibbles, there will be no yowling at all.
Anyway...
In the meantime, I'm hoping for any tips from fellow cat parents who have had to fast their cats -- how do I make it as stress-free as possible for both of us?
Thanks in advance for any advice! :-)
p.s. I did have to fast her once before prior to an ultrasound, but that time the eating cutoff was midnight with an 9am drop-off, so it wasn't much of an issue. I fed her at 11:45pm and she was A-OK with not eating the next morning.
