Fasting pre-dental & OTJ - would skippd meals affect BG?

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My boy Akbah has a dental appointment at the vet tomorrow am. The vet instructed not to give him his breakfast.
As Akbah is on 6 meals a day, he kind of has two breakfasts. He is OTJ and diet controlled, and I'm a bit worried about having him go hungry.

Theoretically he would eat at 12, 8 and 4 twice a day, but nighttimes I want to sleep (and still haven't bought the autotimed feeders) so the normal night and morning schedule is a meal at midnight, then at 6:30or so when my husband gets up, then again at about 9 before I leave for work (then a midday, 4pm and 8pm meal).

'normally' if someone skips breakfast, they would have had a 'normal' sized meal the night before. But Ak will have had only a small meal. And I don't want him to get hungry and get his BG out of whack, now that I've got him nice and regulated and OTJ. I think of him as a campfire, all I need to do is feed him with small sticks every now and again and he's fine, and it make me nervous not to feed him for what could be 18 hours or so (midnight till about 6 the next afternoon?)

I wonder if I should give him like, a half meal at 2am or something.
Can anyone advise? Will he be okay do you think, without his normal feeding schedule? When I discussed this with the vet, I didn't raise the issue of the constant feeding. I'm not sure he would have realised why I was talking about all these meals.

PS Akbah's dental appointment is scheduled for 9:30am.
 
Sending good luck dental vibes. Sorry I dont know the answers to your questions but this will bump up your thread for more eyes to see.
jeanne
 
He should be OK fasting for 6-8 hours, if he is off the juice.

Ask the vet what time the procedure will take place and the minimum number of hours to fast, then work back from there.

Optionally, feed him slightly more or a similar amount, but slightly higher calorie (fat calories) before that cut-off time.

Be prepared for there to be some fluctuation in glucose due to vet stress and don't panic!

Prepare for de-stressing activities: play sessions of 15-20 minutes before at least 2 of his meals, Feliway calming collars, Feliway spray of the towel in the crate, and anything else you know helps him relax.

If you have time, leave the carrier out with a comfy towel in it, maybe a pinch of catnip, so he can get comfortable with it.
 
Too late for the clever feeding tactics you described BJM, which I read on awakening. What I did was, gave him his midnight feed at 11:30 and his 4am feed at midnight (if he eats two meals in one hit he sometimes pukes, and this was no time for puking). In the morning, I was miserable because I couldn't feed him. He's in at the vets now, and vet will call as soon as he wakes, which he thinks will be about 4:30pm. I can go get him then. I live just next door to the vet, so might go look for him at about 4, make a nuisance of myself. That will be a fast of (midnight - 4pm = 16 hours). :sad: :sad: :sad:

I put one of my old cardigans in the crate for him, on the assumption that might be familiar for him.
All I want to do is feed my cat. Alas. Thank you all for reading-listening.
 
Well, he's home. Very groggy, and wobbly on the foot. And he still has all his teeth, which surprises me, those choppers looked pretty bad and I wouldn't have been surprised if they'd had to extract some. Vet said he recovered pretty well for a 12 year old cat, but then they also administered subcutaneous fluid (?) which means some of the anaesthetic would have been flushed out. He had a dose of Betamox CA antibiotic via injection. And I got the vet to do a full range of blood tests on him as that hasn't been done since his diagnosis with diabetes, last year, and back then he had some liver damage and other issues as well as diabetes.

BJM said:
Be prepared for there to be some fluctuation in glucose due to vet stress and don't panic!
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I am glad you said that. The vet's pre op BG reading for him was 10, and now that he is home, I quietly tested his ear (he was happy just to sit quietly on my lap while I did it) and it was 12.9.
Alas. But as you say BJM, I won't panic tonight, but try to interest him in food, and leave him to rest and be calm. I'd like to hear him purr. He's not very hungry, or maybe too sore to suck down much stinky cat soup.

:-|
that's the face of a person glad to have her cat back, but worried about a number of issues which at present, only time can alleviate.

Oh and the price tag: $751. :shock: OhYeah!
 
When I first saw the numbers, I didn't realize you were on using World and about had a heart attack! Thanks for posting the converted ones!

His mouth may be sore for a bit and anesthesia can take a good 4 - 8 hours to wear off, depending on the cat. Just take your time and be paitent; he will perk up as he starts feeling better.

He might enjoy a bit of kitty massage "mom cat" style with a warm, damp washcloth. He may not feel up to grooming himself yet, with the sore mouth.
 
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