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Adopting Abandoned Kittens
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Hello again Paiger816,
The best you can hope for from neutering is less aggression and the absence of territorial spraying and wandering. A more relaxed, friendly male that gets along with others is icing on the cake.
The best from spaying is of course no kittens and an even temperament, not necessarily better. Again, a more relaxed, even tempered female will usually gain confidence quickly
and that's icing on the cake. Although not so much for her brother, cuz she'll rule the roost most likely. lol You will be the main factor in their post operative dispositions.
You may want to keep them in different rooms or at least out of sight from each other post op. A cats stress level can go thru the roof if it feels vulnerable and other cats are around to take advantage.
I'm hope your vet talks with you about post op in detail, if not, ask.
Oh, they usually won't appear to have any pain, don't believe it. Hopefully the vet gives them a long lasting pain med injection and gives you for each cat a couple of sub-lingual Buprinorphine syringes or the like. If not......ask.
Wishing the best to the three of you.
dad2many
The best you can hope for from neutering is less aggression and the absence of territorial spraying and wandering. A more relaxed, friendly male that gets along with others is icing on the cake.
The best from spaying is of course no kittens and an even temperament, not necessarily better. Again, a more relaxed, even tempered female will usually gain confidence quickly
and that's icing on the cake. Although not so much for her brother, cuz she'll rule the roost most likely. lol You will be the main factor in their post operative dispositions.
You may want to keep them in different rooms or at least out of sight from each other post op. A cats stress level can go thru the roof if it feels vulnerable and other cats are around to take advantage.
I'm hope your vet talks with you about post op in detail, if not, ask.
Oh, they usually won't appear to have any pain, don't believe it. Hopefully the vet gives them a long lasting pain med injection and gives you for each cat a couple of sub-lingual Buprinorphine syringes or the like. If not......ask.
Wishing the best to the three of you.
dad2many
You give great advice!
However I have one thing I feel differently about in your post, and that is separating them from each other after their s/n's.
This is because they are going to have vet/medicinal scents, and too often will growl and carry on when they smell the other's scent, as something to fear.
Keeping them together is best for getting them over this.
If they come back and show aggression/fear of each other, you can do a few things. Use a fabric softener sheet and swipe it on both, or use baby wipes on both, then wipe them with a worn clothing item of yours, or each of the cats, like bedding or something they lay on.
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Are you sure that's safe, that the fabric softener sheet doesn't contain anything toxic that they might ingest while grooming?
Personally I would use a plain towel and rub both of them with it. I've also read that putting a drop of vanilla extract near the base of the tail will help to hide other scents.
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Those are good suggestions too.
I wouldn't worry about a fab soft sheet being toxic since it's safe for babies, etc
Worked out fine for me, but to each his own
I wouldn't worry about a fab soft sheet being toxic since it's safe for babies, etc
Worked out fine for me, but to each his own
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Do you mean it's safe to give a baby a fabric softener sheet? Or that it's safe to use a fabric softener sheet with their laundry?
There's a difference. The sheet contains concentrated chemicals. The clothing articles get only a tiny fraction of those chemicals.
Laundry detergent is also generally safe to use for washing clothes, but you wouldn't put detergent in the cat's food.
There's a difference. The sheet contains concentrated chemicals. The clothing articles get only a tiny fraction of those chemicals.
Laundry detergent is also generally safe to use for washing clothes, but you wouldn't put detergent in the cat's food.
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Hi Catwoman707,
Thank you very much.
We had four males in at one time and they were together post op. No problems at all, but they were brothers from the same litter.
I felt I needed to separate a brother sister combo due to the male getting a bit edgy. It may not have been necessary but I wasn't
able to keep an eye on them constantly, separation was the only alternative. 36 hours later they were together as before.
I agree with you, If she can keep an eye on them full time for the first 24 hrs they are best kept together. In all things including this.
If the vet is sharp, or the clinic has observant techs, they should be able to tell her how they've been together, post op to the time
she picks them up.,other than "groggie."
Thanks again for the kind words.
dad2many
Thank you very much.
We had four males in at one time and they were together post op. No problems at all, but they were brothers from the same litter.
I felt I needed to separate a brother sister combo due to the male getting a bit edgy. It may not have been necessary but I wasn't
able to keep an eye on them constantly, separation was the only alternative. 36 hours later they were together as before.
I agree with you, If she can keep an eye on them full time for the first 24 hrs they are best kept together. In all things including this.
If the vet is sharp, or the clinic has observant techs, they should be able to tell her how they've been together, post op to the time
she picks them up.,other than "groggie."
Thanks again for the kind words.
dad2many
Guess I need to watch what I say! Geez. I don't mean saturate the cat, 2 swipes is what I meant. Done it 100 times.
Just a distraction from the vet smell.
We have a spay/neuter clinic in Birmingham (Alabama) and if I'm not mistaken they will s/n as early as 4 months as long as the kitten weighs 3 lbs. If not they won't do it until it is 6 months old. We had that problem with my daughter's kitten. She is a year and a half and still don't weigh that much.
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Most places in Iowa will S/N at 8 weeks. All of our Animal Rescue League/ASPCA places fix cats at 8 weeks always. I'm surprised they're giving me these cats intact at 5 months, but private rescues have their own rules.
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How's it going @Paiger816? Do you have your babies?
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