WHAT TO DO

• Offer Water Immediately
• Offer a small amount of canned food when you get home. Feed 1/2 of a normal meal later. Resume normal feeding in the morning. Cats that have not been given extra pain medications may not eat well for a day or two.
• No Over-the Counter Pain Medications. TOXIC!
• Keep Outdoor Pets In the House (except for leash walking) for 10 days, Wild Cats for 24 hours.
• Avoid Running, Jumping, Playing for at least 10 Days.
  • Dogs: Allow Short Walks on Leash as Needed.
  • Cats: Confine to Small Area with Food, Water and Litter.
• Keep Warm. Avoid heating pads.
• No Baths for 10 days.
• E-Collar for 10 days.
• “Yesterday’s News” Litter (in supermarkets) for 10 days.

WHAT TO EXPECT (In Some Pets) After Surgery

• Minor sleepiness
• Watery eyes and/or drooling
• Rare vomiting
• A scrotum that is up to twice the size of the testicles. This resolves over 1-6 weeks.
• A non-painful lump by the incision. Resolves within 3-6 weeks.
• Sutures, if visible, may take 3 months to disappear. Most of the time sutures are NOT visible.

WHEN TO CALL A VETERINARIAN

• A “lump” near the incision that disappears when pushed on or that is accompanied by poor appetite
• Anything protruding from the incision
• Vaginal bleeding
• More than a few drops of blood from the incision the night of surgery or any bleeding thereafter
• A pet that is unwilling to move around
• Severe swelling (over 2 times the size the testicles had been) of the scrotum.
• Decreased appetite that lasts more than 2 days
• Skin discoloration, pus or a highly painful swelling around the incision
• Anything that has you concerned. Trust your instincts: when in doubt, call the vet.