Hi all
I got my 1 yr old cat neutered today and he seemed fine.
After 6 hours we let him out of his crate to drink water and walk around, and we put him back in.
When we left him alone for 2 minutes we found blood all over the floor coming from that area, he probably licked it or he hit himself somehow.
The blood was hard to stop, we had to press on the wound for 3 minutes while we called the vet and obviously he pointed out our mistakes.
This is our first time getting a cat neutered and we knew something about post operative care, we asked questions but sometimes that's not enough.
So now he calmed down, and from 8 on until now, 2 am I left him in his cage.
I woke up thinking he might be thirsty, which he was, and went back to bed.
I started hearing some noises and I checked him and I saw that he was licking his scrotum area.
He didn't damage it but I am very scared that he might open the site again. The vet didn't glue/add stitches and he PROMISED us that he won't lick himself in that area...
He didn't have an e-collar and I couldn't find one since it was Sunday.
It's 2 am now here, he calmed down and he went to sleep.
What should I do if he keeps licking that area??? I can't find a pet store open at this time.
I got my 1 yr old cat neutered today and he seemed fine.
After 6 hours we let him out of his crate to drink water and walk around, and we put him back in.
When we left him alone for 2 minutes we found blood all over the floor coming from that area, he probably licked it or he hit himself somehow.
The blood was hard to stop, we had to press on the wound for 3 minutes while we called the vet and obviously he pointed out our mistakes.
This is our first time getting a cat neutered and we knew something about post operative care, we asked questions but sometimes that's not enough.
So now he calmed down, and from 8 on until now, 2 am I left him in his cage.
I woke up thinking he might be thirsty, which he was, and went back to bed.
I started hearing some noises and I checked him and I saw that he was licking his scrotum area.
He didn't damage it but I am very scared that he might open the site again. The vet didn't glue/add stitches and he PROMISED us that he won't lick himself in that area...
He didn't have an e-collar and I couldn't find one since it was Sunday.
It's 2 am now here, he calmed down and he went to sleep.
What should I do if he keeps licking that area??? I can't find a pet store open at this time.