I know, I know, I know that this is the right and healthy thing to do for her. But I have been putting off her spay appt for the last 6-8 weeks because of my own fears & worries. I really, really, really didn't want to leave her overnight. And my vet has you drop them off at 8am, and then you get to pick them up the next afternoon. Lucky gets mad at us when we leave the house for too long, or if I go out for too long on a Saturday afternoon... she needs her quality time with Mommy & Daddy.
And it just breaks my heart (seriously, I know I'm insane, but I could really just cry if I sit & think about it) to think that she'd be alone & scared in a cage at the vet's overnight, or groggy from surgery and scared without us. Or that she'd think we left her...
She hates to go outside, and runs from the door when you open it.... if I take her out, she tries to desperately claw her way back to the door....
But I did it, she is scheduled for September 9th, at 10:15am. I was able to get her into a clinic from the Alliance for Animals, this way she will not have to stay over night. And they will tell me how to care for her, what to look for, and what to keep an eye on etc. I know this is the best way to care for her & love her, but why do I feel such anxiety over it already? I just made the appt yesterday, and I'm already losing sleep over it. I am going to research the spay procedure today so I can be more familiar with what to look for and what to worry about. Is there anything I should know that you guys feel is important? Or do you guys have any advice or reassurance to help put my mind at ease? I just feel as if my sweet baby girl has been through so much in her almost 1 yr of life, being born with a birth defect, probably neglected from her momma cat, god knows what while living as a stray, almost starvation, Bartonella, 3 weeks of horrible meds, a 16hr ride home from FL, and then adjusting to her now completely comfortable posh life as a house cat... and I don't want her to feel sad or bad or scared at all ever again. Am I completely out of my mind?????
But I did it, she is scheduled for September 9th, at 10:15am. I was able to get her into a clinic from the Alliance for Animals, this way she will not have to stay over night. And they will tell me how to care for her, what to look for, and what to keep an eye on etc. I know this is the best way to care for her & love her, but why do I feel such anxiety over it already? I just made the appt yesterday, and I'm already losing sleep over it. I am going to research the spay procedure today so I can be more familiar with what to look for and what to worry about. Is there anything I should know that you guys feel is important? Or do you guys have any advice or reassurance to help put my mind at ease? I just feel as if my sweet baby girl has been through so much in her almost 1 yr of life, being born with a birth defect, probably neglected from her momma cat, god knows what while living as a stray, almost starvation, Bartonella, 3 weeks of horrible meds, a 16hr ride home from FL, and then adjusting to her now completely comfortable posh life as a house cat... and I don't want her to feel sad or bad or scared at all ever again. Am I completely out of my mind?????