Cat spayed today (8 years old) - Did they forget IV or...?

Question

I paid for her to get an IV catheter because she's an older cat. BUT her arm isn't shaved??? Is it possible that they did it in a back leg or somewhere different? I really hope they didn't forget to do it :(

Also thank you Lynda on yahoo answers for answering all my questions and making me feel so much better about getting my Missy spayed!!!:)

Answer 1

Your welcome, yes this happens (the poo) actually I'm surprised that she is up & walking around. Don't feed her until later. I'd call the vet on the IV, if there are no shave marks then it wasn't done so I hope they did not charge you. At this point the IV is unimportant, the important thing here is that she was spayed & is doing just fine. You must be very relieved that it's all over & your Missy is going to be fine. I do know what you were going through because way back 18 years ago when I had my 2 little girls spayed, I was scared to death that something would go wrong. I had rescued the mother & her 5 kittens & when it was time to have mom fixed, she died on the table, bad heart. So I was very concerned about the kittens when it was time for their surgery. But all made it through just fine. I still have my 2 babies & they're doing great. thanks for getting your Missy fixed.... now you can work on your parents cats

Answer 2

We're in the same exact boat. We have an 8 year old female, spayed, declawed cat. We got her from a shelter 3 years ago and ever since we had a baby 2 years ago, she has systematically peed on everything our daughter owns, starting with all her baby blankets the day we brought her home from the hospital. We love and adore this cat, have tried everything under the sun, but we believe that because she's been declawed, the only way she can mark her territory is by peeing. We have finally come to the unsettling realization that the most humane thing to do is to put her to sleep. We have found our daughter playing with urine soaked toys and we cannot keep the cat in the house anymore. If we bring her to a shelter, she's more than likely going to sit in a tiny box for a month, scared out of her mind by the sounds, smells and close quarters. No one is going to adopt an 8 year old cat with a peeing problem. The decision to put her down will inevitably fall on the head of one of the techs. If someone does adopt her, we've essentially just ruined their home and they may not be as forgiving and kind to the cat as we were. I think it's best to avoid that torturous stay for our cat so that her last memories are a warm, loving home, not a loud, cold, unfamiliar cage.

Answer 3

They may have done it in a back leg rather than her front leg. Back leg veins tend to be easier to get to with cats, so I would check on the inside of her thigh and if you don't see a shaved area that's slightly bruised (from the IV catheter, it's normal) I would call the clinic and double check that they did it. If they didn't, I would ask for my money back.

Answer 4

Check her back leg on the inside, although I don't know why they would put an IV there.



If their is no shaved spot, they did not give her an IV. However, I am sure she will be just fine! Just make sure she seems hydrated, and if you think she is not you could give her some water or pedialite through a syringe.