Is it safe for my cat to have repeated anesthesia for mouth extraction?

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my cat has undergone anesthesia twice in a month, once for mouth examination and once for freezing the ulcer in her mouth with a chemical which was thought a tumor. she has stomatitis. she had depomedrol injection 5 days ago and getting antibiotic tablets for a week+mouth spray. she has lost weight since she couldnt eat for a while because of mouth pain. she can eat now after depomedrol. she will have a full mouth extraction 5 days later. Is it safe for her? Her blood test is attached. Pet's info: Cat | Siamese | Female | unspayed | 11 months and 3 days old | 5 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

We sometimes do anesthesia multiple times on animals in just a few days or weeks. That is not abnormal. I can never tell you that she will be fine to have anesthesia again after 5 days. No one can tell you that. As long as they are hydrating her (putting her on IV fluids during the procedure) though, I would not be overly worried. Anesthetics we use are the same as in human medicine (in most cases) and are very safe. If she is eating better and you want to wait a couple weeks that may be an option. You should voice your concerns to your vet and go from there. They may agree with you that since she is eating better maybe she can wait a couple weeks. They may have a reason they want the procedure done so quickly. I don't have enough information to know what they are thinking. Hope this helps. If you have more questions you can always opt for a private consultation where we can chat back and forth. That way you can ask as many questions as you'd like. Best wishes.

Is it safe for my cat to have repeated anesthesia for mouth extraction?

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