[Yorkiemom1]

After any anesthesia, I hold food of any kind for about 6 hours, then I give baby food...chicken or lamb.....just half a jar to start, then the other half in 4 hours...if they keep that down, I will up it to 3/4 jar after another 4 hours, and if tolerated, a whole jar in another 6 hours. As far as water goes, I give Pedialyte about 1 oz....if they keep it down, after an hour of so, another 1 oz of Pedialyte....that is all I give in amount at one time, for the first 12 hours...then I will increase it up to 2 oz...it seems to me they keep Pedialyte down better than plain water....I think it may be because it is more pH balanced with normal body fluids than just tap or distilled water., and it quenches their thirst better.