My 6 mo. old kitten was spayed yesterday, after we brought her home she was of course drugged up. After 5-6 hours it seems like it totally wore off and she was back to running around,chasing my feet,trying to jump on things,etc.
I blocked off a lot of things that I think would hurt her or she could get into,
and I know she isn't suppose to jump-but of course being a cat she doesnt listen =)
She isn't jumping on anything very high, but Im afraid of leaving her alone and her stitches breaking or something.
Suggestions?
Has anyone elses kitten gone right back to normal behavior hours after being spayed?
2007-11-30 01:59:25 · 5 answers · asked by Kristin B 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Of course the kittens go back to being themselves after the surgical drugs wear off. Perhaps keeping her in a crate for the next couple of days.....a kennel carrier that is large enough for a bed, litter tray and food. Or put her in a room by herself.
It is doubtful that she could break her sutures (although, any thing is possible), it is possible for all the jumping and running around to really pull at the skin and make it irritated, it would then become itchy, and mostlikely she would start to lick and chew at her incision....that could create an infection at the suture line. She would then need to be seen by the vet and given antibiotics.
2007-11-30 02:09:18 · answer #1 · answered by lt4827 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She NEEDS confinement, what's going to happen with the incision site is while trying to heal, it can't while running jumping and playing it's causes the incision site to open and let in bacteria and it's not going to heal properly. You need to find a bathroom or something small (kennel) to put her in with food, water, litter and bed. Nothing more. She doesn't understand and you don't want a emergency. I've seen worse but won't get into that. Get her under control, a week to 10 days of quite time won't kill her, but infection and other problems can.
Poor girl, it's gonna be harder on you than her, but it's for her own good:)
2007-11-30 02:13:04 · answer #2 · answered by Calamitty 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow, talk about energy!
Short of crating her, there isn't much else you can do. Just keep an eye on the sutures. But she sounds like she's going to be just fine.
2007-11-30 02:12:08 · answer #3 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i agree with the vet tech, kitty needs confinement if she is that rowdy. my cat was never rowdy so i didn't have to worry about her but my dog was but she did fine though and that was with constant supervision. good luck!
2007-11-30 02:22:17 · answer #4 · answered by LISA H 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is normal and just keep an eye on the incision.
2007-11-30 02:11:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋