This is mostly me venting. I have a cat who is 14.22 pounds. His normal weight has always been 12 pounds. I have no idea how he got to 14. I feed him 3 3oz cans of wet food a day which the vet considered normal. He’s always has bad teeth. His asthma is not terrible. He’s never had a asthma attack that I know of. Seen him cough maybe 3 to 4 times in the 3 years since I had him. Mostly allergies and dry weather when it’s bad breathing. I’ve been thing make him lose weight to prep him for surgery but he hasn’t lost anything but the vet told me that he shouldn’t wait any longer to get his surgery. He has lesions on two teeth and very red gingivitis. I looked everywhere yesterday on AVDC.org. Most are 5 months away for an appointment. Maybe they are cheaper because I found one a hour away from me that is available this or next week. She told me it can run 3200 to 5000 dollars which is absolutely insane and is like 400% more then the average vet. Unfortunately my cat can’t go to a average vet because of his condition. The place I made an appointment with for next week has two board certified vets. Its called Veterinary Dentistry Specialists in New Jersey. One dental and one anesthesiologist. Also listed on AVDC.orgs website. That makes me feel better that there is a anesthesiologist monitoring him. I hope he will be ok. I guess I’m here to get a response from everyone if I’m making the right decision and based on your experiences he will be ok.
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Asthmatic overweight cat getting dental surgery. Nervous!!
- Thread starter Dave8014
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My cat was 18.5 lbs when I adopted her last August (down to 16 now), and was ~17.5 when she underwent a dental (7 teeth removed!) in January. I'm glad I didn't wait because she must've been pretty uncomfortable. On the plus side, she lost about half a pound from not eating near the procedure and fewer wet food calories in the couple recovery weeks afterward. I can't speak to the asthma part, but I would be comforted as long as vet knows the asthma history, checks bloodwork beforehand (IMPORTANT) and thinks it will be ok. I would also inquire about what kind of post-op observation there will be, especially if they need to keep him overnight.
Big hugs! I know it's scary to consider the obesity risk factor for anesthesia. Cat weight loss is also difficult to manage -- metabolisms vary from cat to cat, and even if you cut down calories one week, you might not be able to see the effect for several weeks (at least in my experience).
Big hugs! I know it's scary to consider the obesity risk factor for anesthesia. Cat weight loss is also difficult to manage -- metabolisms vary from cat to cat, and even if you cut down calories one week, you might not be able to see the effect for several weeks (at least in my experience).
