Do all cats get a collar after neutering?
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Our rescue cat was neutered two days ago and when we picked her up today she was wearing a collar to stop her interfering with the stitches.
I have had two cats neutered before and one of my cats had quite a bit of surgery and none were ever issued withy collars. Admittedly the most recent was 11 years ago.
Just wondered, is this done with all neutered cats these days?
And if your cat did have one how long did it stay on?
I have had two cats neutered before and one of my cats had quite a bit of surgery and none were ever issued withy collars. Admittedly the most recent was 11 years ago.
Just wondered, is this done with all neutered cats these days?
And if your cat did have one how long did it stay on?
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Whenever any of our cats have been neutered or spayed none of them have had a collar- the most recent ones were my 2 girls which were done about 2 years ago, they had the tiniest little incision marks from what I remember & the whole thing was all very neat & tiny. But they never had collars- intact I don't even think they had stitches as I think the vets had a way to do it without using stitches - I might be wrong as it was a while ago, but I'm sure they didn't even have stitches..
But they definitely didn't have collars anyways.
Mine was a non suture tugger, so she was without but became interested later on and I had to watch her like a hawk.
They both managed to pull stitches out within a couple of hours of getting home. We had kept a close eye on them initially, and they seemed fine and were playing. Took our attention away to have dinner and were shocked to see what they had done without us seeing. One was not too bad as only one top stitch removed, but the other managed to get them all out and had to be anaesthetised again to be stitched up again. Collars stayed on until fully healed after that.
I would recommend taking collars home with you just in case they show any signs at all of pulling at the stitches. If they start you need to catch them fast before they cause damage and it may be difficult to get back to the vets before it is too late.
The vet told me 5 days, but I went with my gut & took it off her yesterday. The change in her was incredible. She went from confused and depressed to happy, bouncy and eating in a minute.
Watch your cat; I had to stay up all night last night to make sure she didn't mess with the stitches. She licked the fur around it as the vet staff hadn't cleaned all the blood off properly but didn't bother one bit with the stitches themselves.
When she goes in another room, I check on her every while to make sure she's not taken a notion for them.
Be prepared though - those collars are a nightmare to try to get back on.
She was spayed three days ago. Useful to know your vet said 5 days Lauren - thanks!
I hope Honey is settling in to her new home. Keep us updated.
i was in Pets at Home the other day and they have them in - various sizes - some of them are soo small for the kittens awh.
i'm sure they were only about £4. I'm getting my Suki done next month and will be getting one in - it was the worst thing seeing my old cat attack her stitches