Kitten at vet getting spayed...

Question

My 4 month old kitten is at the vet right now getting spayed...I was just wondering if there is anything special i need prepared for when she comes home?She has a bed, but for some reason she likes to sleep in her litter box, I'm hoping its just a phase, but she wont be able to do this cuz she'll get litter in he incision..ne suggestions on how to get her to NOT sleep in the litter box? Also, she is usually extremely nuts...jumping off the walls n at invisible things, meowing constantly, and even biting sometimes...I was wondering if spaying might help with some of these behaviors?

Answer 1

my little girlgot spayed last year around this time

she'll beveryvery tired

so jsut place her on the couch  when you get home and watch tv and sitthere and pether

shell be herself in  few days

Answer 2

getting her spayed will help a little but she is a kitten, so don't expect to much. get another litter box and put a fuzzy blanket or towel in it so she may go for the comfy one! Good Luck!

Answer 3

http://www.ehow.com/how_2197258_care-spa...

this looks like a great site

Answer 4

As being a kitten, her behavior is quite normal.  Some say the bitting is from the kitten being taken away from their mother at a young age, but I just say their being a kitten.  As for the sleeping in the litter box, it won't be that harmful.  You will need to keep the litter box available for her to go potty, or you will end up with a big mess on your hands! As for getting another litter box with a blanket, it might help, but you might be washing that blanket every couple of hours due to potty and p**p.  And you might run into a problem where she doesn't want to use the other litter anymore because she prefers the one with a blanket....  As for her hyperness,  I would consider confining her to a bathroom or something like that for a day or two to give her incision a chance to heal.  Expecially if you are not going to be home with her.  Just leave some food, water and her litter box available.  Keep an eye on her incision, look for any oozing or severe redness.  A little redness is ok, that is normal and the skin healing...

Good luck!

Edit-You don't need to shread up newspaper in the litter box...that too can lead to her not wanting to use the box.  The litter won't be a problem for her sutures on her stomach.  The only reason I would ever suggest possibly doing that is if they got front declawed.  All 3 of my cats have been and I never put newspaper in their litter boxes....

EDIT 2- That depends, most vets do more than one surgery in a day.  So that really depends on what they have going that day.  We do surgeries in the morning starting around 9:30.  If you haven't heard anything by 12, I would try giving them a call to see how she's doing.... A lot of times you just get so busy, that you want to call, but you just don't have time....

Answer 5

You may want to grab a diff kind of litter, one that's not clay (shredded paper or something) That cannot infect wounds..

Just do your best to encourage her to rest and take it easy.. Keep things around the house quiet for a few days.. But let her dictate her own recovery pace..

As for her wild behaviors.. speying may help a bit.. but simply "growing up" will help more.. in other words.. she'll mellow out with age..

Answer 6

Good for you!

They vet will help you with aftercare ask him these things, but I would put shredding newspaper instead of litter in her box.

She'll most likely just sleep for a day after, and make sure she doesn't pick at her stitches, if she does get her one of those cones from the vet.  

Answer 7

Spaying might help with her behavior, may be just personality or her youth though. I have one that was a crazy kitten and is now a sweet, docile cat (tho he does have his "moments).

Take the litter out of the litter box and put in shredded newspaper. She can't really sleep there because if the box is "dirty" she may get infected from whatever is in there. Maybe put a second one (new) with nothing in it (or a blanket maybe), in case she just like the shape and feel of sleeping in the box.

Good luck and glad you had her spayed, that's the right thing to do!!!