Word Nerd Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I'm really regretting getting our boy and girl cats (siblings) fixed today. I feel so bad for them! :( Any tips to make them more comfortable? The vet's instructions weren't very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 We just let ours be. They came 'round when they were ready. Give it a couple-three days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 :grouphug:I was worrying about a foster mom we took in that we had spayed, she fit right in after ten days. She slept it off for a day and a half.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Look at it this way, she will never have cramps :) Seriously female cats are miserable when in heat, just pathetic. They don't settle down until they breed, and then once they have kittens they go right back into heat again. You did her a favor, I promise. Unless you were going to breed her over and over she would have been miserable. They will both be fine. I work for a vet that does a lot of rescue, and we often spay and neuter feral colonies. The cats are back out hunting hours after surgery! The male surgery doesn't even involve sutures, the incicions are so tiny! Just let them have some love and a soft place to lay and they will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylianna Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 :iagree: They will be fine! Assuming that there are no complications, then they will be good soon. We had to take our female cat back to the vet to get staples removed, but that was about 10 years ago!!! Procedures may have changed since then... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I had 6 done at a time this summer, boys and girls, and once the anesthesia wore off, they were outside climbing trees and running around like nothing had happened. They say to try to keep them quiet (which is a joke if they are kittens). They will be fine. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 You are all right, of course. :) Thanks for the perspective. There's been a noticeable improvement in their behavior already, especially the boy. They just looked so pitiful last night stumbling around because of the after-effects of the anesthesia and the pain meds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 we had our latest kitten spayed on Mon. thatnight my dc felt so bad that Cali was stumbling around (she couldn't use her back legs and was pulling herself around with her front legs). We kept her in a cage that night so the other cats would not mess with her and also to keep her away from food. Went I let her out the next morning at 6 am, she started running around the house and chasing the other cats and she has been fine since. We did feel bad when she coul not use her back legs but it is a necessary surgery and they do heal up pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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