When Ginger was finally old enough and healthy enough to be sterilized that was our first priority, even though she was an inside cat. I had read enough about the benefits of it to not think twice.
The scenario is a bit different here though. I had to have her fast for the night before the surgery (or at least 8 hrs), which meant that I had to get up in the middle of the night to give her, her last meal!
And then it was time to go to the doctor. As part of the supplies I would need to bring, I was told to bring 3 kitchen towels that were not the "linting" type. I wasn't sure what they were for, but did as I was told!
I dropped Ginger off and then was told to come back in 2 hours. When I returned, she was still totally out of it (the anesthesia) and was being dryed with a hair dryer. She just looked so pathetic with her skinny limp little body!
Then I got to see what the kitchen towels were for -- they were her wrapping! The doctor needed to do this so she wouldn't mess with her stitches or wound. It was the cutest thing I had ever seen!
I loaded her up and headed home. I was told to keep her in a confined space for the night while she came out of the anesthesia. I also was told to keep her warm as she might be cold coming out of it. But that was the only information I retained.
I didn't have a carrier (not available here at that time) nor any confined space - except an old AC box. I padded it with pillows and sat it next to my 'bed' on the floor so that I could sleep with her. She slept for hours and hours, but finally as the night wore on she began to come out a bit. With this was screaming and yowling like I had never heard before. I tried to soothe her as much as I could, but being a new 'mommy' I was freaked out myself!
She was still a bit out of it the next day, but as the day wore on she slowly began to come around. But she hated the 'wrapping' which constricted her walking and jumping too much. But it was great to have because she was not able to get through to her wound at all!!
Within a few days she was pretty much back to normal and had learned how to walk with it on and to use the litter box again. (She hated going to the toilet with the cloth on!)
And then time for her check up. Stitches were doing well and she was healing, so I was told to bring her back in a few days to remove them. Also at that time the vets here did not have access to dissolvable stitches.
But she survived the ordeal (or maybe I should say I survived!) and went on to become a beautiful happy healthy house cat!
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