Our almost 8 month old Norwegian Forest boy was castrated yesterday. The vet was very happy with how the procedure went and we were told he came round from the anaesthetic very well.
We collected him at 2pm and he was his usual bouncy self. However he behaved VERY oddly around the water fountain, paddling in it , splashing it everywhere, putting his face under the flow (our previous boy did this occasionally but only momentarily , followed by a disgusted shake of his head)We lifted his water and continued to watch him carefully. He seemed OK- running around , playing with his toys and plaguing his big sister. But his pupils remained (and are still..............) very dilated.
At bedtime we put down his water- same reaction- paddling around, pushing it out of the bowl, awash with it. We put down a much shallower bowl, with a wider surface area, and he did the same. We rang the duty vet , who said he was probably spaced out and nothing we were describing gave her cause for concern, but to check back in this morning if we were still worried.(I am waiting for the phoneline to open as I type) We left the shallow white bowl down with a centimetre of water in, on her advice. It appears to have been drunk overnight(we have two cats so our girl could have had a drink too), but I refilled it this morning and there he is, paws splashing around, although not as persistent and almost frantic as he was last night. As I mentioned above his pupils are still dilated.
Now if it weren't for the water, and the pupils, we'd be fine. He's eaten, he's urinated, he's pooed and all seems well in those areas. He's a very bonded boy and loves a huggle. He's just had his usual chest sit on me (I wear him like a stole) Full on cheek rubs against my face and contented purring. But we're very twitchy about the things we're twitchy about. I am hoping TCN, with her vast experience, is going to come on and say she's seen this and all will be well- I am aware from hours of internetting until the early hours that some cats take a while to throw off anaesthesia.
Our breeder put the fear of God in us in us late last night, after we'd rung the vet, talking about neurological damage, saying "something's gone very wrong" that males recover from neutering really quickly etc etc. (we chatted on messenger) She knows our vets and has no time for them. We, on the other hand, have had really good experiences with them over the last 6 years. Granted the breeder's friend (another breeder) has not, but that doesn't change our positive view.
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Is Thecatneuterer around/any vets? Strange reaction to anaesthesia. Very worried.
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Threetoedsloth · 11/10/2016 08:29
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