Neuter time.. but need advice and suggestions..

Teufel is finally getting neutered this week, But i am terrified about something going wrong!

What should i look for when i go t the vet? What if she doesnt speak english? how will i know s/he will take good care of my baby?

How many hours before his neutering does he have to stop to eat and drink, and how many hours after his neutering can he start eating and drinking again?
how long will he be drugged up for?

Will he be as outgoing as he is now after his neutering?

Will he know there is something missing??

I cant bear it to know if he might have to stay there over night

Bf keeps on trying to change my mind about neutering but i told him that i am a responsible owner and we dont want the house to smell really badly do we...

aww im just soo terrified!

What should i look for when i go t the vet? What if she doesnt speak english? how will i know s/he will take good care of my baby?

I know that this can be a worrying time, Guin was done in January last year and I took the whole day off work for him. Can you request an English speaking vet? That might help bring across your questions and concerns. Remember, they do this all the time so I am sure it is very rare that things go wrong and they will take very good care of your baby. Perhaps visit the vet office first to see what it is like to put your mind at rest?

How many hours before his neutering does he have to stop to eat and drink, and how many hours after his neutering can he start eating and drinking again?

I think that with Guin, he was not allowed food from 6pm the night before - they will tell you all this, but your cat is not going to starve. Afterwards, they can drink straight away but food should be something light like boiled chicken otherwise they might be sick if they eat too soon

Will he be as outgoing as he is now after his neutering?
Will he know there is something missing??

You know what? The only thing that was different about Guin is that he has stopped trying to mate my arm!

Apart from that, I would say that he became more loving. He still has his own little personality

I cant bear it to know if he might have to stay there over night

I took Guin in at 9am and collected him at 2pm on the same day so I don't think an overnight stay is vital

Be prepared that your cat might be groggy when you get him home - the drugs etc make them sleepy too. I remember Guin trying to walk to his water bowl and he was wobbling all over the place! Plus, prepare a clean towel/bed for him to sleep in as the wound might still be a bit messy so you don't want it to mess your bed/carpet etc

I know that every cat is different, but after 2 days Guin was nearly back to normal, still acting like a looney tune! He had to go back 1 week later to check that everything was healed etc but apart from that, he was fine.

Teafel will be fine, you'll see!

Awww Fran you are doing the right thing by getting Teufel neutered, and he will still be a man no matter what anyone tells you!

With Rosie and Sophie i was told to remove their food at 6.p.m the night before their operation and leave only water, then remove the water at 7 a.m on the day of their operation, but like Gilly said they should tell you all of this at the surgery.

Remember as well the boys surgery is a lot easier than a girls.

Maverick's going in this week too. she's going to be spayed thursday and the kitten is getting his shots.

i wish there was another way to do this like kitty contraceptive pills (imagine having to pill a cat every day though...)

Male neutering is quite easy really. Bijou didn't even have stitches or glue. They basically just pulled the skin back together and let it heal naturally. They said to just keep an eye out that he didn't "overlick" it. The vet said if he was licking MORE than usual to let them know, but he was fine. A bit groggy at first, but we brought him home the same day. They wanted to keep him overnight to ensure that he had no ill effects from the anaesthetic but we said we would keep a close eye on him so they let us take him home.

If anything, my experience has been that neutered males become more affectionate after the operation.

Females are more difficult. We came close to losing little Mika. Because of her birth defect she was more vulnerable to having problems with anaesthetic. Fortunately the vet we have is a special lady and she brought Mika out of it. She said she was concerned for a bit, but it all turned out well.

She did warn us however, that if we ever take Mika to another vet and she needs to be anaesthesized, that we must warn them there could be a problem.

I wouldn't worry Fwan, Teufel will be just fine I'm sure.