What to expect after spaying?

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Lori - 02 Feb 2005 04:39 GMT

Oreo is going in to see the vet tomorrow, and coming back home an
"it". She's about 7 months old now, but she seems so little, maybe 4
or 5 pounds. The vet isn't too concerned, though. She's healthy as
can be, just small.

My other female is 15 years old, and she was spayed so long ago that I
don't remember what happened when she came home. Any tips on what to
expect? I'm sure she's going to be really ticked at me. Anything
else I should be aware of? Things to watch for?

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks!

Lori

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M.C. Mullen - 02 Feb 2005 05:42 GMT

| Oreo is going in to see the vet tomorrow, and coming back home an
| "it". She's about 7 months old now, but she seems so little, maybe 4
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| Lori

Yes:

- Place her in a quiet place where she can sleep as long as she wants to and
not so high up that she can fall when she gets up half 'drunk'.
- It's important to keep her warm. Put a thick blanket over her. The
anaesthetic lowers the body temperature.
- Leave her alone for the first 24 hours. Most likely she wants to be by
herself. Our Tommy just stared out of the window all day long.

Good luck

Carola

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Gee - 02 Feb 2005 07:01 GMT

"M.C. Mullen" <mcmullen@freesurf.invalid.ch> wrote in message
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> - Place her in a quiet place where she can sleep as long as she wants to and
> not so high up that she can fall when she gets up half 'drunk'.
> - It's important to keep her warm. Put a thick blanket over her. The
> anaesthetic lowers the body temperature.
> - Leave her alone for the first 24 hours. Most likely she wants to be by
> herself. Our Tommy just stared out of the window all day long.

I agree.Hysterectomy is by no means a small op, so cats need time to
recover, and body to heal. Most take 4-7 days to get back to the normality.

I strongly recommend keeping her as calm as possibly fora week, no going
out, no playing ruff games with other cats, no jumping, no running, if
possible.

Vet will advise you on feeding, I cant remember if there was some special
instruction, but I think its food as normal.

Oh and bring her litter tray near her so she doesn't have to go all the way
to the other room.

Finally, my Tiara kept licking and pulling the stitches, so I put
Victorian(?) collar on her for about a week. Not impressed but hey, I wanted
her to heal quickly,and not get an infection.

Finally she will smell funny(Iodinefrom the op/vets smellsin general) to any
other cat in the house, so beware hissing and slight unfriendly atmosphere,
but don't worry will go away soon after.

Shell be fine!Don't worry! :)

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Lori - 02 Feb 2005 23:00 GMT

Thanks for the words of encouragement and advice. I spoke to the
vet's office this afternoon. She was coming out of the anesthetic and
still a bit groggy, but she came through the surgery like a champ. I
pick her up tomorrow afternoon.

The vet is going to send some antibiotics home with her, and some pain
killers in case she seems to be too uncomfortable.

Again, thanks a lot! It's good to know about the keeping quiet and
how the other two cats may respond to her initially.

Grins,

Lori

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MarAzul - 02 Feb 2005 23:14 GMT

> Thanks for the words of encouragement and advice. I spoke to the
> vet's office this afternoon. She was coming out of the anesthetic and
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> Lori

Also, bear in mind that she may act completly normal when she gets home.
That's how all of mine were. I tried to make a quiet space for them, and
they ignored it completely. Just see how she acts and try to act
accordingly.

As for the other cats and her hospital smell... I can't add much to what
other already said.. Expect some possible hissing... At the least, the other
cats will follow her around, sniffing, trying to see what's up..

Mar
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