Is the neutering procedure painful for kittens?

Question

I understand all the pros for having pets "fixed", which is why I've scheduled the surgery for next week. I'm just a little concerned that he will be in pain afterwards.

Answer 1

Your cat will receive a pre-medication that includes pain-relief before he is put under. He should then receive enough pain medication to last a few days - either in the form of a long-acting injection, or pain relief for you to take home with you for him.

Ask your vet what they provide in terms of pain relief, protocol differs from place to place.

Chalice

EDIT: To most of the people above, cat's are known for not showing signs of pain - this is NOT the same as not feeling the same amount of pain that we do. Cats bounce back incredibly quickly after being neutered and normally seem themselves by the next day, but pain relief should always be provided even if they 'seem fine'.

Answer 2

Kittens of my breeding are all spayed/neutered between 12--16 weeks of age before going to their forever pet homes. Believe me, the boys must be penned the first night after they are fixed to keep them from running, climbing and jumping and potentially hurting themselves. They bounce back from surgery very quickly, hardly noticing anything. Girls take a day or two. Adults, on the other hand, can move slowly and with some pain for a few more days. I think fixing them young is the way to go, for sure, as long as the vet has no reservations about a particular kitten.

Answer 3

It is if done without anesthesia, , but he will be under a general anesthetic during the surgery. At the vet hospital where I work, male cats get post-op pain medication the same as females get after a spay, but the males usually only need it for one day.

They get the surgery in the morning, and by late afternoon that are awake, eating and drinking and using the litter box, and they go home with one dose of pain medication to be given the next day. They usually show no sign of even being sore after the second day.

Answer 4

each pet is diffrent just like each human is diffrent , i have had my kittens , cats , pups , and grown dogs fixed , they all have reacted diffrently after words , most of the time the pet is just groggy from the anestesia used for the procedure , yes there is a lil tenderness where the insission was made , just offer the pet a small amou8nt of water several times a day after the surgery , wait atleast 6 hrs then offer small amount of food , as for the healing , give them a comfertable warm/colol quiet place to recover , , the pet taxi u take the cat to the vet in works great , , what i did was after i brought my pet hom e , which was a same day procedure , i kept her in the creat for a couple hours sence shes never traveled , after 2 hrs of resting and settling , i opened the creat and i placed a bowl of water and food within standing distace of the creat , i left the creat opened so she can come in and out at will , i did make sure she did not go out to play , i waited for about a week before l etting her outside , for her safty ...

Answer 5

Hi,I got my 6 month old kitten neutered last week I was really worried about him having it done. He was a bit unsteady on his feet for about the first hour that was all and he wasn't in any pain at all.We dropped him off at the vets at 10.00am and collected him at 4.00pm.Within 3hours of getting home he was climbing up his 6ft 5 climbing tree. You will be able to call the vets to see how he is once he's had his operation,this is what I did while I was waiting before I could collect him,It reassured me alot. I'm sure he'll be fine.Good luck to you both.

Answer 6

Of course the kitten will be sore after the Surgery, just like as if we have Surgery.
But it is better to get the kitten fixed, there are sooo many unwanted cats in this World.
I have had male and female kittens/cats and had all but one fixed. The only reason I didn't get the one male cat fixed is because he was my rescue kitten and is more wild. So, understandably it would be hard to catch him.
Good Luck with your kitten and when your kitten is better give him a treat.

Answer 7

I've had all of my animals spayed/neutered- they usually spend 1 night at the vet since they are put to sleep during the procedure, but the next day they act like nothing happened. I've only had one dog that was lazy the day after- all the rest of the dogs/cats ran around playing. Don't be so worried :) you are doing the right thing.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

The recovery period is much shorter for a male than a female, because it's much less invasive. Angelo was up and around, so to speak, that same day. He moved a little slower than normal, but he was totally fine the next day. Your vet will give him a pain shot right before he goes home. He will probably be a bit sore, but as long as he is moving around, eating, using the litter box, basically being normal, he'll be fine.

Answer 10

No- it's way less painful than getting hit by a car while roaming around looking for a mate, or getting in fights all the time.

Male cats usually recover the night of the surgery.

Females may take a day or two to recover.