I thought my cat was female and took it to be spayed. The stitches were under the tail. Was it male?

Question

The vet clinic handed me a paper saying my cat had been spayed. Shouldn't the incision be on the belly and not under the tail? She/he was 8 weeks old when I got her/him and I never looked again!

Answer 1

Yes your kitty was female. There was nothing wrong with the placement of the sutures. When we neuter a tomcat, we don't bother to suture the wound; it simply isn't necessary. Girl kitties are another story because it's major abdominal surgery. Not so for the boys...

Answer 2

Sounds like a boy! Normally a neuter does not require stitches except some vets prefer to suture neuters when the patient is very young.

At 8 weeks old the testicles haven't dropped yet, therefore the surgery is a little more invasion and requires stitches.

Once the testicles have dropped it's simply an incision into the scrotum to remove the testicles.

It's great that you chose to have your pet sterilized, whether it's a male or female!

Answer 3

For a female, the small incision is on the tummy and not under the tail. It's probably a male. Call the Vet and ask.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Didn't it indicate somewhere what the sex was? They usually do this for statistical purposes if for no other.

This is a puzzle for me. I have heard of the spay being done more from the side in feral cats as they have to be released shortly after surgery. Doing the operation from the side is apparently less likely the cat will get an infection. Obviously she would not be getting her belly in the dirt.

I would call them. There must be a reference number somewhere on your paper and they can check on the sex.

Answer 6

A male is under the tail, a female on their stomache,& call your Vet. & mention this. But either way the cat is fixed now, which is for the best.

Answer 7

probably a male females have there stitches on the belly males have them under the tail

Answer 8

definitely on the belly. I had a female cat at one point and had her spayed and it was on the belly. That is where the female organs are.

Answer 9

if the cat was female, then yes, the stitches would be on the belly. did you ask the vet about it?

Answer 10

THE RECIEPT FOR THE PROCEEDURE SHOULD SAY SPAY OR NEUTER......
A FEMALE HAS A FEW STITCHES ON HER BELLY SOUNDS LIKE A BOY KITTY....