Please reduce your cat's activity for seven days after surgery. Excessive running, jumping, and aggressive play should also not be allowed. Keep him strictly indoors during this time. If your cat is too active after surgery, this may complicate healing.
Restrict your cat's activity for at least the first 5-7 days after surgery to prevent stress or inflammation at the surgery site.
Don't let your cat run, jump, climb stairs, or go outside for the first seven days after their procedure because it could slow their healing, we recommend keeping them in a crate or secure room during this time.
Post-op care for male cat castration
If the swelling appears to be bigger than the testicles that were there before, call us for advice. Please prevent your cat from licking the procedure site as this can lead to infection.
Do not allow your cat to lick or scratch the incision, as he may pull the sutures out and could introduce an infection into the incision. If the incision is not bandaged, inspect it at least twice daily.
Extreme behavior may be a sign that your cat is in a lot of pain post-surgery: This includes anything from hyper-aggression and continuous meowing to hiding and withdrawal. Contact your veterinarian if your cat displays any of these behaviors.
Keep your cat in a crate or small room to sleep, and make sure he is comfortable and secure. On the day of surgery, the incision site on your cat might look minorly red and swollen. Check it once per day if your cat allows, and be on the lookout for any excessive redness, swelling, and discharge.
After the first week, most incisions are healed enough to allow the skin sutures or staples to be removed. The edges of the incision are typically sealed together, there is no discharge and no pain associated with the incision, and the redness should be gone.
Do not allow your cat to lick or scratch the incision, as he may pull the sutures out and could introduce an infection into the incision. If the incision is not bandaged, inspect it at least twice daily.
There are key signs that indicate that your pup's incision is healing well, which include: Closed incision edges. Pinkish skin surrounding the incision edges (this is a normal part of the inflammation process) Slight skin bruising.
For both these reasons, all pets need to be prevented from licking their skin incisions for at least 10-14 days after surgery.
After surgery, your pet may be limited in movement, so brain games are a great choice for enrichment. Simple toys like a Kong, treat puzzle, or flavored Nylabone can be a great reward along with mental stimulation. Some ideas for fillable treats include: Peanut butter.
Your vet will likely recommend limiting your pet's movement for a specified period (usually a week) after surgery. Sudden jumping or stretching can disrupt the healing process and may even cause the incision to reopen.
However, issues with tomcat roaming and fighting due to testosterone levels are greatly reduced after neutering, which could be perceived as an increase in affection.
As we said above it's normal for cats to experience side effects such as lethargy, lack of appetite, nausea, and vomiting after being neutered, and you should call your vet if these symptoms don't go away after 48 hours.
Keep your pet inside and restrict activity for 10 days. This allows tissue time to heal and avoids the incision from opening up. Do not allow licking of incision site! If licking, please place a protective cone or collar on the cat for 7 days to prevent complications.
Will my cat need to wear a buster collar after being neutered? Most female cats need to wear a buster collar or medical shirt to protect their wound after being neutered. Male cats only tend to need one if they are licking their wound a lot.
Be patient and give your cat time to adjust to their new accessory. Keep a close eye on your cat during the initial hours. Make sure the cone is doing its job and keeping your cat from licking, chewing, or scratching the trouble spot. Be aware, cats can harm themselves if they try to scratch using a hard plastic cone.
The cone should stay on until the site is fully healed, and/or the sutures are removed. Most sutures and staples are left in for 10-14 days. Other lesions may take less or more time than that to heal completely.
Very few surgeries require significant crate or cage rest to help your cat recover, and most outdoor cats will be able to cope well with staying indoors for a few days as they recover.
Our vets will probably recommend that you limit the movements of your cat as much as possible for around a week following their surgery. Suddenyl jumping or stretching can disrupt your feline firend's healing process and cause an incision to reopen.
Dehiscence is when an incision ruptures and opens. If an internal layer of sutures ruptures, you may notice a new bump under healthy normal skin or tenderness in that area. If the external incision dehisces, the incision will be open.
What can I do? Solid deodorant sometimes will work to stop licking—same thing, apply it around the incision. Too much of this can be bad for your pet, though, so if he or she continues licking, you will need to find another solution. T shirts and onsies can also work to help block licking.