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Hi cat lovers,
Today my sweet girl Aspen went in for her spay surgery. She’s 3.5 months and 3.5 pounds.
I found a nice, clinic offering $60 spay with a rabies shot. We arrived at the clinic at 7AM. Aspen was her normal chipper self during the drive. She really enjoys car rides. We go inside the clinic and she was calm but seemed slightly confused with all the chaos and large animals around her.
I hand her over the the attendant and Aspen seems a little worried, which is abnormal as she is never a skittish kitten. I know it’s our best interest for her to be spayed so proceeding was obviously the right option.
I arrive at 4pm for pick-up after a successful surgery. However, upon picking her up she proceeds to growl and hiss and act aggressively towards the front desk and myself. I am instructed to leave her in her carrier until morning.
She continued to hiss at me and even lounge at me through her carrier which was a shock to me. She’s never hissed, growled or acted aggressive in any way. I know this is due to anesthesia and a stressful day but I feel somehow guilty for this trauma and uneasy about this behavior. I am leaving her secluded in her quiet and peaceful room in the carrier and leaving her be to ensure she will not be aggravated further.
I have been told this is normal behavior and received thorough after care instructions. Everyone was quite helpful and wonderful but I can’t help but to be concerned about my usual purr-machine Aspen. Has anyone else experienced this on a younger kitten spay?
Today my sweet girl Aspen went in for her spay surgery. She’s 3.5 months and 3.5 pounds.
I found a nice, clinic offering $60 spay with a rabies shot. We arrived at the clinic at 7AM. Aspen was her normal chipper self during the drive. She really enjoys car rides. We go inside the clinic and she was calm but seemed slightly confused with all the chaos and large animals around her.
I hand her over the the attendant and Aspen seems a little worried, which is abnormal as she is never a skittish kitten. I know it’s our best interest for her to be spayed so proceeding was obviously the right option.
I arrive at 4pm for pick-up after a successful surgery. However, upon picking her up she proceeds to growl and hiss and act aggressively towards the front desk and myself. I am instructed to leave her in her carrier until morning.
She continued to hiss at me and even lounge at me through her carrier which was a shock to me. She’s never hissed, growled or acted aggressive in any way. I know this is due to anesthesia and a stressful day but I feel somehow guilty for this trauma and uneasy about this behavior. I am leaving her secluded in her quiet and peaceful room in the carrier and leaving her be to ensure she will not be aggravated further.
I have been told this is normal behavior and received thorough after care instructions. Everyone was quite helpful and wonderful but I can’t help but to be concerned about my usual purr-machine Aspen. Has anyone else experienced this on a younger kitten spay?