My adorable 5 month old kitten was spayed just over a week ago. It went fine and she seemed to be recovering well but then 5 days after the operation (and 2 days after a check up at which she was pronounced to be doing great) the incision site swelled up massively. We rushed her to the vet and she ended up needing a second surgery the following day, her internal stitches had broken down and become very infected. In the second surgery they removed all the infected tissue, cleaned it all thoroughly and stitched her up again but she now has a much bigger incision and a lot of stitches. And she’s on antibiotics to prevent further infection.
This morning I took her for another check up and the wound had re-opened slightly so they’ve now put a staple in. Another check up on Monday and probably every couple of days after that until the stitches are ready to come out in 10 days or so.
Anyway that is all the background, so poor kitten has been through an awful lot! She has a cone to prevent her from getting at the stitches and the vet advised she be kept very quiet and confined to a small room so we’ve got her shut in our box room with her food and tray and lots of comfy blankets and towels. We’re taking it in turns to spend as much time in there with her as possible, I feel awful for her being stuck in there on her own.
Does anyone have any tips to help her recovery? Or just to make her jail time more pleasant! She’s not keen on her cone but the vet has advised this over a pet suit (which she had on after the original op) because the suit might irritate the wound. We don’t want her doing any jumping around, playing etc in case of another infection. The vet doesn’t really know yet why the first one happened, they’re waiting for test results.