Marty spayed
We had Marty spayed a couple of days ago. I've never had a pet before so I didn't know what to expect, but I was afraid for the worst. Robyn rented the community car and took her while I was at work.
They shaved a little rectangle of fur off one of her forelegs for the I.V. They made an incision in her abdomen, it looks to me about 2 inches long. She doesn't have to go back to have the stitches removed because after a couple of weeks they'll just be re-absorbed in her body, they said.
On the way home, Marty peed all over the pet carrier and got urine all over her self. I guess she couldn't hold it in. And she hates riding in the car. She was probably scared and in pain. When they got home Robyn gave her a bath with shampoo. Then I came home from work and we read the instructions from the vet and they said not to bathe her at all for 3 weeks. That just made me worry a little more.
They said not to bring her back unless she stopped eating or the wound started to turn red or she started behaving abnormally in any way. We checked on her incision the first night and it looked too pink to me. We had to hold her down and squirt some pain medicine in her mouth. She ate. She ate quite a lot, actually, and we were relieved about that.
Her abdomen is sensitive and she's not running around anymore. It worries me that she's not half as playful as she used to be, but I guess that's to be expected until she heals. Still, it makes me sad to see her lying around all day, as cute as she is. I guess the good news is she's probably twice as affectionate as before. She's such a good little kitty it just breaks my heart.
They shaved a little rectangle of fur off one of her forelegs for the I.V. They made an incision in her abdomen, it looks to me about 2 inches long. She doesn't have to go back to have the stitches removed because after a couple of weeks they'll just be re-absorbed in her body, they said.
On the way home, Marty peed all over the pet carrier and got urine all over her self. I guess she couldn't hold it in. And she hates riding in the car. She was probably scared and in pain. When they got home Robyn gave her a bath with shampoo. Then I came home from work and we read the instructions from the vet and they said not to bathe her at all for 3 weeks. That just made me worry a little more.
They said not to bring her back unless she stopped eating or the wound started to turn red or she started behaving abnormally in any way. We checked on her incision the first night and it looked too pink to me. We had to hold her down and squirt some pain medicine in her mouth. She ate. She ate quite a lot, actually, and we were relieved about that.
Her abdomen is sensitive and she's not running around anymore. It worries me that she's not half as playful as she used to be, but I guess that's to be expected until she heals. Still, it makes me sad to see her lying around all day, as cute as she is. I guess the good news is she's probably twice as affectionate as before. She's such a good little kitty it just breaks my heart.