Cats Eyes Dilated After Anesthesia
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Cats eyes dilated after anesthesia. Anesthesia can also be administered locally to numb a specific area or part of the bodysuch as a tooth area of the skin or the. Your cat is not likely craving her food while the effects of the anesthesia and pain management work their way through her system. If your cat is on medication and has dilated pupils contact your veterinary surgery who will be able to advise if this is a common side effect.
You may see dilated pupils unsteadiness or lethargy lack of appetite moodiness or appearance of drunkenness. Feline dilated pupil syndrome or Key-Gaskell syndrome. Heres how to read the meaning of your cats eyes.
Some cats experience a phenomenon known as rebound hyperthermia after anesthesia in which their temperature may rise as high as 411422C 106108F. After all she was fasted since the previous night. Both according to him were given the same amount of anesthesia.
Hypothermia is a common complication during and after anesthesia. The normal healthy cat was groggy and sickly acting. Your pet just had general anesthesia and received morphine-type drugs for pain control.
Photography by Cait Rohan Kelly. It can result in signs such as watery eyes discharge redness rubbing blinking excessively and a showing third eyelid. There may be shivering or trembling.
Both pupils should be equal in size and when looked at with a bright light they should both constrict quickly. Each of these parameters should be assessed every 5-15 minutes for the duration of anesthesia. Nausea is not uncommon in an animal that has been anesthetized.