What to expect after neutering, and Caspian has juvenile cataracts?

Caspian is finally six months old so he will be getting neutered on Monday. I was just curious of how to deal with him after. Im sure im going to have to keep him calm and still for the most part and I am completely lost on how in the world im going to manage that. Is he going to be "out of it" from the surgery or is he going to be mostly himself? And also how have you kept your cats calm after neutering?

On the last visit to the vet I found out that Cas has juvenile cataracts. The vet said it is extremely rare in such a young kitten and she said she has no idea what is going to happen with it. She said it could progress to the point where he is completely blind or it could not progress. Im just curious if anyone has ever been in this sitiuation. I have no idea what caused it (my vet did not talk to me about this at all. She never said possible causes or what we should do about finiding cause).What should I do about the cause of it? also, If you know of anything I could do to maybe prevent this as much as possible I would appreciate the advice. 

Neutering isn't much of a big deal in male kittens. Caspian may be a bit groggy or clumsy because of the anesthetic, but all you really have to do is keep an eye on him until it has completely worn off. There really isn't any aftercare involved, and you won't have to "sit on him" like you would with a female, because there usually aren't any stitches that could be pulled out.

for him for tomorrow, and that somebody with knowledge of juvenile cataracts can advise you on that point.

Hi there. My Aoibhe (pronounced Eva) has congenital cataracts.  They are indeed rare in cats and in kittens, cataracts are mostly caused by genetic factors like inbreeding or improper nutrition.  In Aoibhe's case, she also has abnormally small eyes, a sign of genetic factors.  My vet actually didn't diagnose them.  I had asked why Aoibhe bobbed her head and the vet couldn't see the back of Aoibhe's eye.  Fortunately, I'm lucky to live in a place where I have eye specialists and he diagnosed the problem. 

It is possible to remove the cataracts so sight can be improved.  Surgery is best done early in the cataract development. But surgery is expensive and if Cas has adequate sight, he may do fine without it.  Aoibhe has 80% of her sight though originally the specialist thought 50%.  We decided to not remove them as she was 4 months at the time and would require crating for six weeks to keep her from jumping.  She is a very high-energy cat and I didn't want to immobilize her that long since she was still functioning fine. No one can tell that she has vision problems.  Though, the specialist can't tell me is if the cataracts will get worse. 

The important thing to know about cataracts is that it makes your cat prone to glaucoma even if he has surgery to remove them.  To prevent that, Aoibhe gets steroid eye drops twice a week.  We started daily but she's doing well enough for less frequent doses. So talk to your regular vet about the best way to monitor this as it is the biggest threat to your cat's well being. 

Here are some resources:

http://pets.webmd.com/cats/cataracts-cats-types-treatment-options

http://www.petwave.com/Cats/Health/Cataracts.aspx

Thank you both so much for the great answers. You definitely put my mind at ease jcat, and I'm sure everything is going to be fine.

When I was reading on the sites you provided about cataracts, I was wondering about some of the possible causes that they listed. Since he has them at such a young age I think it's most probable that he got it genetically. But I got to thinking and I got him at six weeks of age so could he have gotton it from a nutrition deficiency? He was taken from his mothers milk too early. Since I got him I've been feeding him wet and hard food. Both are made by Purina and the dry food is specifically made for kitten nutrition and the wet food is said to be for all life stages.

Does it seem like he could not be getting enough nutrition? Or maybe because he was taken from his mothers milk too soon? I'm just hoping that he got the cataracts from his genes rather than a lack of nutrition. Thank you for trying to help me with this. You can't imagine how much your helping me.

From what I understand, genetics is the biggest factor in a cat this young.

How well does Caspian get around? 

He gets around perfectly fine. He runs around the house all the time and he very rarely runs into anything. He chases balls around and from what I can tell he can follow them easily. I'm pretty sure he has almost all his vision. I just hope it stays that way.

Then I doubt he would need any surgery to take care of them.  Just follow up on the glaucoma issue.

Aoibhe will see things that make her very excited and go running around the house full speed.  I suspect it is the light refracting in a weird way.