Advice needed on spaying??? PLEASE!!!UPDATE ***PICS***

**Heather78418** · 11-28-2006, 09:05 AM

Ok I dropped her off this morning.. It was almost as bad as when my oldest had her first day of kindergarden. This morning my baby was meowing as they took her back. I know I am going to be a nervous wreck until I know that she came out of surgery ok. What was really heartbreaking was when I got home. My other baby (oreos little brother, not biological) was crying and looking around for her. I think this is so funny because when we first brought him home oreo hated him. Well hopefully all goes well , I will keep everyone updated.

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 11-28-2006, 09:29 AM

She will be fine. When my Cally was spayed she pulled out her first lot of stitches so I cut the sleeve off a cardigan and made it into a polo neck for her to wear! Her front paws went through two holes and the rest of it covered her belly - she looked great!

**orangemm** · 11-28-2006, 09:53 AM

I know, it's like torture leaving your baby, knowing she's frightened. Don't worry, when you go to pick her up, she will be very glad to see you.

She'll be tired and groggy, but in a day or two you won't even know she had surgery. Cats bounce back quickly (as opposed to us hoomans).

My RB Daisy insisted on jumping down from the bed after her spay. Can you imagine having a hysterectomy and jumping afterward?

Let us know when it's over!

**Catlady711** · 11-28-2006, 05:11 PM

I know the feeling of worrying about your furbabies. Although Dusty came already spayed, we did have Jack taken in to be neutered, and the others I was fortunate enough to assist with their surgeries!

Depends on the individual cat how long it takes until they bounce back after surgery, anywhere from a few hours to a couple days.

It is important to limit the activity for the first few days, and to check the incision area daily for signs of infection (excessive swelling, pus drainage, etc). If you see signs of infection or anything you may be concerned about, call your vet. They are there to ease your mind and help you.

At our hospital we don't send most spay/neuters home with e-collars unless we have to, and that's very rare. My own cats never had one and only one (Cami) did any licking on the incision area which did require a round of antibiotics, but everything healed just fine in the end.

And as a side note to all of you that have to leave your critters at the vets at any time.....The people there love animals and I'm sure your furbabies get lots of petting and sweet talking while they are there. I can't tell you how many pets I've gotten rather attatched to while they've stayed with us, believe me they got ALOT of attention from me! lol Many times the ones that come in crying or whining when mommy leaves them, end up being the best purr machines or tail waggers later in the day, many of them cease whining once they are settled in their cages, and a few pats on the head or ear scratching never hurts either lol.

**heidiv** · 11-28-2006, 06:55 PM

Any word on how your kittie is doing???????

**Heather78418** · 11-29-2006, 10:36 AM

Sorry the update took so long . Well she came home about 5:30 yesterday evening. The doctors told me that she would be groggy for a while , they were wrong. She came home and the first thing she did was take off after her catnip mouse and started trying to roll around. It was funny because they had to put an e-collar on her. She kept trying to get at her incision yesterday when at the vets. She is being very good. The only problem is trying to keep her from jumping onto or off of things . Well without further ado *** PICS***

OREO

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