I have to get my cat spayed soon and I need some more information about the process, recovery, etc..... Everything is appreciated.
2006-10-06 15:37:37 · 10 answers · asked by Panada 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
Ok, first your cat needs to be up to date on its vaccinations, usually Rabies, Feline Distemper, and Feline Leukemia are required for surgery. Your vet will probably have you take up her food and water by midnight the night before the surgery. After you drop her off, they'll get her weight. Most vets use a combination of Ketamine and Acepromazine injection to induce anesthesia. Then, she may be kept under with a gas anesthetic. Either before or after the surgery, she should be given an injection to help with pain and an antibiotic injection.
The vet will make a small incision in her abdomen. He then removes the uterus and ovaries, tying them off with dissolvable sutures. When he closes the incision site he may use either dissolvable/nondissolvable sutures or possibly staples.
The dissolvable sutures take about 60-90 days to dissolve. The nondissolvable sutures are usually removed in 7-10 days depending on how the area looks. Some places keep spays overnight, some don't.
If she goes home the day of the surgery, you'll have to keep an eye on her so she doesn't fall down stairs or off furniture. It takes about 24 hours for the drugs to completely wear off.
You'll need to restrict her activity for at least a few days after the surgery so her sutures don't burst.
You'll most likely be sent home with an oral antibiotic, usually a liquid called Clavamox. You'll probably have to give it to her once in the morning and once in the evening for 7 days.
2006-10-06 15:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
When I took my cat in about a year ago I was told about 9 pm that night to stop feeding her and giving her water and to bring her in about 730 the next morning. By 2 pm that day I could go pick her up .
They told me dont let the cat jump or run lol You tell me how to stop a cat from doing that besides caging them which I wont do .
Most vets now days use stiches that just disolve and you dont have to go back in to have them removed.
When she gets back she might be a little sleepy and just give her a little bit of water and food and make sure it can stay down. Some cats and dogs will vomit after being under the knife.
The next day you couldnt even tell my kitten had surgery she was up and playing the next day. Just watch her belly for infection.
If you have to take her back to get the stiches removed most vets do that for free because its included in the surgery and it only takes a few min to do usually between 7-14 days afterwards.
2006-10-06 16:16:31 · answer #2 · answered by dindy 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It fee around $seventy 5 and is complete in an in one day technique. they could have you ever speedy her for 12 hours or so. asserting good bye is truamatizing for the owner. while this is over... The Dr. workplace frequently supply us a "each and every thing went basically fantastic" call. The kitty will come homestead a sprint groggy...it is widely used. Her abdomen area would be shaved. They put in stitches that dissolve, so no could desire to tramatize her back by using yet another experience in the "terrible" vehicle. it is possibly gonna be the worst area...the experience there! The Dr assist you comprehend to show screen her stitches and shop her activity to a low. look ahead to redness or tore factors. The kitty won't intentionally harm herself, yet she isn't genuine particular, different than this is drafty in that area and a sprint delicate, what her barriers are at that element. she would be in a position to do basically fantastic! Chins up and you're doing the main remarkable ingredient...for the two certainly one of you!
2016-10-18 23:05:44 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an ovariohysterectomy. The Uterus,tubes and ovaries are removed so the cat cannot get pregnant and cannot come into heat.
It is a 12 minute procedure for most seasoned vets. They are pretty well recovered by the next day. Not much special care after. Keep inside and watch for excessive licking.
It is a common and safe procedure.
I have never seen recovery take 4 weeks!!!!!! We have people that do that trap,neuter,release thing and they TURN THEM LOOSE after 24 hours. And you CAN use regular litter!!!!! Their belly does not get close enough to it to matter and if it did, it cannot get inside the incision!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Newspaper is for after a DECLAW!!!!
2006-10-06 15:43:36 · answer #4 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The process: You take your cat to a clinic, may I suggest one of the "Spay/Neuter Trucks" they are about $40. The cat stays overnight and they are spayed/neutered. Afterwards, you have to be very careful with them, since their undersides are shaved and stitched up.
Recovery: It takes 1-4 weeks for a cat to completely recover. Instead of using litter during the recovery time, use a plastic bag filled with shredded newspaper. The litter goes into the stitches and it can fatally harm the cat.
Other info: Your cat might be grouchy during recovery because of pain. But it is good for cats because it makes them better tempered and safer altogether
2006-10-06 15:41:36 · answer #5 · answered by Shrinkydinks 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
first of all the day before you will stop feeding her and giving her water about 12 hours before the surgery is scheduled you will drop her off and in about 4-6 hours they will tell you to come and pick her up she will have stiches and i would ask for an elizabethan collar because my cat ate out her stitches over night and i had to take her back to have her stitched back up she will recover quickly if she is young usually within 10-14 days you wont even be able to tell she had surgery...however when you get her home after the surgery you have to keep her subdued and not let her run and jump alot for the first 24-48 hours...good luck everything will be fine...
2006-10-06 15:49:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
you will have to pull her food and water the night before her surgery. you should be able to take her back home the same day. other than making sure the incision doesn't get infected, there's really nothing for you to do. they may put her on an antibiotic just to be on the safe side. it will only be a small incision about and inch or so long.
2006-10-06 15:43:11 · answer #7 · answered by reggie s 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Don't worry she will be fine. she will have a small cut in the middle of her tummy with just a couple of stiches(no big deal). she will lay around for a few days but before you know it she will be very normal again. make sure every day you look at her tummy to make sure there is no infection in it....thats it..
2006-10-06 15:44:44 · answer #8 · answered by mfroeh 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My 6 year old cat was about 4 months when we had her spayed. She had 16 staples in her little belly and she looked pathetic! I would never have one done that young again! (then again, I think I'm done with kittens...they're pretty annoying) She recovered pretty good though. She seems to have a mild "heat" occasionally, though. I wonder if by fixing her so young, they missed some hormonal tissue or something?
2006-10-06 17:13:39 · answer #9 · answered by Gabby_Gabby_Purrsalot 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
The best thing to do is ask a veterinarian. He or she can explain this to you in detail.
2006-10-06 17:28:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋