Just dropped boys off for neutering - recovery period

[hanette]

Eeek just dropped off my boys off (thanks thecatneuterer for your Celia Hammond recommendation) and I was wondering how long before they are back to their normal playful scrappy selves? DH is picking them up this afternoon and I can't wait to get them back. Is it just a few days - it has been nearly 20 years since I last did this and that was with girls, they seemed to take quite a while to recover.

TIA

[LastingLight]

Last cat we had neutered it was a complete non-event - he was back to normal the next day.

[cozietoesie]

As with LastingLight. My boys have seemed to react to the GA more than the actual op so by the next day it was pretty well business as usual.

[hanette]

Great - that's reassuring, thank you!

[thecatneuterer]

Yes, generally speaking it's a total non-event as far as the cats are concerned. As soon as they're fully-awake (which they will be by the time they're picked up) they should be their normal selves.

[chemenger]

My two were still sleepy when they came home, once they had a snooze and woke up it was back to the normal mayhem.

[fatbottomgirl67]

Our ginger boy was sleepy for a week! His sister was straight off to the garden to find something to kill .guess it varies?

[Fuzzymum1]

My youngest cat didn't notice a thing when he was neutered. He came home demand food then set about playing with his friends.

[hanette]

i think they deserve some chicken for din. thanks for reassurances, can't wait to see them later

[QueenFuri]

My girl was 17 weeks old when she was spayed last month and you wouldn't have known she had it done. She was running about like a looney the minute she was let out her carrier! Its different for every cat though as my SIL's girl took a good few days to recover and had to wear a cone which mine didn't.

[hanette]

Well just come home and they are playing already! One had one testicle not fully descended so he had a bit more work poor thing. Is that common foes anyone know?

[RubbishMantra]

No experience of un-descended testicles I'm afraid.

MKitten had a reaction to the drugs that made him behave like a lunatic. He spent 8 hours running amok until he finally fell asleep.

[cozietoesie]

Is the chicken ready for them?

[hanette]

They loved the chicken!

But now the one with the bigger incision is going mad about his wound - I don't have a collar and he's biting himself....anyone know where I can get one out of hours?! I just made one by sewing clear plastic to his collar. Am hoping it'll work - he's sitting still now but looks v cross

there is a vet locally can get one there in the morning if needs be...