4 neutering questions

Is there anything I should know about how my old year old female (spayed) will act when my 6 month old cat is neutered.  She loves to groom him so I'm wondering if she will try to lick his wound.  Do they have to be separated?

Also, two weeks after the procedure we are leaving for a week and our neighbor will be coming to feed and play with the cats twice a day.  Is this too soon after the procedure?  We can schedule it earlier if you think we should.  As I write this I'm thinking if there was a complication then it would cause a problem, so we can do it earlier. 

Also, I did read that they can react differently (i.e. not get along) when another cat comes back from the vet and to put vanilla on their heads to help them not be disturbed by the different smells after the vet.  Do you agree? Or recommend something else?

Last question.  He is a Siberian cat and they don't mature until 5 years so one site said that you should wait till 7 or 8 months to neuter them since the hormones effect their growth.  I wouldn't want him to effect his growth or course but I wonder if he would become hormonal before being neutered and start to spray or act differently so I was going to go ahead and do it at 6 or 6 1/2 months.  Does anyone have an opinion about me waiting until 7 or 8 months? 

Thank you,

Bonnie

after a vet visit, you take a towel and rub one cat, then the other, and back to the first. 

I have done the "vanilla trick" on my girls.  You put a dab of vanilla on the back of their neck.  I also rub them down with a towel or sock and switch back and forth between them.

I am not familiar with that breed; but I would consult your vet if you are concerned he is too young for it.  I've never had issues with my cats bothering each others sutures; but it is something to keep an eye on.  When my 2 were spayed they were crated in a large wire dog crate at night and when we were not at home.  We didn't have any issues with the spay sites.  

beesto said:

 
Is there anything I should know about how my old year old female (spayed) will act when my 6 month old cat is neutered.  She loves to groom him so I'm wondering if she will try to lick his wound.  Do they have to be separated?

Also, two weeks after the procedure we are leaving for a week and our neighbor will be coming to feed and play with the cats twice a day.  Is this too soon after the procedure?  We can schedule it earlier if you think we should.  As I write this I'm thinking if there was a complication then it would cause a problem, so we can do it earlier. 

Also, I did read that they can react differently (i.e. not get along) when another cat comes back from the vet and to put vanilla on their heads to help them not be disturbed by the different smells after the vet.  Do you agree? Or recommend something else?

Last question.  He is a Siberian cat and they don't mature until 5 years so one site said that you should wait till 7 or 8 months to neuter them since the hormones effect their growth.  I wouldn't want him to effect his growth or course but I wonder if he would become hormonal before being neutered and start to spray or act differently so I was going to go ahead and do it at 6 or 6 1/2 months.  Does anyone have an opinion about me waiting until 7 or 8 months? 

Thank you,

Bonnie

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If you follow the theory of rather late neutering so they grow up "properly",  AND he is a real Siberian whom matures slowly (not just a look alike) - you can surely wait a little.  His sexual maturity will prob too be somewhat later than the average shorthaired moggie.   That waiiting as such shouldnt have dangerous effects.   Being slowly maturing, the risk is thus minimal, he will run away or even spray much, even if he technically becomes of age.

The question is if there is any drawbacks and health risks connected with early neutering.   Im not expert on this, but those of our forumists who DID looked into the scientific litterature, found none drawbacks.    And the experience based knowledge is now very extensive, early spayings at about 10 weeks being the standard in USA since many years, and is also done now in quite a few other countries as well, will good veterinary foollow ups...

But as said, talk about this with your vet.  He will know how he wants it done.

Two weeks is more than aplenty of time for him to heal and become himself again, in fact, two, at most three days will be enough, if he dont gets an infection but this is rare.

But if you wish to be on the safe side, let this friendly neigbour visit you a couple of times, give them food, perhaps play with them some, so your cats will be somewhat accustomed to her.

Good luck!

Thank you all.  We'll do it when he's exactly 6 months.  That'll give us 1 month before our 1 week vacation.  

You could check with your breeder to find out what he/she recommends. A breeder will be more familiar with the effects of early neutering on a specific breed.

Thank you!

I have a question guys maybe someone with veterinary experience can help . I just got my 10 month old russian blue cat neutered yesterday by the aspca and just last night I noticed he got a 2 to 3 inch stitched gash on his stomach I kinda find it strange because I always thought neutered means the removal of the testicles? Can some one tell me what that could be and if that is part of the neutering process??

The only explanation I can come up with is if he had an undecended testicle. That would cause them to have to go in through the abdomen and retrieve it. Though, I would think they would have mentioned this to you.

The only other explanation would be if they mistook him for a spay.

I would contact the ASPCA and ask them.

Did you receive any discharge instructions?

They didn't mention anything to me regarding them going through the abdomen and the discharge paper also do not have any mention about it. Now that I think about I found it kind of strange that they didn't let me in the aspca van and the person stated he was already place in the pet carrier. Like they didn't want me to hold him or anything. I will definitely give them a call tomorrow I just hope someone answers because all I got was an answering machine earlier today. Thanks for the feed back.

Ohhh I'm a big dummy lol. It's a tattoe lmao. Had to really think about it after reading the discharge papers and some help from goggle lol.