Care methods for male cats after sterilization surgery

Nov 08,2023
4Min

Care methods for male cats after sterilization surgery:

1. Drop eye drops. Cat owners should put eye drops in the cat's eyes every 3-5 minutes before the cat wakes up. Because cats cannot close their eyes when they are asleep, nor can they secrete lubricating fluid that moisturizes the eyeballs. In order to prevent the lens of the eyeballs from drying out and shrinking, the cat must be given eye drops.

2. Do not force male cats to live in cat litter. After returning home, put the cat in the cat's nest. If it insists on getting into a corner and refuses to come out, don't force it, but don't let it do strenuous exercise such as jumping to avoid opening the wound. If it must jump, find a way to build some steps for it so that it can go where it wants to go. In fact, it is more worry-free to keep the cat in a cage.

3. The cat cannot be bathed after the operation. The cat cannot be bathed until the wound is completely healed about half a month after the operation at the earliest. And due to the anesthesia, the cat’s consciousness is not very clear, so it may be easy to attack people during this period, so be careful.

4. Give the cat painkillers. The male cat will feel severe pain on the night after the operation. When the cat keeps meowing, it means that it can no longer bear the pain. Ordinary analgesics are ineffective for postoperative pain. If you can’t give analgesic injections at home, go to the drug store to buy tramadol, which is a medicine specially used to treat postoperative pain. Give your cat half a tablet every 6 hours, continuously. Two days.

5. Wear an Elizabethan ring to wrap around the cat’s head to prevent the cat from licking the wound. This is very important and must be worn, at least for two weeks, until the wound is completely healed before it can be removed. Do not remove the Elizabethan ring for a moment, otherwise the cat will lick the wound, which can easily become infected before it has completely healed.

Stress reactions that may occur after male cats are neutered:

1. Depression. After a male cat is neutered, he is likely to experience a psychological gap, even anxiety, restlessness, low mood, and be very depressed.

2. The organs of any animal are not in vain. The eggs of male cats also play a significant role in maintaining endocrine balance. Therefore, some sterilized male cats are likely to develop endocrine disorders, such as rapid weight gain and excessive obesity.

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