Hello, we brought in a stray recently, his name is Dakoda, but we call him Koda or KoKo for short. Anyway, tomorrow he is getting neutered and is getting his hernia repaired. I have never had a cat with a hernia in my life, so I don't know what to expect. The vet said it wasn't big at all, and there's no way of knowing if it would close up on its own or progressively get worse, so best to suture it up when he gets neutered. I agreed, of course.
If anyone has any experience with hernias, do let me know what to expect or what I should do to make him comfortable after his surgery, if anything. Thank you!
I forgot to put this in the title, but I also have a question about UTIs in cats.
I don't know if he has one, but whenever he urinates he basically lays all the way down and it takes him awhile to urinate. He does go a lot when he does go, but he doesn't go very often. Maybe once or twice a day. He isn't constantly grooming down there and he doesn't cry or anything as he's going. Could this just be a weird way he likes to urinate? Lying down instead of squatting? Or should I be concerned?
If anyone has any experience with hernias, do let me know what to expect or what I should do to make him comfortable after his surgery, if anything. Thank you!
I forgot to put this in the title, but I also have a question about UTIs in cats.
I don't know if he has one, but whenever he urinates he basically lays all the way down and it takes him awhile to urinate. He does go a lot when he does go, but he doesn't go very often. Maybe once or twice a day. He isn't constantly grooming down there and he doesn't cry or anything as he's going. Could this just be a weird way he likes to urinate? Lying down instead of squatting? Or should I be concerned?
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