my cat was spayed today... but

ellieo

it will not leave the stiches alone, i managed to put a collar on it that i bought from the vet and she went berserk, i was worried she was going to hurt herself
any ideas on what i can do, im terrified she will pull the stiches out

rachiee

ellieo wrote: »

it will not leave the stiches alone, i managed to put a collar on it that i bought from the vet and she went berserk, i was worried she was going to hurt herself
any ideas on what i can do, im terrified she will pull the stiches out

have you any cream? like nappy rash cream such as sudocrem, my little cat was a monkey for pulling them out i just used to cover them in sudocrem and she never went near them again :T

ellieo

thanks will nip to tesco and get some

UKTigerlily

You could buy a comfy collar but they take time to arrive & Cats in theory could puncture them. Check with the Vet before getting Sudocrem, i'm sure it's fine but never take medical advice online!

nanokitten

I would persist with the collar if you can,
The advice from my vet on the subject of whether to use one was "put it this way, if she pulls her stiches out on a sunday, you won't see change from £200).
How long did she have it on for as she should get used to it after a while?
Mine hated the collar on but did get used to it and by the end of the ten days had learned to lift her head when she ran upstairs .
Make sure that her nornal collar is fairly close fitting (just enough for two fingers underneth)) If the collar is too lose she'll be able to get her jaw under it (which mine did a couple of times and then got stuck) and then get someone to hold her firmly under her arms (so as not to hurt her scar) and maybe the other hand on her back pressing down. Once it's on she will spend some time trying to get it off but hopefully her sore side should prevent her trying too hard.
Mine bumped into everything but was very sleepy and slept alot and when she woke up was a bit more used to it (but used to try when she thought I wasn't looking). give her plenty of attention (as this will take her mind off it).
Mine had hers on the whole time (apart from meals and supervised washing) as she made more of a fuss if it had been off a while.
She also got good at legging it as soon as she'd eaten and hiding so she could have a go at her stiches!

Lil_Me_2

When my kitten was spayed the incision was so tiny there was only one stitch, but from the sounds of it yours has more than one. Either way Tiger managed to pull her stitch out, but the wound had pretty much already healed.

We did take her back on the Saturday just to be safe and they put a staple in. Fortunately it didn't cost us anything but our vets is a hospital and is normally open on the weekend, it's why we chose it!

picklepick

My cat didnt even get given a collar by the vets as cats dont do well with them. They cant cope with something constantly brushing their whiskers. Mine had a couple of tugs on her stitch and then left well alone once she realised it was going to hurt. I think some vets use a key hole surgery now so the wound is tiny and requires only one stitch but obviously if yours is bigger this wont be the case.

If the cat is small enough you can cut the end off a very large loose sock and pop it on over her head like a sort of bandage. We did this on our older cat when she was done and she was fine with it. Better than an elizabethan collar anyway!

MrsTinks

The wound will depend on how easy it was to get her bits out IYKWIM... They all aim for small holes but sometimes everything kinda "slides" behind other bits and can be a nightmare to get out so a bigger incision (sp?) is needed.
Don't put anything on without checking with a vet!
I would suggest a sock too to be honest... either that or keep a close eye on her and see if she'd stop licking it after a little while... When my girly was done nearly 8 years ago now I kept her in a room with me and let her clean it up - once it was clean she got bored with it and left it alone apart from an occassional clean a few times a day

ellieo

thanks for all your help, i may try the sock, however she does seem to be leaving it alone today, it looks like there are 3 stiches and does seem to be a bigger wound than normal
shes more interested in howling at the doors and windows to get out, its going to be a long ten days!!!!

rachiee

UKTigerlily wrote: »

You could buy a comfy collar but they take time to arrive & Cats in theory could puncture them. Check with the Vet before getting Sudocrem, i'm sure it's fine but never take medical advice online!

My cat was fine with sudocrem, and shes still her to tell the tale, i have done it with many cats in the past they hate collars on i dont see the point in putting them through the annoyance when they hate them so much

Sirbendy

when we had our boys done, we were told let them have a lot of quiet etc...

Big cat obviously loved the sleepy meds - he went totally insane for a full day when he got home..running, jumping, totally off his little head...then he stopped, stood still, and fell over. Didn't move for a day or 2 after that.

Little cat had a cone, but he's SO flexible it presented no challenge at all..sigh..