My kitten is getting spayed in 2 weeks..

Question

what steps should I take the night before surgery and when she comes back

Answer 1

Your vet should be able to tell you that. Can you even get a kitten spayed? I would wait until she is old enough.  

Answer 2

the nurse and vet will give u a pre op slip stating what time to stop feeding your kitten the night before and as for water they can have most of the time as they need it so they do not get dehydrated. afterwards my girls recovered very happily at home a little groggy the first day then tender for a day or two and make sure her litter is clean and new. I used the pellet litter as to not get dust around their suchers.

Answer 3

well, after the surgery:  

~ Let her have a lot of rest

~ Don't pick her up

~ If she has a basket move it to where you can see it

~ Keep a eye on her

Hope i helped :D  

Answer 4

Dont feed her the night before the op as an empty stomach is required for safety to prevent complications during the op. After the op give small frequent meals & try to discourage her from l*****g the wound site & taking part in too much physical activity

Answer 5

I thought cats had to wait until 6 months before they could be spayed.  Follow your vet's (educated expert) advice.

Answer 6

Congratulations on being a good mom!!  :)

The night before, pick up all food after 10pm.  The vet will usually say water is ok.

If you have other cats, do not worry - they will do with out.  They may be a bit mad, but better that than having your kitten sneak out and grab a bite to eat causing the surgery to be post-poned due to the possibility of choking/vomiting while sedated.

Consider your house.  You may want to put kitty in one room for the night so you will not be late searching for her the next morning .  They always seem to know when to hide :(  lol

When you get to the vets, be sure they have your ok to run the pre anesthetic blood work.  NEVER skip that part!!!  It can save her life.

Is she spending the night there or coming home the same day?

I prefer them to spend the night.  Then they can be given proper pain meds and be contained as well as monitored properly until fully awake and have also had a nice start to recovery.  They can also see that she is eating, has no fever, no other reactions etc...  

But if she comes home to you a bit "sleepy", place her in her carrier or let her sleep alone under your bed in the dark with the lights off until she comes around on her own.  Do not put her up on a chair or bed etc... as she may fall off and hurt herself.

If she comes home fully awake, Try to keep her quiet for a few days - preferably until the sutures come out.  (good luck)  Do not allow any kids to pick her up as her abdomen can be very sore.  

Watch the suture line for redness, oozing and or swelling.  If they occur - Call her vet.   Be sure she is drinking and eating and having normal urine and stools within a day or 2 at the most.  It is most important for the drinking as soon as possible because it will help flush the anesthetics out of her system. The moment you think there could be any concern about anything at all - CALL her vet.   ALWAYS better safe than sorry!!!  

I know you are probably nervous for your baby and I understand that.  All surgery is a risk.  But this one is truely necessary and I applaud you for having it done.

Best Wishes  :)

Answer 7

What I used to tell my clients was,

Take the food up at 10pm or whenever you go to bed. Leave the water down until you leave.

MAKE SURE you have your carrier in a handy place where you can CATCH the cat BEFORE you bring out the carrier. If you bring out the carrier first, you will NEVER find the cat. I would put my cat in the bathroom before I got the carrier out and then catch her when she ran out the door.

Postoperatively, She will probably spend the night in the hospital. Some vets send them home the same day, but we didn't. We made sure that they were ok overnight. If your cat comes home the same day, Don't give her any food or water for at least an hour after getting home. At around 8 pm you can give her a little TEPID water. Just a small amount or she will vomit. You can try to feed her a tiny amount IF she keeps the water down for at least a half an hour. DO NOT give her a full meal. She will be very groggy. Put her in a room where no other pets or children will bother her. No high furniture to jump on. These instructions are if she comes home same day. If she stays overnight, She will be fine to eat and drink, but wait an hour after getting home. The car ride and excitement of getting home can upset the stomach and cause vomiting. Once she is settled in, then you can give her food and water.

You will have to check the suture site daily. She may have sutures or staples, depending on what the vet uses. You DO NOT want to put anything on it unless told to by your vet. You want to look for swelling or oozing of the surgical site. Make sure she is not l*****g the site. If she is l*****g obsessively, call your vet right away and get an E-collar (lampshade) for her. A determined cat can get the sutures or staples out in short order. Sometimes there will be a large swelling that appears a couple of days after the surgery. If it does not feel hot, it is usually a reaction to the suture material that is under the skin in the muscles. This should go down in a couple of weeks. If you are at all concerned, call the vet.

The sutures or staples will be removed in 10 or so days. After that the kitty should be fine.  

Answer 8

Before you take her make sure she has an empty stomach for 24 hours before surgery, so she may miss out on tea and breakfast but this will prevent complications in surgery.

When she gets back try to keep her confined to just the one room and keep here away from any other cats (if you have them) also don't let her outdoors until her stitches are out or if she doesn't have stitches until the wound has healed nicely to prevent infection.

Her appetite should return back to normal within a couple of days so don't panic if she doesn't eat straight away.

Try to keep her as calm as you can and make sure you keep an eye out for her pulling at her stitches.

Answer 9

Your vet should have given you a pre-op care sheet telling you when you have to stop feeding her on the day of the op.  For adult cats, the usually mustn't eat after 8 pm on the night before.  For kittens (if your vet spays at 12 - 14 weeks) they can have a small meal 3 hours before surgery and a small meal 1 hour after surgery otherwise their glycogen levels dip too low.  If you haven't been given a care sheet, phone the vet clinic and they'll look up your details and tell you.

After surgery she'll need to be kept quiet for a day or two.  Make sure she doesn't groom or bite the stitches.  If this happens, she'll need to wear an elizabethan collar until the stitches come out.

After surgery, she can be fed half the normal amount at the usual mealtime (she might not be hungry).  She may want the other half a few hours later.  Her normal appetite should return the next day.  She may have antibiotics to mix with the food for the next 7 days to ensure infection doesn't set in.  It is not normally necessary to bathe the incision area, but if you see seepage or if it bleeds then contact the vet.

If she normally has access to outside she will have to be kept indoors until the stitches are removed.

When you collect her from the vet, all this should be explained on the post-op care sheet.  Read it before leaving the clinic and discuss anything that seems unclear before you leave.  Make a note of any questions before you go to pick her up and if anything isn't answered by the care sheet then don't be afraid to ask the vet staff.