Kitten getting spayed on Tuesday
GlasgowLass
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I'm quite new to these forums but have loved reading all the cat and pet advice given here! My beautiful wee kitten, Phoebe (6 months old), is getting spayed on Tuesday. Although she is an indoor cat, my vet has advised that being spayed is the best option for her. I am, however, very apprehensive about the operation and not sure what to expect from her behaviour when she returns home. How long should I expect her to be feeling 'under the weather' for? Also worried that her behaviour in general may change. She is a very lovable/excitable kitten and would hate for her personality to change!
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My 3 current cats were already neutered when I acquired them. However, my late Tabitha was neutered at about 5 months old and she was absolutely fine. I really really missed her while she was having her operation (took a day off work) and was warned when I collected her later that day (about 4pm) that she would be tired and probably not eat much - but she was back to normal straight away. It took a while for her fur to grow back and, back then, I wasn't given a collar for her (I probably wouldn't have used it anyway as my cats find them distressing) - she did therefore remove her own sutures but she left them until they were irritating her and almost due for removal anyway. The vet just said to me that 'cats will be cats'.
Your cat will be fine, don't worry, you're definitely doing the right thing
Mine bounced about and didn't change. It was a pain keeping her in. I was meant to keep her in for two weeks but she was climbing the banisters and driving me mad, so I let her out and the neighbours were asking what she had removed as they had not seen a spayed female before.
I'm sure she will be fine, when my famale cat was spayed we were warned she would be drowsy but she was running around mad. She didn't like the lampshade/ coller and she took it off more than once. She eventually pulled the stitches out.
I know what you mean though my kittens are being neutuered the first week in November and I probably won't want to eave them! Like yours they are indoor cats but I've noticed one of them has started jumping his brother:o
From memory of my last girl kitty, I think she was a bit dopey when she got home for the day, but was right as rain by the next day. The vets won't let your cat leave the surgery until they're sure she's on the right road, so you'll know that once your cat's home she'll be all well.
One of my cats has had 4 operations in his lifetime and each time he has amazed me at how quickly he got over them. I wish us humans could bounce back like cats.
The hardest part was trying to keep him quiet when he first got home. I think he gets so excited that he is back home that he just will not rest, it is a little unnerving when a slightly woozy cat tries to jump from the tv cabinet onto the sofa (and misses).
Good luck for Tuesday.
I suppose some vets don't have that technology. It sounds better for the kittens and I wish my IP had it.
Hi,
I felt the same way when we got Winnie spayed. She will be fine, she's in good hands. When she comes home she will be feeling under the weather. She probably won't sleep for a couple of hours, and then she'll settle.
The vet is right with regards to her being spayed despite being an indoor cat. She'll probably want to go out anyway, but even more so when she's in season.
A lot of people believe that a cats personality changes once being neutered, but apparently that isn't the case. It certainly isn't a good enough reason to not get your pet neutered.
You and your pet will feel so much better once she's been spayed. She won't have to go through pregnancy and giving birth and you won't have to worry about her getting pregnant.
It's worth noting that one way or another, allowing your cat to have kittens works out just as expensive as it does to get them spayed (food, flea and worming treatments, litter), it all adds up.
It's natural to be nervous, but Pheobe will be fine. Can I ask whether you are getting her microchipped as well? Sometimes the chipping is half price if your also getting them spayed. It is more comfortable for the pet too as the needle is really long and they won't feel it if they are under.
Anyway, gonna end my essay now!
Good luck. Feel free to post again if you have any other concerns.
It also cuts her risks of breast cancer to almost zero, ditto pyometria. It's a win-win situation.
I'm sure she will be back to normal very soon. Do remember, though, at 6 months she is becoming much more adult in her outlook, so she may seem co-incidentally to be a bit less kittenish and lively.
And did I mention spraying? Some unneutered female cats spray when they are calling. Along with the noise it's an advert for 'girl available'....
Elphie was my first kitten I had to "take to be spayed" and I felt horrible, but seriously I have never seen her so hyper as when I brought her home, even up until now and she's 2 now!! Haha. She completely bounced off the walls and I was worried she was going to rupture her stitches, which also fell out after like 3 days! The cone was pointless from the start as well! Most of the little mites bounce right back
Aww I'm glad she's okay.
Leaving them at the vet is the worst part. I couldn't help but count down the hours until I could pick my two up.
Leaving them at the vets is definitely the hardest part, cos you can't tell them what is going to happen and that you will be back soon. I must have driven my vets mad the first time I dropped one of mine off for an operation. I rang them all the time! I am more relaxed now, but it is still hard. Next Tues my little boy goes for the snip, and I have taken the day off work as I know I won't be able to concentrate until I hear he is okay to come home.
Wishing Pheobe a speedy recovery.
Minnie bounced out of the cat carrier and straight into a round or two of the wall of death, followed by demanding food, followed by a good sleep. She was 9 months old - she was very small, so I hung on until she had a call. 9 months is very late for an Oriental to start calling! She wasn't allowed out and her brother was already neutered so that call didn't lead to anything. She was a trollop though and rolled in front of anything that might be male! The crying at night was a PITA as well.