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Hi there everyone!
I hope I'm posting this in the correct forum.
Our cat, Rasberry, was sterilised about 2 weeks ago. She started running around immiediately after we brought her home from the vets, despite our best efforts to keep her calm and still. We did everything we were supposed to, keeping her in a smaller room, feeding her small portions of food at a time, until she wanted more herself, keeping the wound clean, and (trying) to stop her from licking it as far as possible. She's healed up pretty good, but now she's even more adamant to go outside than she was before the operation. She bites and scratches a lot. We still pick her up the way the vet told us to after the op, so we don't hurt her. We never had behaviour problems before, she has always been a sweetheart, it's just since the op she's been a bit of a handful. Might it be she's still in pain? We followed the vet's instructions to the letter. Or perhaps her hormones is still going a bit haywire before settling down?
I want her to be a happy, healthy cat. She's an house cat only, but we are in the process of leash training her; took a break though so she can fully recover first. I don't believe it's bored either, she's got tons of toys, and her collection is growing almost daily. We also switch her toys regularly, and play with her for about 2-3 hours a day. We're almost always at home, except when at work during the day, so she's not lonely. She seems irritated though, and we want to help her feel better. Please, any advice would be very much appreciated. Thank you!
I hope I'm posting this in the correct forum.
Our cat, Rasberry, was sterilised about 2 weeks ago. She started running around immiediately after we brought her home from the vets, despite our best efforts to keep her calm and still. We did everything we were supposed to, keeping her in a smaller room, feeding her small portions of food at a time, until she wanted more herself, keeping the wound clean, and (trying) to stop her from licking it as far as possible. She's healed up pretty good, but now she's even more adamant to go outside than she was before the operation. She bites and scratches a lot. We still pick her up the way the vet told us to after the op, so we don't hurt her. We never had behaviour problems before, she has always been a sweetheart, it's just since the op she's been a bit of a handful. Might it be she's still in pain? We followed the vet's instructions to the letter. Or perhaps her hormones is still going a bit haywire before settling down?
I want her to be a happy, healthy cat. She's an house cat only, but we are in the process of leash training her; took a break though so she can fully recover first. I don't believe it's bored either, she's got tons of toys, and her collection is growing almost daily. We also switch her toys regularly, and play with her for about 2-3 hours a day. We're almost always at home, except when at work during the day, so she's not lonely. She seems irritated though, and we want to help her feel better. Please, any advice would be very much appreciated. Thank you!
