Wylie to be neutered next week

I'm making an appointment today to get Wylie neurtered. I've never owned a male cat and I'm not sure as to what exactly is done in the procedure. I know it has to be done but it makes me so nervous, I always fear the worst. Like, "What if something goes wrong and he dies?" I know I shouldn't feel that way but it has always worried me. When I took my girls Lianna and Cruella to be spayed last year I actually cried when I dropped them off. Part of it because of leaving them some where over night. I always wonder what they think. Do they think I'm abandoning them? These things just worry me. It will be worse with Wylie I fear because unlike the girls he is very talkative, and always cries loudly on the way to the vet and I fear this will make it worse for me. I'm going to be a nervous wreck the entire day of the surgery. Have any of you felt this way when you took them to be spayed or neutered? Please help me to get rid of the nervousness and doubts I feel. I know that Wylie can since this and it will make him feel better if I do.

Sateycat makes a huge fuss on the way to the vet too; he really shows his "eezer" side! He yowls and howls and just generally knows how to make us feel horrible for taking him!

The last time we had a cat fixed was in 1992. There was an equine/bovine vet ("farm vet") who did house calls. This man also neutered male cats at home. He neutered our two cats and did a wonderful job!

I believe that male cats can go home later in the afternoon whereas female cats must stay overnight. With males the sex organs are a bit clser to the surface than with females. I believe the vet will make tiny incisions in each side of your cat's testicles (the round humps) and take out the semen sacs inside. The cuts are very small and should heal very quickly. As I said, our cats were neutered in our home with no probelms.

Good luck with with your kitty, and try not to be too worried about it!

Yes, we all worry about our babies when we don't have them. Bookitty is right. It is a very simple surgery. The biggest part is the anestesia. My last male was up and running around 2 hours later. If you are comfie with the vet you use, please put your mind at ease. He will come home and love you because he's glad to be home.

Thank you both for reasuring me. His appointment will be Wednesday and I'll pick him up Thursday at around 12:00 noon if my vet approves. She likes to keep them overnight just to be sure they aren't running a fever or having ill affects from the anestetia. This makes me feel good because it shows that she too has concerns for there safety and well being after the surgery. I will be able to call and check on him later in the afternoon.

We're all here for you on Wednesday! I know this can be difficult - my babies always cry when I take them to the vet. People in the waiting room always make way because they're sure my cats are dying

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We're all here for you on Wednesday! I know this can be difficult - my babies always cry when I take them to the vet. People in the waiting room always make way because they're sure my cats are dying

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As much as Satey yowls on the way, I love taking him to the vet-he gets so much attention since he is so big and beautiful (I think it's the deep golden colored eyes contrasted on his black fur that gets people).

Bookitty:

About the worst side effect that my Squirt had from the neutering was that it made him hate going to the vet more. I don't think he cared for the overnight stay. But the surgery didn't change his behavior at all. He still talks a blue streak. We have many regular conversations. Let us know how Wylie makes out. (Love that name, by the way)

That's one of the things I'm also worried about, changes in his behavior. Talking for instance. My hubby says he won't talk as much and I don't want that to happen. He loves to talk and I love to hear him and talk with him. He's such a loving cat also, loves to be held and cuddled and I'm afraid it could change. After talking with you all I can see that the chances of that happening are slim to none but before I worried about it.
The name Wylie was my husbands idea. Wylie as in Wylie Coyote. When we got him he was supposed to be my husbands cat but it turned out the opposite way. Wylie is a mama's boy.

Bookitty:

That's because cats are perceptive animals!

Honestly, I think if Wylie is a talker now, he always will be. The only time Squirt stopped talking is when I brought Joey in. He was quiet for a couple of months, and I know what you mean, I upset me SO MUCH! But eventually, he began to talk again. Now (2 years later), he's as noisy as ever. My favorite is when we sing together. (He has to be in the mood). But I sing "Where is kitten? Where is kitten?" (to Frère Jacques), and he answers "Meow".

Good luck on Wed.

P.S. My friend's cat is named Bookitty.