Cat neuter site

[Sseehar]

Hello. My 6 month old got neutered 5 days ago.
he’s been on a collar ever since but i take it off once i a while, and he starts licking. Is this healed enough for me to take off the collar and let him use his litter instead of the paper litter?
i feel bad seeing him in a collar all the time.

 

[tabbytom]

Hello. My 6 month old got neutered 5 days ago.
he’s been on a collar ever since but i take it off once i a while, and he starts licking. Is this healed enough for me to take off the collar and let him use his litter instead of the paper litter?
i feel bad seeing him in a collar all the time.

and welcome to TCS!

It's ok to remove the collar but just make sure that there's no excessive licking. When my boy was neutered, he kicked off the collar as soon as he reaches home.

I'm replying you with the reply I commented in this thread :- is-it-infected.441264

The incision looks ok to me. It's normal for the surgical site to bleed a little and also the swelling is due to blood filling up the sac. It'll slowly subside in a week or two.

Just take note that there is no yellow pus or foul smelling pus. If there is, it means that the surgical site is infected and you must immediately bring your cat in to the vet.

Keep the surgical site clean and dry. Use a slightly warm damp towel and dab the area after your cat has use the litter box to clean away the litter dust.

The testosterones will take around 8 weeks to leave the system and you'll find 2 flat sac. By then, the fur should have grown back.

It's normal for him to lick the surgical area but make sure he don't over groom the area. A little running and jumping is ok but no wild play.

 

[vince]

Looks very good for five days' time after neutering. As long as there's not a lot of licking on his part, taking the collar off shouldn't be a problem.

Many cats do fine without a collar. All of mine did.