George was neutered on thursday and when bf went to pick him up, he was surprised to hear that the vet wanted him kept separated from Addie for the first 4 days. She said it was to keep his activity level low, as being six month old kittens, they'd likely be playing hard together or as we call it UKW or "Ultimate Kitten Wrassling".
Well, I've been through 2 alters before, Sammy-a-go-go a neuter and Lola a spay, and while I was told to keep them as calm as possible, I never had to separate Lola when she came home. And they didn't really stress the point with Sam either, who btw couldn't have been kept still......and in fact proved he earned the a-go-go part of his name when he came out of anaesthetic a short while after the surgery and began alertly and energetically trying to play with the very surprised vet techs through his cage at a point when most cats are still completely out.
Anyway, maybe it's just that this vet, who is a different vet than the one who altered Sam and Lola, is more cautious or something. Or maybe she's right and the others were wrong. Either way, we're following the advice, as we'd rather be safe than sorry.
But, I'm wondering, did your vet reccommend separating the newly altered from the other kits when you brought him or her home?
Well, I've been through 2 alters before, Sammy-a-go-go a neuter and Lola a spay, and while I was told to keep them as calm as possible, I never had to separate Lola when she came home. And they didn't really stress the point with Sam either, who btw couldn't have been kept still......and in fact proved he earned the a-go-go part of his name when he came out of anaesthetic a short while after the surgery and began alertly and energetically trying to play with the very surprised vet techs through his cage at a point when most cats are still completely out.
Anyway, maybe it's just that this vet, who is a different vet than the one who altered Sam and Lola, is more cautious or something. Or maybe she's right and the others were wrong. Either way, we're following the advice, as we'd rather be safe than sorry.
But, I'm wondering, did your vet reccommend separating the newly altered from the other kits when you brought him or her home?