Hi There,

Many vets these days will spay and neuter kittens at 2 months of age, as long as they weigh at least 2 pounds. They do extremely well and recover quickly. Where I work we even feed the kittens as soon as they are awake enough and they are hungry! They sure don't act as if they just had major surgery.

I'm assuming that since your kitten will be spayed by your regular vet, gas anesthesia will be used. I would ask ahead, as this is very important. Gas is the very safest anesthesia. If you should find out that your vet is using injectable anesthesia exclusively, I would cancel the spay appointment and have the surgery done elsewhere. It's ok to give injectable pre-anesthesia meds, but injectable anesthesia can be very dangerous if used exclusively. This is because once the injection is given, there is no control over how deep the cat will become during surgery. With gas, the anesthesia is given in a mixture along with oxygen and this can be adjusted throughout the surgery. Also, with gas, the cat is intubated. If there is a crisis, the open airway helps with emergency measures, such as delivering pure oxygen, if necessary.

Take care, and if you have any additional questions, please let us know.

Regards,
PHKitkat

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