OK, I stopped by and got them to tell me their anesthesia procedure for dentals, and this is it, tell me if this sounds good:
First they sedate by injection using Glycopyrrolate and Morphine, then they intubate the cat, and hook them up to a ventilator and give Propofol (I assume this is the agent that makes them unconscious?) and they maintain using Sevoflurane and Oxygen. Yes, they do pre-dental bloodwork and keep the cat on an IV, they keep the cat the day before, the day of, and one day after any procedure they have to anethesitize for, to do thorough pre-procedure bloodwork/exam and to fast the cat, and then to watch the cat during recovery. It's a 3 day hosiptalization, and they come home with a Fentanyl pain patch if they had to have any teeth pulled. Sound good? Safe? Ideal? I know lots of you are against long hospital stays, but Doobie does not stress out while in there, so that shouldn't be a factor for him. Here is their online tour: http://www.lvvsonline.com/showpracfaq.cfm?FAQID=970&Private=1 Phaewryn http://ucat.us Adopt a New England FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.html Special Needs Cat Links (and feline info library): http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Declawing Creates SUFFERING, Please don't declaw! http://www.pawproject.com/kona.html
