Do not
withhold food or water from rabbits or rodents, and bring some of your rabbit or rodent's usual food to the hospital the day of surgery.
For exotics, we do not need to
withhold food or water prior to surgery: so they can eat right up!
If additional testing is required, it may be necessary to
withhold food or water after 10:00 PM the night before the scheduled appointment, so please inquire when making your pet's appointment.
You wouldn't
withhold food or water from your child in the quest for academic success, would you?
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Food and water are withheld to prevent aspiration (the inhaling of food or water into the lun
Food and
water are
withheld to prevent aspiration (the inhaling of
food or water into the lun
food or water into the lungs).
Withhold food and
water: Almost all surgeries will require your pet to go without
food or water before the procedure.
Aspiration is a risk when a pet is under
or recovering from anesthesia, which is why your veterinarian will commonly tell you to
withhold food and
water from your pet prior to performing surgery.
Also,
food or water may also be
withheld for medical reasons.
If your dog
or cat is otherwise healthy and his behavior is normal, my recommendation is to
withhold food — not
water, just
food — for 12 hours.
For the sake of reference — negative reinforcement is when you
withhold your love and attention, and you hit your dog
or you shout at it
or you don't give it
food to eat and
water to drink.
Food and
water are generally
withheld until the next day
or late that night and the cat should be kept quiet and not allowed outside.
If vomiting
or diarrhea continues during
withholding of
food and
water and is longer than 24 hours, seek veterinary help.
Traditionally, most veterinarians recommend
withholding food and /
or water anywhere from 12 to 72 hours when presented with a vomiting patient.
Often times my best advice for an acute incidence of vomit
or diarrhea is to
withhold food and
water for 12 - 24 hours.
A pre-surgical review of a patient's history includes
food consumption prior to admissions, following
withholding orders of the doctor, (
water intake whether it should
or should not be
withheld), record and review of any new health concerns, and record and review of any previous anesthetic problems.
Normally, your veterinarian will instruct you to
withhold food and
water from your pet for 12 hours
or overnight before the operation.
If your dog
or cat is otherwise healthy and her behavior is normal, my recommendation is to
withhold food — not
water — for 12 hours.
Fortunately, acute vomiting can be managed by
withholding water or food for a couple hours and giving her a diet of chicken and rice for a few days.