Should I keep my cat away from others while she recovers from a spay?

Question

I borrowed a rather large medium sized dog crate to take her to the vet in. Huge, I know~ But this was the only carrier I had available to me so I jumped at it. All of my pet carriers were stolen out of my garage.

I was wondering if I should let her heal in it for a day or two since I have three other cats and three dogs in the house.

Answer 1

I would put her in a room by herself with the crate open so she can come out are her own will. Put a small amount of food and water in their with her because she is still going to be a little groggy. Make sure you put a litter box in their with her and I am not sure about getting a special kind of cat littler but I would ask the vet about that. Keep an eye on her stitches and her because you don't want her to pull her stitches out. I would even suggest putting a towell or a blanket in the crate with her. I would wait a few days before bringing her back in with the other animals or let her do it at her own will but keep an eye on them to make sure they don't rough house with her and hurt her. Hope I could help.

Answer 2

yep defintely. you dont want her or any of your other animals ripping her stitches out or causing her unnessacary(sp?) stress. she just had surgery, she will need a few days atleast to recover.  

Answer 3

Yes.  Even if the other animals aren't mean to her, she still might want to play with them and could tear her stitches that way.  The best thing would be to put her in a room by herself (even a bathroom would work) for at least a couple of days.