How long for a cat to metabolize anesthesia?
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Anesthesia takes about 8 hours to metabolize; do not feed before fully cleared. After spay surgery they wake in minutes to hours, varying by individual.
Even if awake soon, the drug needs about 8 hours to clear and the gut is not normal, so feed 8 hours after surgery.