My cat needs to have a lump checked out. The vet has to stick a needle in the lump and draw cells from the lump. Do you think its necessary for her to put him under?
2007-04-30 11:47:21 · 5 answers · asked by eask 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Hello again
Fine needle aspirates can sometimes be performed without anaesthesia, it really depends on the animal. We can't say whether or not YOUR cat needs to be put under because we haven't met her. If the vet feels she needs to be put under I'm afraid you can't really argue - he's the one doing it, and he needs the cat to be completely still for it. Just check with him to see if he thinks there's any possiblity of having it done concious. Also ask him if your cat is having full anaesthesia or sedation - usually something quick like this is done under sedation.
Just read your edit to your first question - hooray, it is a lymph node! At least I think hooray. You can get cancer of the lymph nodes but well - I don't like to comment really, I haven't seen cancer in a cat this young but I've only got 4 years experience.
Chalice
2007-04-30 12:15:24 · answer #1 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At our practice we do that in the office with a small needle and then check them under a microscope.If they look suspicious, we send it to a outside lab. Without knowing your cat it may be that your cat wont sit still for the procedure
or they are going to use a bigger needle.But normally we do not sedate for this reason.
2007-04-30 11:59:52 · answer #2 · answered by Bird lady 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would sedate under local anesthesia- more if the cat causes trouble. Basically, he is sticking a hollow needle into the cat and pulling out a chunk of skin- it is very painful to have someone do that to you if you are not numbed at all. The punch biopsy (what the procedure is called) is very important to diagnose what your cat has.
2007-04-30 17:58:15 · answer #3 · answered by D 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it really is a really demanding question, because an abscessed teeth is a really enormous deal. I also recommend speaking it over mutually with your vet, see what they recommend. Getting him on the prescribed nutrition is a superior initiate, as putting some weight on him might want to be a really solid theory if surgical operation seems to be mandatory.
2016-12-05 03:19:33 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have YOU ever tried minor surgery on a strange cat?Knockin' em down is perfectly acceptable.Cat bites are MUCH worse than Dog bites.
2007-04-30 11:57:16 · answer #5 · answered by K H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋