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.