My family didn't have to worry about fixing my 10 year old cat, seeing as how when we got her 8 years ago, she was already spayed, so we have never dealt with the fixing process. Me and my mother decided to adopt a 3 year old precious feline, who is bigger than the cat I have, who is already big. My mother went to adopt her today, and she says that our baby is now ours, we just can't get her yet! I guess the shelter had made an appointment with a vet to get her spayed, and we can't pick her up until Thursday (today being teusday). I haven't spent much time with this kitty cat, and when we pick her up, she's probably have just gone through an intense surgery. They said that to begin with, she'd probably hide a little while in our house, and that it would take her a few days to adjust. Now she's probably going to want to hide more! How will I take care of her? Is there anything I'm going to have to do for her while she recovers, that I don't regularly do for my 10 year old kitty?
2007-07-03 09:51:03 · 5 answers · asked by kittenadorer1991 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
The vet is closed tomorrow because it's the fourth of July, so we WILL end up getting her the same day of her spay surgery.
2007-07-03 12:16:51 · update #1
I have two cats, siblings, an male and a female. I got them when they were kittens, so they had already adjusted to my home by the time they were fixed. The male was fine but the female was harder. When you first get your kitten, don't be surprised if she acts weird when you first get her. The anisthesia (spelling?) made her act tired and wary. There isn't much you can do for her right away. but you have to be VERY CAREFUL about the stitches. When opal, my cat, got spayed we locked her in the laundry room (i don't mean to sound cruel or anything, but it was the only way to keep her from pulling out her stitches) but it didn't work. She got out and ran up the stairs, but it was okay because the vet said they had been in for long enough. just make sure that your kitten is comfortable, keep her from moving too much, but don't crowd her. this will make her more nervous than she already is. Do give her some attention, though, and after about two weeks she will be fine.
2007-07-03 10:05:32 · answer #1 · answered by Kayla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with the shelter to see if the reason you can't have her yet is that she's being spayed - I wouldn't think a shelter would plonk a newly-spayed cat on a person. If they did, it would be at least the day after spaying, or a couple of days I would hope, in which case you wouldn't have to do much except take her back for stitches-out (or if dissolvables were used, then not even that!)
The most important thing to do post-spay in a cat is take care of the wound site - this just means not letting your cat leap around too much if possible, including not letting her outside, until the stitches are out. Also, don't let her lick the spay site, whether the stitches are dissolvable or not. It can introduce infection into the wound site.
Other than that, feed as normal and just proceed gently, as you normally would with a new cat in a house, just as the shelter has told you. Give her space to be by herself and quiet if he needs, somewhere private to use her litter tray and a nice comfy bed.
I think I'd be quite surprised if you got your cat fresh from being spayed.
Chalice
2007-07-03 16:57:41 · answer #2 · answered by Chalice 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She will be hiding and at night when it's quiet she will probably come out and eat. The first night though I wouldn't worry about her eating, as she's probably gonna be sore from the surgery. My cat slept for at least a good 18 hours before she ate again and went to the litter box. Just let her be, she will get what she needs when she needs it, that's the beauty about cats.
2007-07-03 16:54:29 · answer #3 · answered by johanne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest keeping her separate from the 10-year-old cat until she recovers because the older cat will most likely be aggressive towards the new cat. If you can, keep her in a bedroom by herself with her own litter box, food and water at least until after the stitches are removed.
2007-07-03 18:39:47 · answer #4 · answered by swf2020 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, she'll be fine. Watch her stitches and if she pulls them out, take her back in. Other than a little bit of drainage, soreness and shyness, she should be like any other little kitty. Congratulations!
2007-07-03 16:54:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anniekd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋