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Originally Posted by carolmanycats
They will have to shave at least some fur to minimize the risk of infection
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In human medicine we have found this not to be the case.
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the evidence finds no difference in SSIs (surgical site infections) among patients who have had hair removed prior to surgery and those who have not. If it is necessary to remove hair then both clipping and depilatory creams results in fewer SSIs than shaving using a razor. There is no difference in SSIs when patients are shaved or clipped one day before surgery or on the day of surgery
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Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection
Source: J Tanner, D Woodings, K Moncaster - Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2006
I may send the paper to my vet. Maybe Willow can be the first cat speyed without being shaven?
