He was at the vet's on June 7th and never swelled or even walked funny. He spent the night in a carrier, but since he is my neighbor's cat and this was an unauthorized visit, I didn't keep him inside past the next morning. He (and all the other cats I've had spayed or neutered) took off in a hurry. He doesn't seem to be swelled up, just very hard. Yes, he let me touch.

He's not more than a year old.

I'm not even sure where the stitches would have been. I didn't see any in back when I brought him home. Just assumed they were underneath.

Kinda hard to keep track of him when he only shows up occasionally.

Mary