I'm getting Ziggy spayed tomorrow

[Catlady711]

Beautiful kitty!

It's not uncommon for spays to spend the night, however there are some vets that send them home same day.

Either way it would probably be a good idea to have someone stay with your kitty until you get home. In case there are any problems with your kitty staying calmed down once home it would be best to have someone there until you know how your kitty will settle in.

Some vets use a cone, some don't because they believe the cone is more stressful to them unless there's a problem requiring one. Depends on the vet.

Good luck tomorrow and I'm sure your kitty will be fine and back to normal in no time.

[Taz_Zoee]

My Paizly Poo was just spayed one week ago today, on 9/11. She went in at 7:30 and came home around 5pm. My boyfriend was with her for a few hours and all she really did was sleep most of that time. She was wobbly on her feet, like she was drunk. She'd fall over while walking. I got home around 10pm that night and she had been alone for a couple of hours. She was still a teeny bit groggy and fell over when she shook her head. But IMO someone should be there with her for at least a few hours right after she comes home. Just to keep an eye on her. And she did not get a cone. Do they even make them that small?

Also, I'm sure the vet will give you instructions on this, keep a close eye on the incision. If you look in Cat General you'll see Paizly got the begining of an infection. I caught it early enough that the infection was only on the surface. What made me question it was a slight redness around it and then the next morning I could see a clear discharge coming from the incision. I made the appointment for that night and by the time she got to the vet there was white pus in the incision. They put her on Clavamox which, unfortunately, has given her diarrhea.

Wow, I hope I'm not scaring you with all this. But it's just good to know. It might sound horrible, but honestly she is still the same wild, fun, playful kitty that she was before the surgery.

As most others here on Pet Talk will tell you, she will be fine. I just like to make things a little more adventurous here in my household.