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Originally Posted by yavenay  Pretty much what the previous poster said except I hope she meant 13 months instead of 13 weeks.
My Brandi was pretty groggy when she got home... |
Ummm...but, isn't your Brandi a "she"...and so would have been spayed...not neutered, correct or did I mis-read something in your post?
Also, even the Humane Society spays/neuters animals much younger than my vet recommends. My vet will not do them earlier than 4 months because my vet believes they need the hormonal development until then...as do I.
My male dogs (and cats) that were neutered were in and out of the Vet's the same day, and except for maybe being a little sleepy and/or wobbly depending on how soon after the procedure I picked them up, you couldn't tell by their actions they'd had anything done. I kept them quiet, though, except for being unable to control one feral male cat who escaped the kennel while being transferred to the 'hut'...he was a very large cat and leapt from a 2nd story
jalousie window to the ground (scared the bejeezes outa me!
) and was still fine afterward...thank goodness!
The females (bitches and cats) who were spayed, were all kept overnight in the Vet hospital for observation. Because females take longer to heal from a spay, they need to be kept calm for a longer period of time, and, in my experience, seem to suffer more than the males although all of mine have bounced back pretty quickly...and both procedures worry me for my babies! Only one female (a Shep/Lab) had problems and we rushed her to the animal emergency clinic only to have them say it was no biggie and to take her back to the vet the next day who said it was no biggie, too. (Whew!!!) One feral female cat with 11-week-old kittens at home let herself out of the cage at the vet's office (1998) and was never seen again after being spayed...my poor vet was freaked out!
So, we are pretty sure she never had any more kittens, but could possibly have contracted rabies because they don't give the shots until after the spay.
I did take one feral cat to the vet for a spay, and when I called for an update, the Doc reported being "unable to spay the creature"
....but "was able
to neuter the poor little guy, though,!"
(I
my VET's sense of humor !)
Plus, after 'helping' the ferals, we have not had a kitty overpopulation problem for several years !
I hope your little guy has no issues and recovers quickly. Plus, it will give you another good reason to lavish him with extra lovies! Good luck!