From:
miamiferret
Date: 2002-01-17 12:59:00 UTC
Subject: Re: fasting time before surgery
I agree that no fasting at all is probably not a good idea, but
taking their food away at 10 p.m. the night before is way too long.
As Lisa pointed out, the speed at which food moves through a ferret's
digestive tract is only 3-4 hours, so there's really no reason to
take a ferret's food away 10-12 hours before surgery. If the ferret
is hypoglycemic to begin with, such a long fast could result in a
serious problem.
mike
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "ifixrex2000" <ifixrex2000@y...>
wrote:
> Our vet always has us with hold food and water starting at 10 p.m.
> for a morning surgery. I strongly suggest looking into this
further
> before disregarding doctor's orders. It is my understanding that
all
> animals (including humans) must fast before general anesthesia to
> prevent vomiting which could result in choking.