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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2004Before I get really p*ssed
Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. W > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being > neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. Yes, at least around here at the "regular" vet. The low-cost clinic does not make them stay overnight. Remember, you took him in at 8, but he probably didn't have surgery until after 12, possibly as late as 5. They like them in early so they know they didn't eat or drink anything right before surgery.  Signature-- ~kaeli~ Why do they sterilize the needles for lethal injections? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace > > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being > > neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > until after 12, possibly as late as 5. They like them in early so they > know they didn't eat or drink anything right before surgery. It's obvious to me that they didn't bother doing the surgery till this afternoon. They told us not to feed him from 10 last night and no water from Midnight. We followed the instructions. I don't know why they had to have him in so early if they are going to let him sit all day before doing him. Oh I am so flipping annoyed. When I dropped him off this morning they told me we could pick him up at 5. Then they call around 3:30 to tell me he is just then coming out of anesthesia and I have to leave him overnight and can't get him till 10 tomorrow. W > > > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after > being [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > W They may also have initially had him scheduled for the morning, but then had an emergency or two which pushed their schedule back; or maybe one of the vets scheduled to do surgeries today was sick & didn't make it into work. Could be reasonable reasons for the delay. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > It's obvious to me that they didn't bother doing the surgery till this > afternoon. They told us not to feed him from 10 last night and no water from [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > just then coming out of anesthesia and I have to leave him overnight and > can't get him till 10 tomorrow. They may well have had an emergency or two or three which took up the time when they'd planned to do his surgery. I'd cut them a break if it were me. Priscilla > > It's obvious to me that they didn't bother doing the surgery till this > > afternoon. They told us not to feed him from 10 last night and no water from [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Priscilla I guess I'm touchy when it comes to this. They did the same thing to us when we had Fluffer neutered but then let us take him home around 9 that night. If they have a policy of doing the males late in the day I'd be a lot happier if they said so up front. W "Wendy" < > I guess I'm touchy when it comes to this. They did the same thing to us when > we had Fluffer neutered but then let us take him home around 9 that night. > If they have a policy of doing the males late in the day I'd be a lot > happier if they said so up front. Hell, if I ever have to put Cheeks in they will be lucky if I don't insist on sleeping in the waiting room if they keep her over night. circa Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:44:06 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Wendy (wendypart@nospam.com) said, > I guess I'm touchy when it comes to this. They did the same thing to us when > we had Fluffer neutered but then let us take him home around 9 that night. > If they have a policy of doing the males late in the day I'd be a lot > happier if they said so up front. What's more likely is that they get hit with emergencies in the morning, when people have been worrying all night about their pets (but apparently not enough to take them to emergency vets). Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. >circa Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:44:06 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, >Wendy (wendypart@nospam.com) said, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >morning, when people have been worrying all night about their pets >(but apparently not enough to take them to emergency vets). That bit about the emergency vets is a good point. I've certainly tried to figure out if the cat was actually sick and whether it needed the emergency visit. Those things cost a lot of money and are a 40 minute drive from me. Twice I went late at night and it was nothing serious. Once I didn't and the cat died, but would have died anyway. The damn things just won't tell you whether it's serious or not. Another thing is that sometimes you get up and the cat is clearly not well. The vet opens in an hour and it would take almost that long to get to the emergency vet. You go to the vet and enter as the door opens. Poof, Fluffer's surgery is delayed. I note that my vet seems to do surgery in the morning before regular appointments, which indicates that the animal has spent the night. Perhaps there were other cats waiting to have spaying or neutering done? I have to agree the OP needs to cut the vet a break. SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Priscilla Ballou" <vze23t8n@verizon.net> wrote in message news:vze23t8n- > They may well have had an emergency or two or three which took up the > time when they'd planned to do his surgery. I'd cut them a break if it > were me. > > Priscilla There wasn't an emergency. I asked about it when I picked Boots up yesterday and they told me the vet always does the neuters in the afternoon. W > Perhaps there were other cats waiting to have spaying or neutering done? I > have to agree the OP needs to cut the vet a break. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > > > Priscilla >From: "Wendy" wendypart@nospam.com >There wasn't an emergency. I asked about it when I picked Boots up yesterday >and they told me the vet always does the neuters in the afternoon. In that case, they absolutely should have told you it was very likely he would have to stay overnight so you didn't worry needlessly. Hope Boots is feeling back to himself this morning :) Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm You see, a perfectly logical explaination. I think you need to cut the vet a break. SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > There wasn't an emergency. I asked about it when I picked Boots up yesterday > and they told me the vet always does the neuters in the afternoon. > > W circa Wed, 17 Mar 2004 07:39:40 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav > and they told me the vet always does the neuters in the afternoon. Which may actually make sense, if you consider how many people let little Fluffy or Fido have "just a little snack" before going to the vet. Bad for anesthesia, and by performing the surgery in the afternoon, the vets can ensure that the cat hasn't recently eaten. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. >> and they told me the vet always does the neuters in the afternoon. > >Which may actually make sense, if you consider how many people let >little Fluffy or Fido have "just a little snack" before going to the >vet. Bad for anesthesia, and by performing the surgery in the >afternoon, the vets can ensure that the cat hasn't recently eaten. If they're going to hold the cat a long enough waiting period anyway, why bother restricting food at all? SignatureHey, it's the female man. -- Bart Simpson circa Thu, 18 Mar 2004 03:02:50 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, DevilsPGD (lalalaNOSPAM@crazyhat.net) said, > >> and they told me the vet always does the neuters in the afternoon. > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > If they're going to hold the cat a long enough waiting period anyway, > why bother restricting food at all? Because it's still not ideal to have only a few hours without eating versus an actual fast? Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. > It's obvious to me that they didn't bother doing the surgery till this > afternoon. They told us not to feed him from 10 last night and no > water from Midnight. We followed the instructions. I don't know why > they had to have him in so early if they are going to let him sit all > day before doing him. Try not to worry too much about the feeding. Nearly 2 years ago when Shadow had to have surgery 3 times in one week, I had dropped him off on a Monday morning, no food since the night before (and this just after an anorexic ordeal w/feeding tube and I was worried any bit of not eating would set him back again). The procedure that day wasn't successful and he was kept mostly without food though they tried to give him something that evening but he wouldn't eat. Next day, same thing - unsuccessful procedure, attempted to give him food which he wouldn't eat. They gave him a rest the following day but Thursday finally opened him up and I didn't get him home until Saturday. He barely ate the entire week because they had to anesthesize him. He came home and thankfully ate. We went through your situation a few times, too. Frustrating. SignatureCheryl I am a very happy person. It's just that I have no patients for stupidity. - IBen Getiner > > It's obvious to me that they didn't bother doing the surgery till this > > afternoon. They told us not to feed him from 10 last night and no [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > they had to anesthesize him. He came home and thankfully ate. We went > through your situation a few times, too. Frustrating. I'm not handling this too well. But, but, but, he's my baby! Boy is he going to hate me tomorrow. W > I'm not handling this too well. But, but, but, he's my baby! Boy is he > going to hate me tomorrow. It's ok. Most if not all of us know how you feel. :) Chances are he won't hate you, but look at you as his savior. :)) Treats help though! Hang in there. He'll just sleep tonight anyway, plus he is safe in a cage to come out of the sedation. Nothing scarier than trying to keep a doped up kitty still while they come out of it. SignatureCheryl I am a very happy person. It's just that I have no patients for stupidity. - IBen Getiner circa Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:14:14 -0600, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cheryl (jlhshadow@NOSPAMhotmail.com) said, > > I'm not handling this too well. But, but, but, he's my baby! Boy is he > > going to hate me tomorrow. > > It's ok. Most if not all of us know how you feel. :) Chances are he won't > hate you, but look at you as his savior. :)) Exactly. Heck, on the scale of "save me, mommy" greetings, a neuter is pretty low-stress. Try implantation of a PEG tube, or exploratory surgery of the entire digestive tract. Then they *really* love you when you get back. ;-) > Treats help though! Hang in > there. He'll just sleep tonight anyway, plus he is safe in a cage to come > out of the sedation. Nothing scarier than trying to keep a doped up kitty > still while they come out of it. Boy, isn't that the truth. Having googly-eyed, uncoordinated, grumpy cats staggering around the house is *not* fun. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. > circa Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:14:14 -0600, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, > Cheryl (jlhshadow@NOSPAMhotmail.com) said, [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Laura My Crasher hated me last time he came out of surgery. He hissed and was so mad and angry and aggressive. It was also obvious he had absolutely no clue who I was, but it was still just a truly unsettling experience. SignaturePeace, Pen -- Pawbreakers - The Candy for Cats! http://www.pawbreakers.com >> > It's obvious to me that they didn't bother doing the surgery till this >> > afternoon. They told us not to feed him from 10 last night and no [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >W I doubt he will blame you -- just TED. Pet him a lot. I am sure he will love you. Wendy, Is it possible that they had some unexpected emergencies that they had to preform before your "routine" procedure? ( I realize that no surgery is routine) Have you had a bad or negative experience with this vet before? Michele (N.C.) I think you are being a little hard on the vet. I have to agree with the others who say they probably didn't perform the operation until after 12pm. It makes sense they'd keep him overnight just to make sure he was ok. What time did they say they'd be doing the surgery or did you just drop him off without an appointment? SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > It's obvious to me that they didn't bother doing the surgery till this > afternoon. They told us not to feed him from 10 last night and no water from [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > W >I think you are being a little hard on the vet. I have to agree with the >others who say they probably didn't perform the operation until after 12pm. >It makes sense they'd keep him overnight just to make sure he was ok. What >time did they say they'd be doing the surgery or did you just drop him off >without an appointment? Oh DUH, CP. Use your head. She didn't drop the cat off for surgery without a freaking appointment. When you bring a cat in for neuter, they tell you to bring them early, and withhold food/water from midnight on. They don't specify an "appointment". She's aggravated because he had to sit in a cage all day, hungry and thirsty. The same thing happened to me with Biskit. I was also aggravated for the same reasons. It's not a huge deal, but it's discomfort that no one wants their cats to suffer. Sherry > >I think you are being a little hard on the vet. I have to agree with the > >others who say they probably didn't perform the operation until after 12pm. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry I, too, would be upset if the vet said one thing and then did another.... obviously, the OP got no explaination as to why the cat couldn't come home.... that *certainly* would have aleviated the worry. Linda > I, too, would be upset if the vet said one thing and then did another.... > obviously, the OP got no explaination as to why the cat couldn't come > home.... that *certainly* would have aleviated the worry. But couldn't she have merely asked? Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > Linda > > I, too, would be upset if the vet said one thing and then did another.... > > obviously, the OP got no explaination as to why the cat couldn't come [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Cathy Yes. I didn't catch it that she didn't....... If my vet said "pick up at 5"... and then wouldn't let me take him, I'd ask why.... Linda Isn't it amazing that Sherry has to turn the focus of the attention on her and her fanning the flames of war in a totally innocent thread? Anyway, I have to wonder if we are getting the whole picture here regarding the vet. It seems pretty logical to me that a vet would wait and do the surgery in the afternoon. The original OP said she checked and there was no emergency that day. Given that some vets look after multiple patients I have to wonder if maybe there were other cats waiting to be spayed or neutered as well. That is a possibility. SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > > > >I think you are being a little hard on the vet. I have to agree with the [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Linda >Isn't it amazing that Sherry has to turn the focus of the attention on her >and her fanning the flames of war in a totally innocent thread? I'm still waiting on you to justify the reason for sending the abusive, nasty e-mail that you sent to me. You haven't forwarded the alleged reason. I'm assuming now that you're lying. Sherry >>Isn't it amazing that Sherry has to turn the focus of the attention on her >>and her fanning the flames of war in a totally innocent thread? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Sherry Could you post the email message on here, with headers, Sherry, so everyone can see what CP is all about? You're obviously not going to get him to face up to what he did... eq >>>Isn't it amazing that Sherry has to turn the focus of the attention on her >>>and her fanning the flames of war in a totally innocent thread? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >eq Arrggh. I must be crazy, but I still can't bring myself to post a personal e-mail on the group. Even if it *is* from CP. Basically, he was accusing me of "attacking others" and in true CP style, continued on criticizing the OP in the thread. For a finale, it said "Do not email me again." Sort of like the hundred times he's said he killfiled me. The only thing I can figure out is a quirk in the system that sent my post as an e-mail in addition to posting on the group. If anyone else has received posts via e-mail from me, let me know. But somehow I doubt it. Sherry Another troublemaker. Into the killfile you go. SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > > > >>Isn't it amazing that Sherry has to turn the focus of the attention on her [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > eq > >I think you are being a little hard on the vet. I have to agree with the > >others who say they probably didn't perform the operation until after 12pm. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Sherry I just wish they hadn't told me one thing and done another. They apparently knew they weren't going to operate until after noon. If that is the SOP it seems to me that plenty of the animals they neuter end up staying overnight except maybe the first few they do. In that case it would be better to prepare people to expect an overnight stay with the possibility the cat could come home if he is one of the first done. When things didn't go the way I was lead to believe they would, I started worrying. Why did they need him in so early in the morning if they weren't going to operate till late? What went wrong? Was there a problem they weren't telling me about? In hindsight I was probably more p*ssed at my sister for her "it's only a cat" comment (when I told her about being worried) than I was at the vet. As it turned out it was much ado about nothing and I'm feeling foolish. But I do intend on suggesting they better prepare people for an overnight stay as a normal course of events. I never worried when the girls were done and had to stay because they told us up front that was to be expected. W >I just wish they hadn't told me one thing and done another. They apparently >knew they weren't going to operate until after noon. If that is the SOP it [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >W Don't feel foolish. I agree with you completely. I had my cat there at 8 a.m., no food / water since midnight. She sat in the cage till after 3. I was plenty pissed. There are more than one vet in the practice, and I felt like there couldnt have been *that many* emergencies. I suspected it was just a case of poor scheduling. I understand your concern. You can't help empathizing with the poor hungry, caged cat annd wondering whether he thinks he's been abandoned in the first place, then to have to stay there even longer than your anticipated. Sherry "Sherry " <sriddles@aol.comkitty> wrote in message > Don't feel foolish. I agree with you completely. I had my cat there at 8 a.m., > no food / water since midnight. She sat in the cage till after 3. I was plenty > pissed. I would be too. > Oh I am so flipping annoyed. When I dropped him off this morning they told > me we could pick him up at 5. Then they call around 3:30 to tell me he is > just then coming out of anesthesia and I have to leave him overnight and > can't get him till 10 tomorrow. Geeezuz girl.... get a tight grip on the reins will ya? Developments happen like this and the overnight stay was deemed to be in the animal's best interest - not yours. Had you taken him home at 5, the vet probably would had further care instructions but having had the opportunity to observe you figured you would be too much of an impatient, self serving c.nt to follow up on any of them. You sound like one of those whiny assed SUV bitches that wants everything her way. Get a f.cking life. > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being > neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. Not in my experience. Were they being extra cautious about coming out of the anaesthesia? Or maybe the surgery was done in the evening and they have a certain number of hours they watch an animal after surgery? Priscilla > > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being > > neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Priscilla Yea the ding dongs left him sitting there hungry and thirsty till this afternoon before doing the surgery. W > > > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after > being [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Yea the ding dongs left him sitting there hungry and thirsty till this > afternoon before doing the surgery. OK, then the overnight sounds reasonable. Poor tyke. He'll need some extra lovin' when he comes home. Priscilla > > > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after > being [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Yea the ding dongs left him sitting there hungry and thirsty till this > afternoon before doing the surgery. Maybe they had some unexpected emergencies, etc. It's a little rough on them when you don't know the whole story. Signaturehttp://www.mindspring.com/~slywy/ http://slywy.diaryland.com/ Actually this sounds normal. I would think because of the operation and anesthesia they'd want food withheld the day before the operation. SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > Yea the ding dongs left him sitting there hungry and thirsty till this > afternoon before doing the surgery. > > W > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being > neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. > > W It don't know if it's "normal" but perhaps your cat had a difficult time with the anaesthesia so they wanted to keep him a little longer to watch over him? rona Signature***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** > > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after > being [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > rona That would be my guess. Better safe than sorry type of thing. Karen > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being > neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. > > W I'd only get pissed if I found out there was no one in attendance at the clinic during this overnight stay. Signature"Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck > > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being > > neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I'd only get pissed if I found out there was no one in attendance at the > clinic during this overnight stay. I'm not sure if they are going to have anyone there with him overnight which is why I'm so bent out of shape. When they thought they'd have to keep Ralf overnight when he was so sick they talked about transferring him to the emergency vet so he'd have someone with him overnight. Hell I'd sit with him overnight rather than having him all by himself (and all the other animals) overnight. W >> > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after >being [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >W Speak up to them! >Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being >neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. > >W Not for low-cost spay/neuters, but my regular vet always keeps them overnight -- longer if there are any hints of a problem. I personally prefer it that way, since I know any likely problems will probably show up early, and they will be taken care of at the vet's. Ginger-lyn >Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being >neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. > >W Thank your vet for being conscientious. I once picked my cat up at 5pm as promised and she was in terrible shape from the anesthetic. It took her a long time to come out of it. I told the Vet what I thought of that! >From: "Wendy" wendypart@nospam.com >Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being >neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. Well, I don't know what your vet's protocol is but when I got Mickey neutered, we took him in at about 8 a.m. also. He was given Isoflurane for the anesthesia. I picked him up around 4 p.m. and he was bright eyed and bushy tailed. He was also about 5 1/2 months old at the time. So with that being said, perhaps your vet didn't do the surgery till later in the day. Can you call them to inquire or are they closed now? Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being > neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. > > W Well good for you. You're now a bona fide abuser. So what? Who cares? IBen G. > Well good for you. You're now a bona fide abuser. So what? Who cares? > > IBen G. Blah, Blah, Blah....(yawn) Is he home? How is he? > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being > neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. > > W > Is he home? How is he? He's home. He's bald. Kinda walking like a body builder but fine. Isabelle was sure glad to see him. I couldn't get her out of my lap all last night. Her sleeping buddy wasn't here and she was lonely. W > > Is he home? How is he? > > > He's home. He's bald. Kinda walking like a body builder but fine. > > Isabelle was sure glad to see him. I couldn't get her out of my lap all > last night. Her sleeping buddy wasn't here and she was lonely. Awww... glad he's home and okay... mad at you????? Linda > > > Is he home? How is he? > > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Linda No he's not mad. He was really glad to see me. He was crying in the carrier until he heard my voice and then settled down. They said he was a real sweetheart (of course I knew that) and was head butting everyone. It will be interesting to see how he is next time I try getting him in the carrier. W > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being > neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. That seems peculiar, since when we had Malfoy fixed back in September, he was brought in the evening before so that he wouldn't eat before being anesthetized for the surgery. SignatureDennis Carr - ke6isf@spamcop.net | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- > > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after being > > neutered? I had to take him at 8:00 this morning. > > That seems peculiar, since when we had Malfoy fixed back in September, he > was brought in the evening before so that he wouldn't eat before being > anesthetized for the surgery. When my cat, Mikey, was fixed... they told me when to stop feeding him (which I did), to bring him in first thing in the morning (which I did) and to pick him up at 5:00 (which I did). With the female, she had to stay overnight - *after* the surgery. Linda > > > Is it normal for a male cat to have to stay overnight at the vet after > being [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > overnight - *after* the surgery. > Linda That's what they told us too. I've had three male cats neutered over the years. They told us the same thing for all three. The first one went according to plan home at 5. Then when we had Fluffer neutered they wanted to keep him. I told them absolutely not. We had only adopted him 2 weeks prior and I didn't want him thinking he was being dumped again. They let us bring him home at 9 PM. And then this time when they kept Boots. W | That's what they told us too. I've had three male cats neutered over | the years. They told us the same thing for all three. The first one | went according to plan home at 5. Then when we had Fluffer neutered | they wanted to keep him. I told them absolutely not. We had only | adopted him 2 weeks prior and I didn't want him thinking he was being | dumped again. Good on you. | They let us bring him home at 9 PM. And then this time when they kept | Boots. Did the overnight stay cost more? ;-) While of course it's better to err on the safe side, neutering a normal healthy male is rarely problematic. Having trouble coming out of the anaesthesia is about the only relevant consideration. Other than that, I have to say that I'm a firm believer in using a high volume (and usually low-cost) clinic rather than a regular vet for S/N. They are experts, and have the procedure down pat. You drop the cat off in the morning and pick the cat up in the evening when they're sure that the anaesthesia is wearing off. I've done this many times - my own cats and a zillion ferals - without ever having had a problem. But I wouldn't be so sanguine with a regular vet, simply because, as a generalist, he may not be the best *surgeon* for ones cat.
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