can post-neuter activity hurt him??

I expected Midnight to be groggy post-op, but he came home nearly as active as when he went in. I'm a little worried that he'll hurt himself-I caught him half-way up a ladder!

He's locked in a room with litter box and food now, but every time I open the door he bolts out to play.

The only thing that seems to bother the little guy is the e-cone-he keeps cone-butting things and trying to back out of it, but his attempts to bathe the site prove that it's necessary.(vet didn't tell me how long for-does anyone know?) He did use it to his advantage the first time he bolted out of his recovery room.......he cone-butted a very bewildered Matt right out of his food bowl!

I'm only feeding him a tablespoon of canned food at a time, so as not to stress his post-medicated tummy.

Oh, and my little 1.7lb stray baby is now a 10lb lean monster ......and still growing!  

 Any tissue that is protruding is a sign to contact your veterinarian right away. 

I'm reading post-op information, so that I know if Midnight is healing ok. Can someone please  tell me what this looks like? His activity levels are more than I'd like and I'm afraid he'll open his wounds. If he needs to go back in, I want to make sure I do it sooner, not later. He's got some puffiness at the site, on the left sac, that my hubby says is normal but I'm watching carefully.

Keeping him in a smaller room is a good idea, at least for a few days until he's healed up. Many cats are hyper-active after neutering! It's normal
He will crash soon and sleep.

I agree with Draco, keeping him in a small room is a good idea. When my boys were done I was told to take away their cat tree, cat toys and really anything that would entice play. I was told that they needed to take it easy for 14 days, and keep the cone on that long too.  They shouldn't be jumping around and getting too excited as it can cause stress to the area and could prolong healing or cause injury to the area, so it is advised that they just rest and get lots of cuddles.

My boys were hyper too but I tried to make the house as boring as possible. Just keep an eye on him and check the site for any unusual discharge and swelling. Some swelling is normal and so is a little bruising. If he is in pain, do take him in to see the vet.

Don't let him bathe the site, at least not right away, there is glue that is holding the incision together. After about a week I did let my boys take a short monitored bath, but if they seemed too into that area the cone went back on.

Oh and he can come hang out in the rest of the house if you want to monitor him, but just don't let him get to excited. If he can't rest being out with everyone, the little room is a better idea.

If Midnight is a kitten, and by your description of his behavior after his neuter, I believe he is.

All of my rescue kittens are the same, all are ready to romp and play again, and I do allow them to. However they are in large cages and not racing around the house, but same diff I would think, as they wrestle like mad, pounce each other, etc.

Canned food is great the evening after surgery, but the next day it's back to the norm, and they do fine.

Now bigger cats and adults, they have more anesthesia and are more out of it for a bit, but you would know, groggy-ish, clumpsy, etc.

It's fine. It's a rare thing for males to have any problems with the site. Swelling that begins after a few/several days is a cause for concern but not a bit of swelling now.

Yes, Miidnight is still a Kitten-9months. I tried the recovery room approach, but he tore the room apart and wouldn't stop jumping on and off the bed. I worried about him opening his "wounds" with all of the jumping, so I let him out where we could watch him. He wants to go up on the bunk-bed, so I have the ladder barricaded with a tall piece of plywood so that he can't climb it(he scrambles up the ladder no problem usually and has taught the big cat to do the same with a little clumsier effort) and we distract him if he starts to try and bathe. He has an e-cone just in case, so I figure he'll have a nice clean tail by the end! 

He's starting to figure out how to use the cone to his advantage, bumping a bewildered Matt out of the food bowl with it and such, and the looks a little like a bobble-head as he tries to stalk through the house, and still see around it

Many male cats are just fine and back to normal within hours of surgery. It is a different thing with females, who do have to be protected in case they open the spay surgery wound. As long as Midnight is happy and eating well, I would let him do what he wants.

jennyranson said:

Many male cats are just fine and back to normal within hours of surgery. It is a different thing with females, who do have to be protected in case they open the spay surgery wound. As long as Midnight is happy and eating well, I would let him do what he wants.

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I fully agree, he is not going to tear open his stitches, I have never had this happen in the countless cats I have had fixed.

He will be fine, thanks for being such a caring kitty mom