kelpiecuddles Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 My basset is having her dental work done on Wednesday and I have to drop her off around 9am. What's the latest I can feed her tomorrow? I'm maybe going out and trying to work out whether I need to arrange someone to come and feed her earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisys Mum Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) When my Cav had a dental recently they said no food after midnight.. She had a morning appointment too. They said she can drink as normal but no food. Edited November 4, 2013 by ♦ Marg ♦ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 we advise any time before 7pm the night before and take water away before they go to bed that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 OK, should be able to make that work, i'll try to remember to tip out their outside water bowl tomorrow arvo so that I don't send her out to the loo in the morning only for her to gulp a bunch of water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisys Mum Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I wonder why I was told Lacey could have access to water.. Maybe it depends on the time the operation is . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I wonder why I was told Lacey could have access to water.. Maybe it depends on the time the operation is . It does depend. Call up tomorrow and ask when they do dentals, we have a separate room for dentals and more than one vet so can do them in the morning, some clinics do them in the afternoon. If in the afternoon then a drink of water in the morning (around 6 or 7am should be ok) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florise Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Follow your vet's instructions. It's silly to ask here as you will get different answers. Your vet has a protocol they use so you need to follow that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 My vet isn't open after hours to ask, I'm leaving in about 20 minutes and won't be home so I needed to have a good idea in my head that I would be able to feed her in adequate time or get someone else to feed her if necessary so she doesn't miss out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Follow your vet's instructions. It's silly to ask here as you will get different answers. Your vet has a protocol they use so you need to follow that. Yes. My vet does surgery between 11am and 1pm so they can be done at anytime within those three hours. Mine is the same as Marg, no food after midnight but water as normal. They should've given you instructions when you booked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 My vets say no food after 9pm but there is no restriction with water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*kirty* Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 We say water is fine overnight, but no food after midnight. For baby puppies, we ask that they are given a small feed of wet food at about 6-7am though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Not a dental but for recent orthopedic surgery it was no food after 10pm and water any time up until she was dropped off in the morning. The no water bit seems to depend on who the vet is. I know Kenz's instructions have always been no food or water after 10pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 It depends on the anaesthetic agent used as well. Also if they use premeds or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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